How To Archive

  • How To: Sledding Safety

    How To: Sledding Safety

    Ramping up the speed and maneuverability of sleds means ramping up the opportunity to have something go wrong.

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  • Avoiding Rookie Mistakes: First X-C Adventure of 2009/10

    Avoiding Rookie Mistakes: First X-C Adventure of 2009/10

    Don’t make these rookie mistakes on your first cross-country ski adventure of the winter.

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  • How To: Trail Traction Devices In Action

    How To: Trail Traction Devices In Action

    Out on the trails in winter, not having the traction you need can range from being slightly annoying to dangerous to deadly.

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  • How To: Coping With Deep Cold

    How To: Coping With Deep Cold

    It’s perfectly possible to have a wonderful time skiing or riding when the actual air temperature is minus 20. Or colder. Here’s how:

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  • How To: Plan A Winter Adventure

    How To: Plan A Winter Adventure

    Winter adventures always require more careful planning than summer excursions of equal duration

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  • How To: Winter Cabin Checklist

    How To: Winter Cabin Checklist

    Use this checklist to make sure you have everything to keep you warm, comfortable, and well-fed on your next winter cabin adventure.

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  • Choosing Ski Boots: A Personal Journey

    Choosing Ski Boots: A Personal Journey

    For those of you who read “Ski Boots 101“, this is a longer article that discusses the process in greater detail.  If you’re looking for some quick tips rather than the whole story, you may want to go there…or, ideally, read both to help you really...

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  • Stalking The Wily Wild Christmas Tree

    Stalking The Wily Wild Christmas Tree

    Five bucks and a sense of adventure gets you a perfect Christmas Tree from the White or Green Mountain National Forest. What a wonderful family outdoor Christmas tradition!

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  • How To: Preparing Your Car For Winter Driving

    How To: Preparing Your Car For Winter Driving

    The Boy Scouts had it right:  be prepared!  You’re going to be spending a lot of money and time on your trips to the mountains, and there’s nothing LESS fun than breaking down or getting into an accident on the way.  A few simple preparations...

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