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Merck Forest: A New Year’s Cabin Adventure
You can enjoy a cozy cabin adventure despite rain, fog, snow, cold and wind. -
Fan Guns: The New Face of New England Snow
The revolution began quietly. In 2002, Peak Resorts bought one of New England’s smaller ski areas, Crotched Mountain. There was a little buzz in the press about it, some excitement in the consumer world, and skiing continued as usual, there and around the Northeast. Fast forward to 2009. Killington gets a run open on November 7. [...] -
Okemo’s Ross Powers Superpipe Opens
With conditions primed for a great season, Okemo just opened up their Ross Powers Superpipe. This Monstrosity is over 450 feet long, 18 feet high, and 50 feet from one wall to the other. Go BIG or go home . . . Press Release: LUDLOW, Vt. – On Sunday, Jan. 3, Okemo Mountain Resort dropped the ropes on its [...] -
Enquiries into the Art of Snowboarding, Part 1
Our resident ski instructor tries snowboarding at Pats Peak in New Hampshire and learns to be a beginner again. Stay tuned for more updates from the field. -
Purity Spring & King Pine, Part 1: Go, Tele On The Mountain!
Ever have one of those days when you’re not quite sure what you want to do? Us, too. January 2, bloated from all of the holiday excesses, we knew we needed to get out and do something, but we weren’t quite sure what. Holiday traffic and bad roads made it even more difficult to decide; we didn’t [...] -
Resort Review: Pick Pico!
If Pico were placed anywhere other than in Killington’s shadow, it would probably be famous in its own right. -
Steerable Sleds: All Fun, No Learning Curve
Many active winter sports have a long learning curve. Sledding isn’t one. -
How To: Sledding Safety
Ramping up the speed and maneuverability of sleds means ramping up the opportunity to have something go wrong. -
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.



