The Earning Turns Blog

November Snow in the Catskills

Posted on by Harvey

This has been a year of transition for my family. Our daughter is in her first year of college. My wife and I are building a house in New York, and planning to move in the first half of next year. And after forty years of employment with one company, I’m retiring. I’ll be honest, it hasn’t been easy keeping it all together.

Galli Curci Road

Finishing our house and managing my exit from the company are taking priority. The season snuck up on me, even more so than usual, and I definitely don’t have my act together. Last weekend I skied Gore with a cotton teeshirt under my fleece. This weekend, I couldn’t even find my real camera.

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Tagged: Belleayre, Catskills, Earning Turns, Plattekill, Powder18 Comments

Algonquin: After a Storm

Posted on by ThatNYSkier

This winter season has been, at times, difficult. Especially for a skiers who earn their turns in the backcountry, relying on Mother Nature to make it possible. After a March Nor’easter pummeled New York with 2 feet of snow in some places, it seemed like a fitting time to head back into the High Peaks wilderness in search of soft snow.

Algonquin intersection

My friend Jack and brother Bailey and I decided upon a couple classic lines within the MacIntyre Range: Algonquin’s northeast bowl and the historic Wright Peak Ski Trail.

Our skin began at 7am at the Adirondack Loj, a popular summer trailhead which grants access to over a dozen High Peaks. It was 15 degrees and cloudy with light snowfall.

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Tagged: Adirondacks, Backcountry, Earning Turns7 Comments

Mont Catherine: On the Road, Past the Liftline

Posted on by ml242

The famous ski corridor of the 15, north of Montreal, is spoiled for ski options. Skiing is a part of the culture, as evidenced by the billboards advertising ski manufacturers and fancy gore tex outerwear, all drawing the eyes of the millions in the city.

tree skiing

It would be hard to convince anyone that the sport is suffering when you can go to any hill and see an army of racer kids tearing down the slopes with matching jackets embroidered with the many sponsors, especially after a week like we’ve had with 40-50″ of new snow to bury any remaining memories of the summer.

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Tagged: Earning Turns, Quebec7 Comments