For this feature, we’re going back to January 2005 for Jamesdeluxe’s first-ever visit to Quebec’s scenic Le Massif. He’s mentioned several times offline that most photos do an inadequate job of conveying the views there. Maybe I don’t get out enough, but they work for me.
Le Massif will be getting more face time in The Magazine in the near future, when we publish a new piece on a recent ski safari that covered five different mountains along the northern Saint Lawrence River.
Last week, we launched NY Ski Magazine with an exclusive article about Quebec’s Eastern Townships. This week, we’ve teed up a previously unpublished feature from Jamesdeluxe, about a ski area in Colorado that sounds intriguing: Monarch Mountain.
When I think of lift-served ski mountains in Colorado, the places that come to mind are big resorts with high-speed quads, real estate projects, and slopeside everything, but based on this article, Monarch would be right up our alley.
Today NYSkiBlog Introduces NY Ski Magazine. Our new online publication, which will be written and edited by Jamesdeluxe, provides us with a format suited to more in-depth features about specific ski areas and regions.
Starting today, NY Ski Magazine will be posting exclusive new articles, along with features from the archives going back to 2004.
James prefers smaller, off-the-beaten-path ski areas from both the East and West that don’t usually get the big headlines. And when he does cover a popular resort, it’s usually about a lesser-known part of the mountain: like Apres Vous at Jackson Hole. And for lost-ski-area fans, there are articles about three northeastern mountains that have closed over the last few years: Mont Glen/Mont Shefford QC and Bobcat NY.
As part of our magazine launch, we’re premiering an article about a ski region that I really hadn’t been aware of until last winter: Québec’s Eastern Townships. Between now and the beginning of the season, we’ll be posting features about Burke VT, Monarch CO, Le Massif QC, and Snow King WY, as well as adding new articles throughout the season.
If you have comments on individual features, please post them beneath the appropriate articles. For questions regarding the magazine, contact James: Jamesdeluxe@nyskiblog.com.
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