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Tips for Adults Learning to Ski

Posted on by Brownski

“Can I learn to ski as an adult?”

We hear the question a lot. This article is for those who weren’t lucky enough to discover skiing at a young age and now wonder if they are too old to start. And it’s designed to get you to “yes.”

You can learn to ski as an adult, if you’re reasonably fit and healthy. And we whole-heartedly recommend it.

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The author at Magic Mountain in Londonderry VT

Picking up skiing or boarding at age 30 and beyond is more challenging than learning to ski at age 5, 10, 18 or 25 years old. As we get older, we lose the time to maintain the peak physical fitness that comes so easily in high school.

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WorldSkiTraveller: Collector of Ski Areas

Posted on by James Michaud

This month, Zurich-based skier Roger Gfrörer, known online as Worldskitraveller, completed an undertaking that sounded more like a military logistics operation than a ski vacation. Over six weeks, he skied at 79 ski areas across 18 U.S. states, drove more than 7,500 miles, and checked into 38 hotels and motels along the way.

USA tour

The endeavor was originally titled Project 101, reflecting an initial goal of visiting 101 ski areas; however, a snow drought in the western U.S. forced a rethink. Regardless, the pace remained relentless: new ski areas (often several in a single day), constant motion, and little downtime.

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Ski Season Calendar

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

When does ski season start?

The summer solstice is, by our thinking, the farthest point from the ski season in New York.  After the solstice, the days get shorter and forward we move closer to winter. We smile a little bit wider as it happens.

Fifteen years ago, we first published our Ski Season Calendar, a list of milestones for skiers on the longest day of the year. It’s become a tradition to feature it on the home page and update it as necessary.  It’s fair to say that ski life has returned to a new, more expensive, normal.  One immutable truth: we had some excellent ski days this season.

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