Andrew Newell: Cross Country Skiing in the Park

Posted on by NYSkiBlog

Andrew Newell was born in Bennington Vermont. After finishing high school and some post-grad work at Stratton Mountain School, he joined the US Ski Team as a nordic racer.

Newell has competed internationally since 2001. His best finish in the Olympics was 16th place in the sprint at Turin in 2006. In March of the same year, he won a bronze in a World Cup race in China. The medal was the first in over 20 years for an American Nordic skier.

Andy makes films as a hobby, and is the owner of X Ski Films. He’s known for his aerial acrobatics and huge backflips on skinny skis. While park skiing isn’t something we really focus on at NY Ski Blog, you have to be in awe of his ability to telemark, flip and jib on such light gear.

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The Mountains Less Traveled: Le Massif, QC

Posted on by Harvey

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.

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Jason’s Weather: 11/2/10

Posted on by Jason

It’s a cold day in the North Country. And it looks like more cold air is in store for later this week. A much more pronounced and deeper trough will be affecting the Northeast after tomorrow.

Vorticity (energy) rounding the base of the trough will spawn a moderate coastal system. This system will bring light to moderate snows to Western and Central New England. After the low passes, the coldest air of the season will follow.

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