Your Survival Guy skied over the weekend at our home mountain, Attitash, in Bartlett, New Hampshire. It’s near North Conway and not far from Mount Washington, which is just up the road. If you aren’t familiar with Attitash, you certainly know its owner, Vail Resorts, where skiing the Epic Pass connects East to the West. […]
Warren Miller: If You Don’t Do It This Year, You’ll Be…
Happy Monday from Your Survival Guy. Here’s your midseason ski report. In a word: busy. And here’s my number one recommendation if you’re retired or have a flexible schedule: If you can, go on a weekday or non-holiday week. Folks are flocking to the slopes to get outside and do something. Another reason for the […]
TIME FOR A GONDOLA? Little Cottonwood Canyon Jammed with Traffic
If you’re wondering where all the workers went, look no further than the Silicon Slopes of Utah especially Little Cottonwood Canyon home to Alta, Snowbird, Solitude, and Brighton. Now there’s talk of constructing a gondola to get up the canyon because of the traffic, a “red snake” that can take hours to travel eight miles. […]
Your Retirement Life: Meet A Modern Day Ski Warrior
OK, so he’s not retired yet but he’s certainly living the F.I.R.E lifestyle. You’ll love this Saturday Boston Globe feature about a modern-day ski bum. Meet Brooks Curran who earns his turns the old-fashioned way—hiking up the mountain. In talking with you, my skiing clientele, you’re telling me the skiing’s been excellent all over the […]
Epic News for Skiers Across the Country!
Big news if you’re a skier in the North Conway area in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Vail Resorts has agreed to buy Attitash and Wildcat, along with 15 other ski mountains owned by Peak Resorts, Inc. for $264 million making them part of the Epic Pass network of 79 resorts. Now, season pass […]
Take a Drive with Us to Cannon Mtn. in the Live Free or Die State
Over the President’s Day weekend we hit the slopes of New Hampshire skiing Attitash, Wildcat, Sunday River, and Cannon. In this video, drive with us from Bartlett, where we have a log cabin, through the White Mountain National Forest to ski Cannon Mountain. It was a typical New England weekend with rain, sleet, snow, and […]
Shiffrin Wins Gold
Congratulations to Mikaela Shiffrin on her come from behind second run to win the gold medal in the giant slalom. Earlier this year I wondered, just how good is Michaela Shiffrin? I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anyone better. What makes Shiffrin masterful on course is the impeccable form she developed on the icy slopes […]
RIP Warren Miller
Legendary ski filmmaker Warren Miller died last night at his home on Orcas Island, WA. He was 93. He will be missed. When I was growing up in Mattapoisett, MA the closest mountains were around a four hour drive away. We would go skiing on long-weekends and most February vacations. I remember the ski trips […]
Winter Olympics: How Good is Michaela Shiffrin?
How good is skier Michaela Shiffrin? “I think she’s maybe the best ski racer I’ve ever seen, male or female,” two-time World Cup champion Bode Miller told reporters. Over the weekend the 22-year old claimed her 39th and 40th World Cup wins. The time it took for Shiffrin to reach her 39th win compared to […]
Ski the East: Return to MT. Washington Series Finale
I’ve been enjoying this series by Portland, Maine resident Ben Leoni. If you remember working in your twenties and living for the weekends then you’ll appreciate this. It ends where it all began… on the most badass backcountry skiing mountain in the East. Behold the final episode in this groundbreaking series. Ben Leoni is wrapping […]