Downhill
Last weekend’s powder dump brought many valley skiers and riders into a dreamy woo-hoo wonderland.
It’s a place of duct tape, work gloves, rope tows, smiles and more than 80 years of stories.
A lone cross-country skier clad in a red jacket skated swiftly and silently across the open …
Make your way onto the jibs and jumps in valley terr…
For a ski area sans slopeside lodging, there’s a bas…
Nordic
Once a week, I like to go for a long ski somewhere interesting and different from my regular…
Sounds easy — let’s take the kids cross-country skiing today! We’ll all have a great time! W…
In 1977, I moved to New England from the south. I didn’t know anything about Nordic skiing. …
Thought I’d make it through this winter without gett…
As the holiday season approaches with all the Thanks…
Snowshoeing
Once upon a time, cross-country ski centers were just about cross-country skiing.
Snowmobiling
CONWAY — Snowmobiling opens up a world of winter fun for everyone, whether you’re an enthusiast with your own machine or you rent from a local outfitter.
CONWAY — According to the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association, the Granite State has over 7,000 miles of snowmobile trails, and this year, it seems like all of them are being used by outdoor recreation fans.
Hiking
It has been a busy week in the valley for me and I thought I’d just describe a few experienc…
This is a column I wrote in early December of 2015. It is interesting and heartening to comp…
Some winter day hikes easily deserve to be written about every year. The 6.4-mile round-trip…
This winter, foot traction will be important for hik…
One recent morning, I was headed to Burnt Meadow Mou…
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