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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Sept. 9)

This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Sept. 9)

Snow Sports Leader Interview, Awesome Mountain Biking By Senior Crew in WVA, Kudos To The Ski Diva. Labor Day is at last behind us.  We’re getting closer to snow season and, guess what, we’ve heard that there are folks making runs in Montana on scratchy and almost covered trails.  So it begins, the season of 2016-17.  There are so many[Read More…]

by September 8, 2016 0 comments Features
"Bernie Weichsel speaks at the Jerry Awards at the Ishpeming 100 Film Festival during Skiing History Week in Steamboat Springs."

Snow Sports Leaders: Bernie Weichsel, BEWI Ski And Snowboard Expos

Bernie Weichsel is the country’s major producer of ski shows and expos. He founded BEWI Productions, Inc. in 1979 and has successfully marketed snow sports to audiences in the US and internationally. He assists with fundraising for the U.S. Ski Team and other non-profit organizations. Bernie also is a valued member of the SeniorsSkiing.com Advisory Council. How did you start[Read More…]

by September 8, 2016 15 comments Snow Sports Leaders
Not easy these WV rock pots.  But that's why correspondent Pat McCloskey and his senior cyclist pals took them on.
Credit: Pat McCloskey

Cycling Series: Black Diamond Mountain Biking In WV

Correspondent Pat McCloskey Rides With Cycling Pro Over Technical Trails. What in the world is an ex-World Cup mountain bike racer doing leading a bunch of old guys around the rock strewn trails of West Virginia?  Well, that is exactly what happened when Sue Haywood graciously agreed to lead our group of aging warriors around some of the most challenging trails[Read More…]

by September 7, 2016 0 comments Features
All Hail The Ski Diva: 10th Year Anniversary

All Hail The Ski Diva: 10th Year Anniversary

Online Community For Women Skiers Reaches A Rare Milestone. It’s not often you see a website/blog/forum on the internet last for 10 years.  Truth be told, internet presence can be pretty ephemeral. Websites often rocket into cyber space, do an orbit or two and then fade into the ozone.  Think AOL.com, AltaVista or MySpace. A notable exception is The Ski Diva,[Read More…]

by September 7, 2016 0 comments Features
This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Sept. 2)

This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Sept. 2)

Snow In The Air, Crazy Alaskan Run, French Alps Resort Review, Our First Reader Ski Report. Snow came to high places in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado in late August.  Pike’s Peak and A-Basin had a dusting.  Colorado Springs had to bring out the plows to handle a hail storm.  Looks as if a heck of a winter is brewing up[Read More…]

by September 1, 2016 0 comments Features
Alaska Spine Skiing: A Virtual, Visceral, Vicarious Experience

Alaska Spine Skiing: A Virtual, Visceral, Vicarious Experience

While We All Await The Snow To Fly, This Might Give You A Rush. Pro skier and extreme athlete Richard Permin rips down a spine ridge in Alaska somewhere.  While we aren’t advocating this kind of skiing, we do appreciate the skill and courage it takes to even try it.  Note Richard’s heavy breathing as he negotiates some knarly steepness[Read More…]

by August 31, 2016 0 comments Ski Heroes
Here are some summer skiers doing the upper L2A.  BTW, seniors 72+ ski free.
Credit: L2A Promotion

Resort Review: L2A, France—”Two Alps, Two Seasons”

Les Deux Alpes, France: Seniors 72+ Ski Free. Editor’s Note: This Resort Review was written by Val E., a reader who has an interesting background in the ski industry. Val used to work as a ski slalom course supervisor, snowboard technician, ski/snowboard clothing consultant, ski engineer, ski/snowboard writer and photographer in the U.S. and in Europe. He traveled to 25 countries,[Read More…]

by August 30, 2016 1 comment International
Fifty years ago, Portillo hosted the first FIS World Championship below the equator.  It changed a lot of minds.

This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Aug. 26)

Seven Word Food Maxim, Looking Back At Portillo’s FIS Moment, Water Park Fun In VT, Hits From The OR Show, NZ Ice Follies. It’s been a busy post-vacation week here at SeniorsSkiing.com.  We came back to lots of emails offering really good prices for season passes if you buy now.  Once again, Sugarbush is offering its very excellent mid-week season[Read More…]

by August 25, 2016 4 comments Features
Pollan's seven word rule for selecting and consuming food.  Makes sense.

On The Fitness Road Again!

How My Fitness Journey Took A Detour, And How One Powerful Documentary Is Going To Help Me Get Back On Track. So, to let all of you who were following my fitness journey here last summer know, I was doing great…and then I wasn’t. I don’t know exactly when I lost momentum or let complacency set in or thought I[Read More…]

by August 25, 2016 0 comments Nutrition
Fifty years ago, Portillo hosted the first FIS World Championship below the equator.  It changed a lot of minds.

Remembering Portillo’s FIS World Championships 1966

Fifty Years Ago, Portillo Changed Everyone’s Idea About Skiing Below The Equator. At the time, it was a wild idea.  Hold the FIS World Championships in Chile, at Portillo, at 3,300 meters, in the Northern hemisphere’s summer. Somehow, resort owner Henry Purcell convinced the FIS to award the 1966 event to the nascent resort.  Despite a 1965 hurricane that destroyed[Read More…]

by August 22, 2016 3 comments Remember When?
View from top of slide at Mountainside Water Park.
Credit: Janet Franz

Vermont Ski Hill Morphs Into Summer Water Park

Grandkids Would Love A Summer Day At Smugglers. [Ski resorts are being creative about developing off-snow season attractions.  Smugglers Notch in Northern Vermont has gone the extra mile in creating three separate water parks.  There’s still time to get up there if you’re looking for a getaway for Labor Day.  Special thanks to Janet Franz, a feature story writer covering[Read More…]

by August 22, 2016 0 comments East
Outdoor Retailers Summer Market is a huge trade show in SLC.
Credit: Harriet Wallis

Top Picks From The Outdoor Retailers Show

Improve Your Balance, Wear The Newest Fabric And Protect From The Sun. Outdoor Retailers Summer Market Tradeshow is the largest show of its kind in the U.S. where manufacturers strut their products and retailers place orders for next year. The massive show has over 1,500 exhibitors, and it covers acres within Salt Lake City’s convention center. A few passes are issued[Read More…]

by August 19, 2016 1 comment Gear
New Zealand's Whakapapa   has lots of ice.

Whakapapa Ice: Happening Now

North America Swelters, NZ Freezes. In case you missed it during this hottest summer of all time, the ski season is in full swing down under.  Here’s a clip from Whakapapa Ski Field, New Zealand’s largest winter resort.  Located on the North Island, Whakapapa is on the north side of Mount Ruapehu.  You really have to give the crew credit for[Read More…]

by August 19, 2016 0 comments International
This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Aug. 19)

This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Aug. 19)

SeniorsSkiing.com Is On Vacation! For the first time since we started publishing in 2014, we are taking a break.  See you next week. If you haven’t signed up for your Promotive discount, let us know.

by August 18, 2016 2 comments Features
This Week in SeniorsSkiing.com (Aug 12)

This Week in SeniorsSkiing.com (Aug 12)

V for Vail, Vandals, Volcanoes…and Vacation!!!! This week we report on V‘s: Vail (purchasing WhistlerBlackcomb), Vandals (destroying the world’s oldest skier image), and Volcanoes (erupting in Chile’s Nevado de Chillan ski resort). We figure it’s an appropriate use of the alphabet, since both Mike and I are taking Vacations next week. He’s with family on Prince Edward Island. My wife and[Read More…]

by August 11, 2016 0 comments Features
Vail Purchases Whistler Blackcomb

Vail Purchases Whistler Blackcomb

Chinese Skiers Expected to Fuel Growth. Vail Resorts Inc. has reached an agreement to buy Whistler Blackcomb Holdings, owner of Whistler Blackcomb ski resort. The C$1.4 billion deal is expected to result in Vail’s marketing machine to attract greater numbers of international visitors to Whistler Blackcomb. “We have felt for a long time that Whistler (Blackcomb) is really the best[Read More…]

by August 9, 2016 1 comment Other News, West, Home Top Box 1
This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (August 5)

This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (August 5)

Falling From The Sky, More Snowless—And Rough—Skiing, Promotive Discount Reminder, First Resort Review Of Season, Free Skiing Endures. It’s been a busy week at SeniorsSkiing.com.  We have some far-reaching stories that may help you through the latest heat wave. Co-Publisher Jon Weisberg reports on a daredevil who jumped from a plane to the earth without a parachute or batwings. No,[Read More…]

by August 4, 2016 0 comments Features
Luke Aikins caught like a butterfly after his 25,000 fall with no parachute.

Don’t Try This At Home!

Luke Atkins Drops 25,000 Feet Into Giant Net.   Okay, our focus is on the 50+ snow sport enthusiast, and this article is about a 42 year old skydiver. By now you’ve probably read about or watched Luke Aikins’ history-making 25,000 foot descent without parachute or wingsuit. He jumped and directed himself (using GPS technology) to a 10,000 square foot[Read More…]

by August 3, 2016 0 comments Features
Urban Skiing: Snowless Daredevils From Finland

Urban Skiing: Snowless Daredevils From Finland

Impossible but true. Crazy kids in Finland ski in the city without snow.  What gives? Several years ago, four Finnish teen boys played around with skiing without snow in their city of Jyvaskyla.  In parks, streets, and into rivers and ponds, they would skid, slide, crash and burn.  Since beginning in 2011, these lads have made 16 episodes showing their mischief and[Read More…]

by August 3, 2016 0 comments Features
Mt. Baldy is small but powdery and friendly.
Credit: Mt. Baldy

Resort Review: Mt. Baldy BC Has A $19 Senior Season Pass! Seriously.

A Small Area Enchants Seniors, Offering Bargain Skiing In Big Powder. Editor Note: This review was written by Jim Barber, a long time skier and ski business veteran.  He lives near Mt. Baldy and loves his retirement home in BC.  Here’s his story:  “My wife and I started our life together in the ski shop business at Hunter Mountain N.Y. in the[Read More…]

by August 1, 2016 5 comments West, International
Cannon Mountain is a state-owned area, famous for its aerial tram and free skiing for 65+ seniors.
Credit: Cannon Mountain

Cannon Mountain Update: Seniors To Continue Free Skiing

House Rebels Against Bill That Would Have Ended Free Senior Skiing. Senior resident skiers can breath a sigh of relief after NH legislators agreed to drop a plan that would have ended free skiing for seniors. House and Senate representatives had agreed to a plan where resident NH seniors would begin to pay $5 a day for lift tickets, increasing[Read More…]

by August 1, 2016 2 comments East
A hike along a forest trail restores the mind and spirit.
Credit: Steve Hines

How I Choose Hikes

Outdoor Expert Says Consider Your Purpose For Walking. [Editor Note: Steve Hines will be teaching a hiking boot fitting workshop at the REI in Reading, MA., on August 10 at 6:30 pm. If you are in the area, drop by REI at 279 Salem St. and say hi.] I like to hike. I hike for exercise, escape/“mental health” and to enjoy[Read More…]

by July 28, 2016 0 comments Conditioning
Campground Trail's wild flowers.
Credit: Maura Olivos

Wildflowers Galore! A Hike in Alta’s Albion Basin

Perfect Day’s Outing For Fit Seniors. [Editor Note:  This article was contributed to SeniorsSkiing.com by Sue Z.  Sue Z., born in Brooklyn, is now a senior skier who likes to spend her time at Alta. When she is not skiing or hiking with her husband, David, she paints in acrylics, plays the piano, and plays the drums. She and David have[Read More…]

by July 27, 2016 0 comments West
The Alf Engen Ski Museum in Park City opened the Stein Eriksen exhibit this month.
Credit: Harriet Wallis

Stein Eriksen: Secret Tales Of His Life

The Ski Industry Remembers His Humor And Tenderness. Iconic Stein Eriksen was famous for his stylish and graceful ski turns. Generation of skiers tried to mimic him. “Stein made the turns we all wish we could make,” said Tom Kelly, vice president of communications for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association. “Everyone who met him came away with a[Read More…]

by July 27, 2016 1 comment Ski Heroes
Club leader Richard Lambert personally leads senior ski trips around the globe.
Credit: 70PlusSkiClub

70+ Ski Club Is New SeniorsSkiing.com Advertiser

SeniorsSkiing.com Is A Perfect Match For This Senior’s Ski Club. The 70+ Ski Club is known to be the oldest and largest ski club of its kind. Lloyd Lambert, a popular upstate New York ski reporter and broadcaster, founded the club in 1977 when he saw many seniors giving up the sport. He led the effort to get free senior[Read More…]

by July 27, 2016 3 comments Features