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Category: Sam’s New England Adventures

3/19/19 Monday News & Sam's New England Adventures

3/19/19 Monday News & Sam’s New England Adventures

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Rick Bolger
Photo above courtesy our New England correspondent Sam Shirley, who sampled the snow at back-from-the-dead Tenney Mountain New Hampshire yesterday. Just seeing a functional lift at Tenney with a skier... Read More
3/6/18 Sam Reports on a Pair of Small but Mighty Granite State Ski Hills

3/6/18 Sam Reports on a Pair of Small but Mighty Granite State Ski Hills

March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 Rick Bolger
Today we have the pleasure of visiting Granite Gorge, which is SW New Hampshire, and McIntyre, which is a feeder hill in the Nashua/Manchester/Concord corridor. It was a day of spring skiing with hero... Read More
2/26/18 An Ikonic Shaft, Sam's Powder Day, 6 Packs & Insolvency

2/26/18 An Ikonic Shaft, Sam’s Powder Day, 6 Packs & Insolvency

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Rick Bolger
New England correspondent Sam Shirley weighs in with a brief but awesome trip report from tiny but awesome Abenaki Ski Area in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Abenaki is one of those little engines... Read More
2/12/18 - Happy Birthday Abe!

2/12/18 – Happy Birthday Abe!

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Rick Bolger
Photo above and below from our New England correspondent, Sam Shirley, who was making some turns at throwback type Black Mountain in Jackson NH. Kudos to Sam for getting out there despite the ghastly ... Read More
2/1/18 Ragged Report & More Winter!

2/1/18 Ragged Report & More Winter!

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 Rick Bolger
Back from a tour of New England ski areas, thanks for your patience…speaking of New England, photo above from correspondent Sam Shirley, who went out to Ragged Mountain in Central New Hampshire ... Read More
1/15/18 Wild Weekend Report

1/15/18 Wild Weekend Report

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 Rick Bolger
Big news east, west, and internationally this past weekend…but first off, a moment to say “thank you” and “job well done” in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King…news i... Read More
1/8/18 News Update & Eastern Cold Remedy

1/8/18 News Update & Eastern Cold Remedy

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 Rick Bolger
Reports of closed resorts and closed lifts all over the east coast this past weekend, subzero temps and high winds had Wildcat NH shut down. Brave souls looking to make turns were sent down the hill t... Read More
1/5/18 Three Syllables:  Snow, Snow, Snow

1/5/18 Three Syllables: Snow, Snow, Snow

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Rick Bolger
Snow in the east, snow forecast for the west, snow for the Hahnenkammrennen is looking good! Photo above taken yesterday at Ski Bradford in Haverhill, Massachusetts by Sam Shirley, our New England cor... Read More
1/2/18 Happy New Year News Roundup!

1/2/18 Happy New Year News Roundup!

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 Rick Bolger
Happy New Year…biggest industry news this week, aside from super cold in the east and snow finally falling in Colorado, probably the debut of the new gondola at Belleayre in southern New York. Y... Read More
12/18/17 Whaleback!  Weekend!  Woody!

12/18/17 Whaleback! Weekend! Woody!

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Rick Bolger
Plenty to talk about after a busy weekend of openings in the east, some familiar names on the World Cup tour, and a troublesome lack of snow in parts of Colorado. But first we get a terrific report fr... Read More
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