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4/20/18 Time for Tucks

4/20/18 Time for Tucks

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Rick Bolger
As in, Tuckerman Ravine, the famous snow-catching bowl on the eastern flank of Mt Washington, NH. Believe it or not it has snowed — from flurries to feet — every single day of the past mon... Read More
4/11/18 And the season rolls on...

4/11/18 And the season rolls on…

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 Rick Bolger
Greetings from Saturday’s mogul skiing event at Killington, VT…news of the hour has to be the season that goes on and on, glad to see it, unfortunately springtime activities are ramping up... Read More
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
3/15/18 News, News, & More News

3/15/18 News, News, & More News

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 Rick Bolger
Vonn wins again, Triple Peaks casts its lot with Vail Resorts, lifts, bankruptcy, east coast skiers say better late than never…so much to talk about,  let’s get right to it…biggest ... Read More
3/5/18 -- Ol' Man Winter Strikes Back

3/5/18 — Ol’ Man Winter Strikes Back

March 5, 2018 Rick Bolger
Squaw Valley and Mammoth Mountain CA in the news this weekend, Squaw Valley first after a Friday avy took down five people — only one serious injury and none life-threatening. Saturday a big avy... Read More
2/27/18 Western Swing

2/27/18 Western Swing

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Rick Bolger
As promised, a quick tour of the western ski regions…photo above from our buddy Ronnie yesterday at Snowbird UT, which I suppose is kinda obvious. The Bird claimed to receive 11″ overnight... 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
2/21/18 Western Snow, Eastern Steam

2/21/18 Western Snow, Eastern Steam

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Rick Bolger
Photo above from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, in honor of our Minnesota girls who won medals yesterday (today?) Jessie Diggins who grabbed gold with Utah’s Kikkan Randall, and Lindsey Vonn, who too... Read More
2/8/18 -- Olympic Events; Remembering Ted Johnson

2/8/18 — Olympic Events; Remembering Ted Johnson

February 8, 2018February 7, 2018 Rick Bolger
Photo above courtesy Snowbird; neglected to report that ‘Bird co-founder Ted Johnson passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at the age of 91. Johnson was critically injured when hit by a drunk drive... Read More
2/6/18 News Roundup

2/6/18 News Roundup

February 6, 2018February 5, 2018 Rick Bolger
Neglected to report yesterday that US downhiller Jackie Wiles suffered a season-ending injury this weekend in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, definitely opens a spot on the team. No word yet whether Mikaela S... Read More
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