Category archives for Skiing
Best American Adventures: Ski Silverton Mountain
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on October 12, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Best American Adventures: Ski Mountaineer Mount Shasta
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 29, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Best American Adventures: Backcountry Ski the 10th Mountain Division Huts
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 28, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Best American Adventures: Backcountry Ski Teton Pass
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 16, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Best American Adventures: Ski the Wallowas
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 7, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Best American Adventures: Heli-Ski the Ruby Mountains
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 1, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Best American Adventures: Ski Inn-to-Inn on the Catamount Trail
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on August 10, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Alaska Heli-Skiing: EpicQuest’s Vertical Guarantee
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on July 27, 2010 By Greer Schott Heli-skiing in Alaska can be epic, but so can the weather—there’s always the risk of being grounded. When you’re making the trek all the way to Alaska, the last thing you want is your adventure vacation to turn into a sit-in-the-lodge vacation. That’s where EpicQuest’s new Ultimate Flex Package comes in. It’s…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Spring Conditions Terminology
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 27, 2010 Follow adventurer Andrew Skurka as he skis, hikes, and rafts 4,720 miles through eight national parks, two major mountain ranges, and some of North America's wildest rivers in Alaska and the Yukon from March to October. Read his blog updates here. In talking recently with my parents and friends I gather that not everyone is…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: It’s On, Mother Nature. Bring It.
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 17, 2010 Posted from Delta Junction, Alaska In an earlier post, "Becoming a Lean, Mean Adventuring Machine," I identified a "go big or go home" moment as part of the hardening process. I finally had that moment, a few weeks ago in the western Alaska Range (as predicted), and I'll share it now. The western Alaska Range…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Andrew Answers Your Questions on Avalanches, GPS, Socks, Motivation
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 12, 2010 Thanks for submitting your questions last week. We sent them off to Andrew when he was in Delta Junction, Alaska. As to be expected, he came through with great answers. He also told us that he's happy to answer more, so feel free to submit new questions at the end of this post. What's…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Andrew Will Take Your Questions Now…
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 6, 2010 Adventurer Andrew Skurka has now been skiing, snowshoeing, and trekking for almost two months of his 4,700-mile expedition through Alaska and the Yukon. When he's done in October, he will have crossed through six U.S. national parks and two Canadian national parks, floated some of North America's wildest rivers, and hiked the Alaska and Brooks…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Spring in Alaska – The Good and the Bad
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on April 22, 2010 Follow adventurer Andrew Skurka as he skis, hikes, and rafts 4,720 miles through eight national parks, two major mountain ranges, and some of North America's wildest rivers in Alaska and the Yukon from March to October. Read his blog updates here.Spring has arrived in Alaska, at least by local standards. It may have been zero…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: From the Bering Sea to (Almost) the Alaska Range
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on April 8, 2010 Follow adventurer Andrew Skurka as he skis, hikes, and rafts 4,720 miles through eight national parks, two major mountain ranges, and some of North America's wildest rivers in Alaska and the Yukon from March to October. Read his blog updates here. April 7 , Day 25Posted from Takotna, Alaska What I've Seen: From Bering Sea…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: The Modernization of Life in Rural Alaska – Is it Sustainable?
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on April 5, 2010 Follow adventurer Andrew Skurka as he skis, hikes, and rafts 4,720 miles through eight national parks, two major mountain ranges, and some of North America’s wildest rivers in Alaska and the Yukon from March to October. Read his blog updates here. April 1, Day 19, Mile 500.8 Posted from Ruby, Alaska To travel between Kotzebue…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Becoming a Lean, Mean Adventuring Machine
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on April 2, 2010 Follow adventurer Andrew Skurka as he skis, hikes, and rafts 4,720 miles through eight national parks, two major mountain ranges, and some of North America's wildest rivers in Alaska and the Yukon from March to October. Read his blog updates here. April 1, Day 19, Mile 500.8 Posted from Ruby, Alaska I'm almost three weeks…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Just 4,600 Miles to Go? How to Stay Motivated
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on March 22, 2010 Follow adventurer Andrew Skurka as he skis, hikes, and rafts 4,720 miles through eight national parks, two major mountain ranges, and some of North America's wildest rivers in Alaska and the Yukon from March to October. Read his blog updates here. The Enormity of the Task – Posted From Koyuk, Alaska, on Saturday, March 20…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Secrets to Surviving the Bitter Cold
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on March 19, 2010 Follow adventurer Andrew Skurka as he skis, hikes, and rafts 4,720 miles through eight national parks, two major mountain ranges, and some of North America's wildest rivers in Alaska and the Yukon from March to October. Read his blog updates here. Staying in Control – Posted March 18 in Buckland, Alaska It was -25° F…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: What’s in My Pack? A Guide to Ultralight Backpacking
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on March 15, 2010 Today adventurer Andrew Skurka begins an ambitious, seven-month expedition that will take him 4,720 miles across Alaska and the Yukon by skis, foot, and raft. Follow his blog dispatches here and his tweets via twitter.com/andrewskurka. The contents of my pack are almost entirely need based. During this trip, my legitimate needs will include staying hydrated…
Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Andrew Skurka Embarks on 4,720 Miles by Skis, Foot, Raft
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on March 13, 2010 On Thursday Andrew Skurka arrived 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Kotzebue, Alaska, to begin his latest expedition. Similar to his Great Western Loop hike (a feat which made him our 2008 Adventurer of the Year), this is an ambitious, never-before-attempted endeavor. For the next seven months, he'll cover more than 4,720 miles…
First Ski Descent in China’s Minya Konka: Against the Clouds
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on March 8, 2010 A wild range in western China is an unpredictable epicText by Cliff Ransom; Photograph by Jimmy Chin It was early in the day when the storm moved in. Kasha Rigby, Ingrid Backstrom, Guila Monega, and Jimmy Chin had been creeping up the West Ridge of Reddomaine, an obscure 20,000-foot peak in western China, since dawn.…
Olympics 2010: Ski Like Bode – Six Training Exercises
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 22, 2010 Yesterday American skier Bode Miller won gold in the super combined, giving him three Olympic medals in Vancouver and five in his career. Not bad for the New Hampshire native and new dad. (Read more in the New York Times.) We dug up some skiing training tips from a few years back, so you, too,…
Olympics 2010: Skier Lindsey Vonn Wins Gold, Here’s Why
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 17, 2010 This afternoon American skier Lindsey Vonn took home downhill gold in Vancouver, despite a shin injury that nearly kept her from competing. A few months back, writer Greg Melville examined the unlikely qualities that make Vonn perhaps the best American downhiller ever. Here's a look at what he discovered. Lindsey Vonn can’t remember her first…
Olympics 2010 – Skier Ted Ligety: The Two Sides of American Alpine’s Golden Boy
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 16, 2010 American alpine skier Ted Ligety will compete this week, weather permitting, in Vancouver. See the schedule. See our Beyond the Olympics feature for training tips, ski trips, gear, and more. Text by Christian Camerota; Photo courtesy of Shred Optics The lives of an entrepreneur and a ski racer seem diametrically opposed. That is, until you meet Ted…
Crash the Games: Ski With Olympians at Whistler Blackcomb
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 4, 2010 Contrary to popular belief, Whistler Blackcomb will stay open—and skiable—when the Olympics hit this February. Only 10 percent of the mountain will close to the public, leaving, oh, 7,500 acres for non-elite athletes. “Most of the major chain hotels are already near capacity,” says Breton Murphy of Tourism Whistler. “Look for condos and town houses,…
