The Ski Guru Blog

Best & Worst - New England's ski biz

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:50:07 GMT

The ski season is over, and the awards are out. In the ski biz, The SAMMY's are akin to Hollywood's Oscar and ESPN's ESPY awards. Brought to you by SAM, Ski Area Management Magazine, which is the Bible to ski...

Free skiing Memorial weekend!

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:54 GMT

Memorial weekend will be your last chance, last dance on skis. Killington will be open free for skiing this weekend - their swan song and season finale. Although the Big K, a.k.a.: Beast of the East, had attempted to ski...

The Beast is winning, still spinning!

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:06:29 GMT

The Beast of the East, Killington Vermont, wins the last ski resort spinning award again this spring. All the other big dogs of late season skiing have closed, most recently Sugarloaf and Sugarbush last weekend. While Killington is closed midweek,...

Skier visits up 20 percent at Northeast ski areas

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:58:34 GMT

By Clarke Canfield, Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Buoyed by plentiful snow and good weather, Northeast ski resorts rebounded this past winter from a lackluster 2012 season that was plagued by lack of snow and high temperatures. For the...

It's a Sugar 'free' weekend in Vermont

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:05:43 GMT

Based on some of the images from this trip report, quite a few folks showed up for Sunday Rivers final day of the season last month, when the Maine resort offered free skiing and riding. So, the odds are you...

May Day May Day, still skiing...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:44:17 GMT

Hard to believe as spring is in full swing that ski lifts are still spinning. Killington continues to run the Superstar Quad daily from 9am to 5pm all this week and next weekend, then plans to close midweek and reopen...

Winners this Winter!

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:22:17 GMT

This ski winter was a winner.... 1. First and foremost, there was the SNOW. New England received quality and quantity snow much of the season, a vast improvement over the previous. The Weather Channel exhausted their silly snow storm alphabet,...

Skiing at 156 mph!

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:04:32 GMT

Imagine skiing 156 mph? Verbier's annual speed skiing event is off the charts, and this Swiss ski resort's après ski scene is off the charts.

Escape to the mountains? Who's still skiing?

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:32:41 GMT

I can't think of a better time to escape to the mountains. If you were about to put your ski boots away, reconsider a retreat to the snowy slopes for mid-winter ski conditions and the serenity that only the high...

Cross Country Skiing - Switzerland to Italy!

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:18:11 GMT

Not every ski day can be epic by definition. But today in Zermatt Switzerland had all the criteria, starting with a delicious Swiss breakfast of fresh croissants, salmon, local cheese and muesli at the Hotel Alex before boarding the first...

Skiing and riding chat transcript

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:38:59 GMT

Yeah, we said last week was the final ski chat of the season, but there was too much going on really to end things like that. So, we broke down which ski areas are open, which plan to close after...

Spring is (finally) in the air: Who's still open, and when they plan to close

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:17:05 GMT

Theyre dwindling. Despite an above-average winter that helped blanket New Englands mountains to the delight of skiers and riders, reality has to smack in the face at some point. Over the last two weeks, local ski areas have been shutting...

Verbier very extreme and extraordinary!

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:32:48 GMT

Greg and I have skied some kick butt terrain out west (Snowbird, Jackson Hole and Big Sky come to mind), Delirium Dive at Sunshine in Banff Canada, and even Europe. Well, Verbier in Switzerland just moved in to the top...

Great weekend to ski!

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:40:26 GMT

Mid-winter snow conditions and spring ski events make this a great weekend to ski. Sunday Rivers Parrot Head takes place this weekend, with Pond Skimming on Sunday. Sugarloaf is set to host the East Coast Pond Skimming Championships today. Killingtons...

Sugarloaf Reggae Fest turns 25

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:44:40 GMT

Sunscreen and sunglasses go together like spring skiing and Sugarloaf's Reggae Fest. The biggest on snow music event in Maine, and New England for that matter, turns 25 this year. For a quarter of a century, this northern ski resort...

Skiing and riding chat transcript

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:30:43 GMT

It was our final skiing and riding chat of the season Thursday morning, and we all had a good old cry that ski season is coming to an end. Even if it really isn't. Not by a longshot, really. Chat...

Swiss snow...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:00:53 GMT

Switzerland is having an epic ski season, tons of snow at Adelboden, where Bode Miller won a World Cup in 2002. Read about the amazing Swiss Alps and great April ski conditions...

Ski Packing - ordeal or easy & organized?!

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:56:23 GMT

Do you know how to pack like a ski ninja? Lean and mean and ready to ski at a moment's notice? Here's how...

Best Easter skiing in years!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:59:40 GMT

If the Easter bunny is a skier (he's been spotted him on the slopes before), he has to be stoked for this Sunday! Easter weekend is as early as it gets on the calendar, and the skiing is as good...

Fool's gold for skiers on April 1

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:27:51 GMT

Four ways to save on April Fools Day Ski or ride at Waterville Valley Monday for just $1. No gimmicks. Lift tickets will be only $1 for the day. Ive skied this promotion before, and while it can indeed get...

Transcript: Eric Wilbur on skiing and riding

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:48:25 GMT

I love this tidbit from Heather Burke - at this time last year, there were fewer than a dozen ski areas still open for the season. That is indeed not the case this year, with dozens of mountains still spinning...

Dumont Cup is on & off the charts!

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:18:14 GMT

The 80's were a totally rad decade, except if you were a downhill skier who liked to catch air. That was the era when ski areas mowed down handmade 4' jumps, forbid so-called freestyle air, and were super skeptical of...

This ski season versus last - night and day

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:20:36 GMT

Flash back to March 26, 2012, and my ski blog, there were less than a dozen ski areas still open - today there are four times that. What a difference a good snow year can make for skiers and riders....

Thanks to my ski friends

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:39:16 GMT

"The fact that you are back skiing so soon speaks to the passion that you have for the sport and for your ski writing," said my editor friend Susan Grisanti. Fellow ski writer Amy Patenaude (of the Pat's Peak family)...

Are you skiing this weekend?

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:13:36 GMT

Let's assess the ski situation in New England: Snow? Check. About a foot of fresh snow arrived on New England's ski slopes this week. Most ski resorts are at 100% operation, a dramatic difference from last season when many were...

The Ski Guru Blog

Best & Worst - New England's ski biz

Free skiing Memorial weekend!

The Beast is winning, still spinning!

Skier visits up 20 percent at Northeast ski areas

It's a Sugar 'free' weekend in Vermont

May Day May Day, still skiing...

Winners this Winter!

Skiing at 156 mph!

Escape to the mountains? Who's still skiing?

Cross Country Skiing - Switzerland to Italy!

Skiing and riding chat transcript

Spring is (finally) in the air: Who's still open, and when they plan to close

Verbier  very extreme and extraordinary!

Great weekend to ski!

Sugarloaf Reggae Fest turns 25

Skiing and riding chat transcript

Swiss snow...

Ski Packing - ordeal or easy & organized?!

Best Easter skiing in years!

Fool's gold for skiers on April 1

Transcript: Eric Wilbur on skiing and riding

Dumont Cup is on & off the charts!

This ski season versus last - night and day

Thanks to my ski friends

Are you skiing this weekend?

Verbier very extreme and extraordinary!