From shoveling snow in the slippery driveway to bare booting on packed low elevation trails, the winter-focused Valkyrie i Waterproof hiking boot by Hi-Tec provided me with a firm base on a multitude of terrain. It also came through comfortably while snowshoeing in the mountains…
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Start the New Year with a healthy hike as part of a national effort called First Day Hikes. Throughout all 50 states, state parks are hosting guided outdoor rambles. Last year more than 27,000 people covered about 66,000 miles on 885 hikes in state parks…
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Want to learn to ski or ride, or know someone who does? As the year winds down so do the excuses as January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month across the nation with resorts of all sizes offering discounted beginner lessons. Generally, programs come…
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Take $50 million, Park City and Canyons. Put them together and what do you get? The largest ski area in the country. When Vail Resorts purchased Park City in September for $182.5 million it was announced the intent was to connect the two Utah ski…
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It’s the Sweep at Lake Lindsey. Not only did Lindsey Vonn return to the starting gate after being hampered by injury to reclaim her downhill title Saturday, December 6 at Lake Louise, but her victory came as the U.S. pulled off its first all-American podium…
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According to the description of this YouTube video, two friends found this beautifully clear frozen lake while hiking in the High Tatras Mountains of Slovakia. Turning the camera down produces a jaw-dropping image that has to be seen to be believed.
You’ll sweat in places you didn’t know existed. You might pass out. You’ll leave feeling accomplished. You’ll probably struggle the whole way through during your first class. I’m talking of course about Bikram yoga, a fad that’s taken yoga mats by storm everywhere in the past…
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The knowing eye spots it high above a curve on winding Route 16 through Pinkham Notch. The sport utility vehicle-sized boulder has been a White Mountain landmark for some time. Looking somewhat lonely on its perch, the massive glacial erratic rests on a snow swept…
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Call them artisan snowboards handcrafted from Pennsylvania poplar. Start-up snowboard manufacturer Gilson Boards hasn’t exactly carved a straight line down the slopes as it ramps up its first full season. The idea for its new board design began in the mountains of western Maine when…
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Is a picture of the Teton Range in the Rocky Mountains worth a thousand words, or a thousand likes on Instagram? What’s going to Yellowstone National Park without a Snapchat of Old Faithful? National Park Service officials have begun discussing the possibility of installing a…
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