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Man powder skiing, Alps, Zauchensee, Austria getty In 2020, to help combat the isolation and immobility of staying at home during Covid-19, MTN DEW announced an “Outdoor Stimulus” program to reimburse outdoor enthusiasts’ hunting and fishing licenses or passes. Winners of the contest, originally the first 5,000 applicants, received a […]
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Refinery29 Almost 20 Years Ago, I Became Paralyzed. Now, That Experience Has Helped Me Through The Pandemic The only way I knew it was early morning was because there were fewer nurses checking on me. I couldn’t speak. There was a breathing tube going into my mouth and another going […]
People kept taking my picture. They asked to grab photos while I waited in line, snuck quick shots they thought I didn’t notice, and brazenly pointed their phone at me as I passed them. Not that I could blame them ― I would probably take a picture, too. After all, […]
KIRTLAND, Ohio — Weather in Northeast Ohio in the early months of the year can be tough. The excitement of the holidays has passed, and now there’s the long trudge through endless gray days, cold, ice and snow until spring returns. People either endure it, embrace it, or move to […]
The glorious lack of traffic on the A43 autoroute on our drive into the resort, the solitary snowboarder in the Jardin des Neiges, the gaping silence filling Plagne Montalbert village were instant clues that this would be a half-term ski holiday like no other. A window display of ‘The mountains […]
Thanks to the huge amounts of snow it regularly receives each winter, Japan’s north island of Hokkaido is high on the wishlist of expert powders skiers and snowboarders. However, its challenging reputation can mean those who are less assured off piste decide to give it a miss. But should confident […]
Cross Country Skiing? With kids? You bet. This fantastically fun activity is a life skill that can open doors for your family winter after winter. Here are a few tips to make your cross-country ski trips fun for the whole family. The magic of cross-country skiing is that you can […]
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Get outside! Cross Country skiing is easy to pick up, especially the “classic” form shown here, with … [+] skis in groomed tracks. This is Sun Valley, Idaho. getty Cross-country skiing has been booming for years in the United States, but with the first full winter of the coronavirus pandemic, […]
It was March 2020 and Jim Montecucco was desperate to ski. Seattle-area resorts had closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the 58-year-old Kirkland resident hauled out a backcountry ski setup he had purchased in 2018 but never used. He called up fellow Kirkland resident Richie Tagliano, a snowboarder, and […]
Langlauf, Spokane’s 40-year-old cross country ski race, is the latest casualty of COVID-19. As COVID-19 rates roar regionally, organizers decided to cancel the February race. “It was a really hard decision to make,” co-founder Tim Ray said. “We hope to be back better than ever next year.” Organizers considered a […]
The downhill skiing and snowboarding season is here. Colorado’s Keystone Resort garnered the coveted “first to open” award for Front Range resorts, followed closely by Arapahoe Basin and Loveland. These three resorts typically vie for the earliest opening award each year. Colorado resident Mark Mannheimer was at the lifts early […]
As an activity in the Covid-19 era, skiing has a lot going for it — it’s outdoors, people naturally distance by spreading out all over a mountain, and they’re used to covering their faces. What’s tricky is everything around skiing: renting gear, waiting in lift lines, sharing gondolas and chairs, […]
CLOSE Colorado ski resorts are feeling the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic. Ski slopes across the state are closed during what is usually one of the busiest months for some of North America’s best-known resorts, including Vail. (March 25) AP Domestic Ski season is here again after coming to […]