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On Buyer’s Guides. 27 Aug 2013 | 04:08 pm
One of the harbingers of ski season arrived in my mailbox the other day: the SKI Magazine Buyer’s Guide. For someone like me, buyer’s guides can be dangerous. Do I need new skis? No. Do I want new sk...
Have I got a pass for you! 20 Aug 2013 | 03:53 pm
Getting a season pass used to be a pretty simple affair. Ski a lot at one mountain? No problem. It’ll be X dollars per year. Enjoy. More recently, however, resorts have gotten smarter. They’ve partne...
Help Wanted for Research on Exercise & Pregnancy 5 Aug 2013 | 06:52 pm
I generally don’t permit guest posters on my blog. But today I’m making an exception. Recently I was contacted by Dr. Andrew Luks, an associate professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine at th...
The Royal Prerogative. 23 Jul 2013 | 09:51 pm
So the event of the summer has arrived. No, I’m not talking Wimbledon or the TV debut of Sharknado or anything like that. This is much, much bigger. Yep, I’m talking about the birth of the third in ...
Drinking problem. 2 Jul 2013 | 03:06 pm
Let me start by saying I’m not generally a thirsty person. I realize it’s summer and it’s hot. But this is someone who doesn’t want to spend her day running run back and forth to the bathroom. ...
Gone swimmin’. 18 Jun 2013 | 03:27 pm
Five years ago I decided to take up swimming. It kind of started with my Dad (for that matter, so did skiing…..hmmmm…..). For years, Dad’s been swimming a half mile three or four times a week. He st...
Hiking a lost ski area. 11 Jun 2013 | 04:48 pm
Sad, but true. Wherever there are active ski areas, you can bet there are abandoned ski areas, too. According to the New England Lost Ski Area Project, Vermont, alone, has 116; New Hampshire, 174; Mai...
The Vail-ification of the Ski Industry. 30 May 2013 | 07:52 pm
Seems like everywhere you look lately, you see a Vail Resort. And that’s hardly an exaggeration. Vail recently announced its entry into a long-term lease with the affiliate companies of Talisker Corpo...
On vacation (and it’s not skiing!) 21 May 2013 | 07:02 pm
Travel is a good thing. It expands your horizons, it’s good for the soul, and it’s just plain fun. Usually my get-aways involve skiing. And as great as that is, believe it or not, once in a while it’s...
It’s your week to get healthy, ladies. 12 May 2013 | 11:31 pm
Let me be the first to wish you a very happy National Women’s Health Week! What? You didn’t know about it? I’m shocked! Shocked, I tell you! Well, maybe not. Don’t let my feigned indignation fool yo...
