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Author Archives: Andy Howard
The Best Mountain Biking Ski Season Ever
If you’re a skier but you don’t own a mountain bike, I pity you. One of my buddies summed up this year’s spring ski season best when he commented, “This ski season has been the best mountain biking season ever.” … Continue reading
Posted in Get Out
Tagged Kingdom Trails, mountain biking, spring skiing
Welcome, Don’t Make Yourself Comfortable | Into the Backcountry
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably not going to make your Everest summit bid this year. After all, May “‘tis the season” to get dragged up the world’s highest mountain by a Sherpa. Fear not though, you don’t need … Continue reading
Posted in Into the Backcountry
Hunger Mountain, a Snack-Sized Tour | Into the Backcountry Feb-Mar 2012
An early January rainstorm decimated most of the New England snowpack, and snow was at a premium. Only far-northern Vermont had a fresh six inches of the good stuff, and so I was headed north. Originally the plan was to … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Backcountry Skiing, Into the Backcountry
Tagged crampons, hunger mountain, northern vermont, rock ledges, skis, snow report, snowfield, snowpack, steep pitch, white rocks
Convenience Store Commissary
One minute and 24 seconds. That’s the record. If you run, know where everything is, have nobody in front of you, and pay with an easy-pay device, you may be able to beat it. I challenge you to beat it. … Continue reading
Posted in Get Out
Tagged backcountry, backpacking, gu, gummy words
I’m Sorry, Stationary Trainer
It’s that time of year again: time to rekindle the love-hate relationship with your stationary trainer. You might want to start with an apology. You see, you stormed out last spring, plucking your bike from her embrace and leaving her … Continue reading
