Gear 

Gear & Beer: Scarpa Maestrale RS, Genuine Guide Gear (G3) District, Outdoor Research Inertia Jacket

February 16, 2013December 16, 2015 Josh Gleiner 4370 Views G3, Outdoor Research, Scarpa, ski boots, skis

Each month we review outdoor gear and local beer. Want us to review something in particular? Send a note to

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Backcountry Skiing 

Hunger Mountain, a Snack-Sized Tour

February 20, 2012December 14, 2015 Andy Howard 4342 Views crampons, hunger mountain, northern vermont, rock ledges, skis, snow report, snowfield, snowpack, steep pitch, white rocks

An early January rainstorm decimated most of the New England snowpack, and snow was at a premium. Only far-northern Vermont

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Adventures 

Top Stories of 2011

December 5, 2011December 5, 2011 Vermont Sports 3251 Views 0 Comment 10 years, boots, Gecko, girls, hok, Lake Champlain, marathon runners, mnm, mountain bike season, photo essay, season preview, secret stashes, skins, skis, sports, taking it all in stride, vermont city marathon, white knuckle

Wondering what the top Vermont Sports stories for 2011 were? Even if you weren’t, we’ve compiled them for you. Drumroll

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Adventures Fitness + Health 

Tune Up for the Ski Season With These Exercises

December 1, 2011March 27, 2014 Vermont Sports 3067 Views 0 Comment atc, body position, essex junction vermont, leg exercises, loose powder, muscle coordination, muscle fibers, personal goals, schug, skeletal muscles, ski, ski patrol, ski trip, skiers, skis, slow tempo, squat, strength gains, target muscle, terrain changes, winter ski season

If you have personal goals in mind for the 2012–13 winter ski season, it’s not too late to tune up

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Nordic Skiing 

Give it a Shot | Long a Home to Skiing and Shooting, It’s Logical That Biathlon is Growing in Vermont

December 1, 2011December 14, 2015 Sky Barsch 6021 Views biathlon, biathlon team, grafton ponds, guns, shooting, Skiing, skis, target, targets, Vermont

Last winter, at Grafton Ponds Outdoor Center, a bus full of children unloaded for a day of skiing. You could

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Nordic Skiing Retail Junkie Superstar Snowshoeing 

Swap Skis for Shot Skis | Retail Junkie Superstar Dec. 2011

December 1, 2011November 26, 2011 Ryan James Leclerc 5003 Views gear, ski shop, skis, snowshoeing

It is no secret that working at the shop is exciting every month of the year, but there is no

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Backcountry Skiing Gear Skiing 

2011-2012 Backcountry Gear Review | Skis, Boots, and Bindings for the Secret Stashes of the Northeast

November 1, 2011October 23, 2011 Brian Mohr 9354 Views backcountry, bindings, boots, gear, reviews, Skiing, skis

By Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson This season’s options for backcountry-oriented skis, boots, and bindings—designed with the thrill of a

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Articles Backcountry Skiing 

Backcountry Skis for 2010

November 25, 2009April 27, 2011 Brian Mohr 3571 Views backcountry, bindings, boots, skis

Posted November 25th, 2009 Skis designed with the downhill-oriented skier in mind—lift served and backcountry, telemark or AT—continue to feature

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