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April 2009

Four Part Series: Skiing Tuckerman Ravine

April 27, 2009

This post is the first in our four part series on skiing Tuckerman Ravine.
If you are a serious skier or rider, there’s little doubt that you’ve heard about Tuckerman Ravine – It’s big, steep, and has been a New England proving ground since the 1930s.

The Great Helmet Debate

April 5, 2009

The recent tragic death of Natasha Richardson after a minor tumble at Quebec’s flagship ski resort, Mont Tremblant, has a lot of people scratching their heads and looking for someone or something to blame. Was it Canadacare that failed her? The instructors and ski area staff? Should she have been wearing a helmet?
It’s a question [...]