| When I found Enzine in the last day or so I | | | | article. |
| thought I died and went to writers heaven. | | | | |
| I've Looking for a place to pass on knowledge | | | | Another place to look for early season hiking |
| of Skiing and Snowboarding in the Northeast | | | | Skiers is Mad River Glenn in Vermont. Mad |
| USA. There is so much to talk about this time | | | | River Glen Ski IF You Can credo is certainly |
| of year. When the first three issues of Ski | | | | true. Mad River doesn't believe in grooming |
| Magazine show up in the mail box in one week | | | | and as far as I know they still don't allow |
| we know skiing and Snowboarding is within | | | | Snowboarding. You will find Telemark skiers |
| reach. | | | | at Mad River. as all the other Resorts I |
| | | | mention. With the advent of high Tech |
| Arapahoe Basin is open and it's not even | | | | Telemarking gear coming on the market over |
| Halloween yet, but Sunday River Maine and | | | | the last 10 years the Old School style of |
| Sugarloaf Maine Are making snow. The night | | | | skiing has made a come back. This has enabled |
| time temperatures have been around 26 | | | | skiers willing to learn the technique access |
| degree's. The crown of Maine has already had | | | | to early season snow simply by adding a set |
| 2 small snow events in October and is | | | | of climbing skins and "skinning" up the |
| expecting another storm tonight October 29 | | | | trails and skiing down. Snowboarders can |
| 2007. The Expected accumulations around one | | | | enjoy the extra perks of telemark as well by |
| to two inch's. | | | | purchasing a "split" Snowboard. Its a two |
| | | | piece board cut down the middle with a |
| Keep a look out for hard core skiers hiking | | | | interlock system to put the snowboard |
| there favorite mountains around New England. | | | | together once at the summit you snap the |
| | | | board together and Snowboard down. |
| The Most popular places for hiking skiers are | | | | |
| | | | Jay Peak in Vermont is also known for |
| (1) Killington Vermont. The area you will | | | | spotting early season skiers. |
| find skiers and snowboarder is known as the | | | | |
| Glades or the Canyons to locals. The area is | | | | In New Hampshire the first place to see early |
| what Killington Resort calls the North Ridge | | | | season skiers and Snowboarders is Wildcat |
| with The North Ridge Triple Chair. One of the | | | | Mountain in the White Mountain National |
| oldest lifts and areas at Killington. Some | | | | Forest. You hike or skin right up the |
| Hikers will travel up the Long Trail which is | | | | mountain at Wild or head up the Wild Cat |
| Vermont's part of the Appalachian Trail. It | | | | Trail which is just south of the Appalachian |
| can be accessed about a quarter mile west of | | | | Mountain Club Parking area. Being part of the |
| the Killington Access Road on Rt. 4. | | | | National Forest hikers need not be afraid of |
| | | | being thrown off the mountain which could |
| Other Hikers will Head up a | | | | happen at a private resort. |
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| (2) Pico ski trail. Pico Mountain was once a | | | | All skiers and Snowboarder thinking of hiking |
| independent old school New England Ski Area | | | | up there favorite hill should always consider |
| until Killington absorbed it years ago. The | | | | if they are on private land or public use |
| old days of Pico Mountain is for another | | | | land. |