Archive for 2010


HIKE WEEK! Carried (Away) Up the Trap Dike
August 2nd, 2010 | By:  Greg


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As mentioned earlier today when I first put up the report about our ascent of the Trap Dike, we decided to bring Porter and Dwyer (long time friends, and chief executive directors of the FIS Utah Headquarters) along for the ride. Dwyer hasn't been on an east coast adventure with ... ...Read more


HIKE WEEK! TR: The Trap Dike
August 2nd, 2010 | By:  Greg


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In honor of the venerable Shark Week going on this week, we're running HIKE WEEK on FamousInternetSkiers.com! Every day this week tune in to FIS for hiking adventures, information, and tips. We'll have some new stuff every day for you! To get started here's a Northeast classic: The Trap Dike ... ...Read more


Summertime Blues
August 1st, 2010 | By:  Allen | Comment


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Life is hard in the PNW. Sometimes you are sitting around at noon on a mid July Sunday trying to decide weather to go skiing or fishing... but wait! You can do both. About 20 mins from the car.


Summer Series: July 30 to August 1
July 29th, 2010 | By:  Lionel Hutz | 6 Comments


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As the calendar turns to August, I start looking ahead to next winter. As G so wonderfully put it, the "turn" is a moment in the year when every skier should get excited. At the turn, I start to dream about powder sloughing off the thighs of my ski ... ...Read more


TR: The Turn
July 27th, 2010 | By:  Greg


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A lot of folks focus on the summer solstice as the turning point from summer to winter. They say: “the days are now getting shorter” or “we’ve made the turn away from the sun.” As any bona fide ski addict knows however, the solstice is hardly a turning point, ... ...Read more

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