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HIKE WEEK! SPA Trip #10: The World’s Most Interesting Hike (Given its Ease)
August 3rd, 2010 | By:  Greg | Comment


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Welcome back! HIKE WEEK keeps on rolling today with our tenth SPA Trip. Today we showcase what some people view as the best reason to go for a hike: it's a means to an end! Indeed, I think this hike, nestled high in the Green Mountains, has the most interesting ... ...Read more


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


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


SPA Trip #9: Colder Boulders
July 19th, 2010 | By:  Greg | 4 Comments


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It's the heat of summer. Skiing is likely the last thing on your mind right now if you're sanely committed to the sport. If you're committed but not sane, you haven't stopped dreaming about it, or you've moved to Washington. Indeed, if you're around the east coast this summer, you ... ...Read more

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