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Nic Stathos

New England-based skier, runner & writer.

22 Year Old Tadej Pogacar Dominates Competition At 2021 Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar

2021 marked the 108th edition of the storied Tour de France, the most significant grand tour in cycling.  The 2021 edition was a blowout, with 22-year-old Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates taking the GC (Overall Classification) title. Pogacar took the lead on stage 8 in the Alps and never looked back. In the mountains, he was able […]

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Nic Stathos | July 23, 2021
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U.S News & World Report Releases 2021-22 Best Places To Live: How Cities In The Mountains Ranked

Salt Lake City

U.S News & World Report just released their list of 150 best places to live in the United States for 2021-22.  To make the list, “U.S. News analyzed the 150 most populous metro areas to find the best places to live. To make the top of the list, a place had to have good value, be a desirable place to live, […]

Nic Stathos | July 22, 2021
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Grand Targhee, WY Will Only Get 1 of the 3 Proposed Expansion Lifts Due To Avalanche Risk

grand targhee ski resort snow

A Master Plan to increase the skiable acreage of Grand Targhee, WY, by almost 50% has hit a significant roadblock in the past week. Currently, the Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed “Grand Targhee Master Plan.”  This past week, Teton Basin Ranger Jay Pence said two of the three lifts proposed in […]

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Nic Stathos | July 15, 2021
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Chilean Ski Resorts Get 2021 Ski Season Underway

Andes Opening Day

After a mostly non-existent 2020 ski season, several ski resorts in Chile have opened for the 2021 ski season.  El Colorado, Valle Nevado, Corralco, La Parva and Nevados de Chillán are among those open.  These late-June/ early-July openings are a bit later than normal, however, locals are stoked to be back on snow. Currently, conditions are mainly machine groomed trails […]

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Nic Stathos | July 8, 2021
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Less Than 100 Days Until Non-Glacier Skiing Returns to the Northern Hemisphere

Ruka Snow Farming

Ruka Ski Resort announced a few days ago that it plans to open for the 2021-22 winter Ski and Ride season in less than 100 days.  The resort, located in Finland, plans to open for the season on October 8th, 2021. This is significant as the resort does not exist on a glacier. Given that Ruka isn’t on a glacier, […]

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Nic Stathos | July 2, 2021
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