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Top 7 Tips for Skiing with Beginners (and Staying Friends Afterwards)

Dartmouth Beginner Area

Whether you started skiing as soon as you could walk or recently married into a skiing family, everyone was a beginner once. So, how do you ski with a beginner on a trip or just a day on the mountain? Obviously, leading them down expert terrain is not in the cards, and getting frustrated by the pace of their skiing is […]

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Greg Wedow | January 15, 2026
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VIDEO: How To Ski Hard Packed Icy Snow

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Rockfall – A Lesson Learned in Mountain Safety

The core shot that the falling rock gave my skis today.

Today I went backcountry skiing in Ushuaia, Argentina by myself. I’d skied in the same zone yesterday, 2 days ago, and 2 weeks ago totaling to 5 days skied in the exact same zone. It’s springtime here and I was feeling very familiar with the zone and the conditions. So confident and familiar that today, I decided not to bring any safety equipment. No beacon. No shovel. No probe. No rescue gear. No first aid kit. No helmet. No helmet. Today […]

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Miles Clark | June 26, 2018
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Support AmeriCares and Spend a Day at the WSL Surf Ranch with Kelly Slater and Ride His Man-Made Wave

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The perfect wave. Every surfer chases it. Kelly Slater, like a surfing mad scientist, MADE it. And now you’ll experience the much-hyped, man-made wave for yourself. Forget Hawaii. Forget Fiji. You and a friend are being flown out to the super-secretive WSL Surf Ranch in central California for the surfing getaway of a lifetime, located hours from the nearest beach! […]

Steven Agar | October 18, 2017
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