While Killington has been open for several weeks, the “real” ski and ride season for 2021 – 2022 begins Thanksgiving Day. That’s when most ski areas spin lifts for the first time and get the seasonal stoke going. Things were a bit delayed this season, but now most all the major ski resorts have lifts
Check out the image. That’s Superstar at Killington. It’s not open yet but will be soon. And it’s calling to you to come and carve up that sweet corduroy striping that it will be wearing real soon now. Face it, you want to be carving more than turkey this season, and here is a chance
Ski season is now officially started. Check out the image if you don’t believe me. It’s real. And that means it is time to get serious about getting yourself ready for another season of fun on the slopes. Have you been using a bunch of hand-me-down gear that is, well, lacking in comfort and performance?
Ski season is now officially started—Killington opened on November 5th and snow is falling in the mountains of New Hampshire—and it is time to get serious about getting yourself ready for another season of fun on the slopes. If you just got the skiing bug a year or two ago and have been renting or
Ski season is now officially started—Killington opened on November 5th—and it is time to get serious about getting yourself ready for another season of fun on the slopes. If you started skiing a year or two ago and have been renting or leasing, now is the time to think about a shift to the next
The latest crop of skis and boots and bindings are lining the shelves at Avie’s Ski/Sports. All the goods from Armada, Blizzard, Dalbello, Elan, Marker, Nordica, Roxa, Tecnica, and Volkl for the upcoming season of snow are ready and waiting. Go the Avie’s website and check them out. Better yet, get over to the shop
The Westerly Sun READER’s CHOICE 2021 AWARDS polling place is now open for voting. CLICK HERE to cast you vote for AVIE’S SKI / SPORTS as BEST SPORTING GOODS STORE. Where else can you go to get SCUBA, surf, paddle board, tennis, and kayak gear? Where else can you go to get beach supplies, sandals,
One of the benefits of working at a ski shop is that you get to see, touch, and learn about the wide diversity of equipment available to skiers and riders. There is a down side. It is tempting to acquire equipment! This season I did acquire a few new things. And I thought it would
Where is one of the few places you could be where the temperature is 11 degrees and you have a big smile? The obvious answer is a ski mountain. That was the situation for me this past Tuesday. As I pulled into the parking lot at Mount Sunapee the thermometer in the car registered 11
Okay, so technically I didn’t get first tracks on the mountain, but it was first tracks of this ski season for me. And it did take place at Mount Sunapee. The headline is therefore figuratively correct. How were conditions you ask? Given there has been precious little natural snow and that temperatures have been favorable
