Vermont Ski and Ride Guide

By Jeremy Davis

If you are considering a day trip or a vacation to Vermont for skiing or riding this winter, you’re in for a treat. Vermont boasts plenty of options, whether you are looking for an inclusive resort experience, a mid-size independent mountain, or a smaller family ski area. The cold and snowy start to the season has been a boon for these areas, with many opening up terrain weeks ahead of schedule. READ MORE

Jenkins Mountain – A Backcountry Skiing Blast in the Adirondacks

By Pete Nelson

Challenge yourself with exhilarating open woods skiing and help the Adirondack Park at the same time.

Are you an avid backcountry skier? Do you enjoy skinning up and descending deep Adirondack powder through beautiful forest? Then have I got a deal for you: the Jenkins Mountain Open Woods Ski Zone at Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center, north of Saranac Lake. Designed by legendary backcountry skier and Adirondack Powder Ski Association founder, Ron Konowitz, the Jenkins Open Woods Ski Zone features three different marked trails that descend hundreds of vertical feet through a hardwood forest. Accessed via a skin track, the trails are laid out in a sweater weave, with steeps, ridges and gullies.  READ MORE

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East Branch Sacandaga River Trail

By Rich Macha

The Siamese Ponds Wilderness comprises of 114,010 acres in the south-central Adirondacks. It offers many backcountry trails suitable for cross-country skiing. The East Branch trail is an 11.1-mile trail mostly on a historic stagecoach route that can be skied in and out from either end or as a through trip where a shuttle would be required. One advantage of in-and-out skiing is that you get to ski out in your own tracks which is usually easier than breaking trail. On the northeastern edge of the wilderness area is Garnet Hill Lodge which offers groomed skiing, so skiers staying in the area can do both groomed and ungroomed skiing in the region. READ MORE

Walter the Adventure Cat

By Kaitlyn Supa

There is something different about Walter. From the beginning, it was clear he was not destined for a conventional life. Before he ever became known as an “adventure cat,” he narrowly avoided euthanasia and instead found his way to our farm, where he now enjoys a peaceful life when he isn’t out exploring the world. That second chance shaped everything that came after. READ MORE

Kelsey O’Driscoll

By Jaime Collins

Getting to the top requires grit, determination, and discipline, but sometimes it takes even more. Imagine life throwing you a curve ball that doesn’t just knock you down but steals everything. That’s where Kelsey O’Driscoll found herself in the months following an accident in 2021 that left her lying face down in the snow, broken, everything gone in an instant. “The first thing that went through my mind was I just ruined my life,” she says. Yet today, the 31-year-old is the top-ranked woman in the nation in four-track para skiing and is one to watch at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Italy from March 6-15. READ MORE

Fireside Reads

By Laura Clark

We have all pondered the adage, “Running is 90% mental and 10% physical.” So, this New Year’s why not give it a go? When conditions are totally awful or you just can’t face another treadmill session, retreat to your fireplace, sip a glass of wine or a mug of hot chocolate, and relax without guilt while you recharge. The following selections range from inspirational, to training advice, to an ultramarathon thriller – yes, there is such a thing! One good read could be enough to get you out the door! READ MORE

Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Nutrition Based Approaches

By Paul E. Lemanski, MD, MS, FACP

Medicines are a mainstay of American life and the healthcare system not only because they are perceived to work by the individuals taking them, but also because their benefit may be shown by the objective assessment of scientific study. Clinical research trials have shown that some of the medicines of Western science may reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, cardiovascular death and even some cancers.

In the first 124 installments of the Non-Medicated Life, a healthy diet and lifestyle have been shown to accomplish naturally for the majority of individuals most of the benefits of medications in the prevention and treatment of the chronic medical conditions mentioned above. This may also be true for the number one cause of blindness in the developed world: Age-Related Macular Degeneration. READ MORE

The Perfect Winter Sport

By Skip Holmes

Nordic Skiing, or cross country skiing as some people call it, has been around for many years with its origins in Scandinavia. Its humble beginnings started with a pair of shaped wooden boards, and over the years has seen many significant improvements to the equipment and techniques that are used to propel us across the frozen tundra, or the majestic forests of upstate New York. READ MORE