[Tennis racket snowshoes. Photo: instructables.com] Trudging through the snow in regular boots is a very exhausting experience. It doesn’t take very much weight to sink through a foot or more of snow with each step. …
Archives for February 2015
Kim Reichhelm: From Extreme Skier to Extreme Confidence Builder
The daughter of the co- founders of Stratton Mountain Ski School, former extreme skier and ski racer Kim Reichhelm embodies the spirit of the word "determination." Her tenacity began at age five, when she insisted she …
Matt Feeney: Colorado Adaptive Adventures
Like many Coloradans, Matt Feeney was an avid skier, mountain biker and all-round athlete. Then, in 1988, a cliff diving accident at Lake Powell paralyzed him from the waist down. The incident, while tragic, did …
Seth Masia: Ski Instructor, Historian, Environmentalist
Every sport has its great characters and fascinating tales. Skiing, as a sport and culture, has more than its share of great stories, told in many languages. They’re all worth retelling, and in particular it’s great fun …
