Ski Bum Advice

Skiing Powder

Does this sound familiar? It snowed all week, with storm after storm pounding the local mountains and dumping well over a foot of fresh snow. ...

Brad Northrup January 17, 2018

As an old-school ski racer who grew up with skinny skis, tight pants, and bad hair, I admit I am at a loss when ...

Brad Northrup December 26, 2017

I should probably preface this column by sharing a simple fact: I hate getting rid of skis. Yeah, sure, us skiing folk might make light ...

Brad Northrup December 22, 2017

I had a rude awakening over the summer. There I was, deep in the bowels of our basement back room, rummaging for life jackets, ...

Brad Northrup November 20, 2017

This is the time of year when we get the stoke going, and a big part of that is a discussion of the season predictions. ...

Brad Northrup November 15, 2017