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Forget those resolutions to work out or lose weight. Chances are, by Valentine's Day, you'll be back into the potato chips and Twinkies. Instead, feed your inner adrenaline junkie, step out of your comfort zone and try something new that may last a lifetime.
Besides, being outside is more fun than being indoors at a gym.
Start off the year by learning to ski or snowboard, and maybe for free. January is "Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month", where resorts across the country offer free to discounted group lessons, rentals and beginner lift tickets. The program is popular. Maine ski areas have already reached their limit of free lessons. Vermont isn't free, but there are a number of areas holding first time lessons for $29 in January. There are various age limits, but the 13 areas are Burke, Killington, Pico, Okemo, Jay Peak, Bromley, Mad River, Mount Snow, Stratton, Smuggs, Stowe, Sugarbush and Bolton Valley. Go to skivermont.com for more details.
Select New Hampshire resorts are offering free lessons Jan. 7-13. That's to ski, snowboard and even cross-country. The deal here is you must go through skinh.com to find the resorts, sign up and get a coupon. There are also age restrictions.
Winter Trails Day is another way to try something new in the new year. On Saturday, nearly 100 ski centers in North America are holding free group lessons designed to hook you on cross country skiing and snowshoeing. Great Glen Trails, Gunstock Cross Country, King Pine and Bretton Woods are taking part, while in Vermont, try Jay Peak Nordic, Smuggs, Mountain Top, Blueberry Lake, Rikert's, Ole's, Craftsbury and Strafford. Visit www.snowlink.com before going as sites may be added and not all areas offer both disciplines.
Jump into a big air bag (or watch your kid do it). Big air bags or bag jump (think huge inflatable cushion) are the latest rage for freestylers. Get air and land like a stunt pro. But, don't use those racing skis. They're too sharp. Helmets are suggested. Try it at areas like Gunstock, Granite Gorge and Okemo or Alpine Adventures in Lincoln.
The area around Mount Washington is an ice climbers' paradise, but so is Vermont's Smugglers' Notch. The Ice Bash is an under-the-radar event worth checking out. On tap for Jan. 27-29,the Bash (no relation) begins on Jan. 27 at Petra Cliffs in Burlington with a $250 prize during the dry tooling competition before moving outdoors to Jeffersonville and two days of clinics, demos and more climbing. Get information at sunriseadventuresports.com.
Are you a slightly unhinged early riser who thinks it's fun to run, ski or snowshoe up a mountain? Then consider trying the Winter Wild series with competitions that start and finish before the lifts start running. Basically make it to the top of the mountain, and then plunge down. The series is held at Whaleback (Jan. 14), Ragged (Feb. 4), Pats Peak (Feb. 18), Mount Sunapee (March 3) and Bretton Woods (March 17). Get the details at winterwild.com.
Give slebogganing a try. The brainchild of Elkins grandfather Bill Herrick, a.k.a. Mr. Sleboggan, it's a cross between sledding and tobogganing. Concerned about the safety of his young grandson on a plastic toboggan, he cut and crafted the front of a surfboard with runners to give more control while laying down on a toboggan. At least go to his web site (sleboggan.com) and watch the video. Guaranteed to make you smile.
Ride the cushy snowcat at Sugarbush (sugarbush.com) for first tracks. The 12-passenger Cabin Cat leaves from the base of Lincoln Peak after meeting at 7 a.m. for a tour that may go into Slide Brook or to the top of Heaven's Gate. Come April and Mount Ellen shuts down for the season, the Cabin Cat is available for private rides, a "purrfect" way to access sublime spring snow.
Take a skijoring clinic. Horse and skier come together during highly spirited runs on the flats. The North East Ski Joring Association (nesja.com) is the gateway into the fast-moving world beginning with a Jan. 7 clinic in Rochester. There are a couple of races scheduled for this winter including Jan. 21-22 at Colby Sawyer College in New London and at the Parlin Field Airport during the Newport Winter Carnival
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Besides, being outside is more fun than being indoors at a gym.
Start off the year by learning to ski or snowboard, and maybe for free. January is "Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month", where resorts across the country offer free to discounted group lessons, rentals and beginner lift tickets. The program is popular. Maine ski areas have already reached their limit of free lessons. Vermont isn't free, but there are a number of areas holding first time lessons for $29 in January. There are various age limits, but the 13 areas are Burke, Killington, Pico, Okemo, Jay Peak, Bromley, Mad River, Mount Snow, Stratton, Smuggs, Stowe, Sugarbush and Bolton Valley. Go to skivermont.com for more details.
Select New Hampshire resorts are offering free lessons Jan. 7-13. That's to ski, snowboard and even cross-country. The deal here is you must go through skinh.com to find the resorts, sign up and get a coupon. There are also age restrictions.
Winter Trails Day is another way to try something new in the new year. On Saturday, nearly 100 ski centers in North America are holding free group lessons designed to hook you on cross country skiing and snowshoeing. Great Glen Trails, Gunstock Cross Country, King Pine and Bretton Woods are taking part, while in Vermont, try Jay Peak Nordic, Smuggs, Mountain Top, Blueberry Lake, Rikert's, Ole's, Craftsbury and Strafford. Visit www.snowlink.com before going as sites may be added and not all areas offer both disciplines.
Jump into a big air bag (or watch your kid do it). Big air bags or bag jump (think huge inflatable cushion) are the latest rage for freestylers. Get air and land like a stunt pro. But, don't use those racing skis. They're too sharp. Helmets are suggested. Try it at areas like Gunstock, Granite Gorge and Okemo or Alpine Adventures in Lincoln.
The area around Mount Washington is an ice climbers' paradise, but so is Vermont's Smugglers' Notch. The Ice Bash is an under-the-radar event worth checking out. On tap for Jan. 27-29,the Bash (no relation) begins on Jan. 27 at Petra Cliffs in Burlington with a $250 prize during the dry tooling competition before moving outdoors to Jeffersonville and two days of clinics, demos and more climbing. Get information at sunriseadventuresports.com.
Are you a slightly unhinged early riser who thinks it's fun to run, ski or snowshoe up a mountain? Then consider trying the Winter Wild series with competitions that start and finish before the lifts start running. Basically make it to the top of the mountain, and then plunge down. The series is held at Whaleback (Jan. 14), Ragged (Feb. 4), Pats Peak (Feb. 18), Mount Sunapee (March 3) and Bretton Woods (March 17). Get the details at winterwild.com.
Give slebogganing a try. The brainchild of Elkins grandfather Bill Herrick, a.k.a. Mr. Sleboggan, it's a cross between sledding and tobogganing. Concerned about the safety of his young grandson on a plastic toboggan, he cut and crafted the front of a surfboard with runners to give more control while laying down on a toboggan. At least go to his web site (sleboggan.com) and watch the video. Guaranteed to make you smile.
Ride the cushy snowcat at Sugarbush (sugarbush.com) for first tracks. The 12-passenger Cabin Cat leaves from the base of Lincoln Peak after meeting at 7 a.m. for a tour that may go into Slide Brook or to the top of Heaven's Gate. Come April and Mount Ellen shuts down for the season, the Cabin Cat is available for private rides, a "purrfect" way to access sublime spring snow.
Take a skijoring clinic. Horse and skier come together during highly spirited runs on the flats. The North East Ski Joring Association (nesja.com) is the gateway into the fast-moving world beginning with a Jan. 7 clinic in Rochester. There are a couple of races scheduled for this winter including Jan. 21-22 at Colby Sawyer College in New London and at the Parlin Field Airport during the Newport Winter Carnival
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