Tuesday morning, I watched the early news and listened as one of our couch potato weather forecasters warn everyone to stay inside unless they absolutely had to go out. Instead of just telling us the temperature would be 17 degrees, he had to add the wind chill, which he claimed could be dangerous. The forecast […]

   With only a few more days to go in the year it’s time to look ahead. The best way to start any new year is to hit the slopes. New Year’s Day is usually the quietest day of any vacation period and for many the vacation is over and coming midweek makes it even […]

      Since Julie Parisien, (now Nuce) returned to Maine following her husband Tim, who completed his training as a doctor, the Olympian from Auburn has been giving back.She has coached junior racers and talked with countless school children promoting the Winterkids program to get kids outdoors in winter.A few years ago, when I watched her […]

My first ski day of the season found me a lot more observant of the skiers around me. As a ski patrolman, I was always conscious of other skiers and how their skiing affected other skiers on the slopes. But this year was different. After more years of skiing than I care to add up, […]