Winter in Quebec City
By Dee Dee McKinney. Photos by Fred McKinney. Quebec City on the shores of the St. Lawrence, is magical in wintertime! The diversification of winter sports and activities rivals any other city in North America for winter sports. The city holds a renown Winter Carnival during February. Actives range from Ice Castles and sculptures to […]
Mont Tremblant, A Quebec Laurentian Dream
By Dee Dee McKinney. Photos by Fred McKinney. The Mont Tremblant Resort is located less than 1 1/2 hr north of Montreal, Canada. According to major ski and travel magazines, this is one of the premier Ski Resorts in North America, consistently earning the #1 Ski Destination Resort in the east. Impressive accolades are given […]
Loon Mountain Resort
By Dee Dee McKinney Loon Mountain Resort is one of New Hampshire’s premier destination ski resort founded in 1966 by ski visionary, Sherman Adams. He served as the 67th governor of N.H. prior to developing Loon Mt. Loon is located just over 2 hours north of the greater Boston area for an easy drive via […]
Gore Mountain Revisited
By Fred McKinney A trip to Gore offers families a full skiing experience in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Gore Mountain in North Creek, NY is a short drive from the Lake George region and around 1 1/2 hour drive from the New York State Capital of Albany, New York. Gore offers over 2600 […]
Okemo Chairlift
By Fred McKinney Skiers and Riders enjoy Okemo Mountain Resorts new six-person bubble chair with heated seats. Passengers ride 6,430 feet to the summit in under seven minutes. Okemo Mt. is located in southern Vermont and set American ski history with this new chairlift. It is the only 6 passenger chairlift in America with a […]
Whiteface Mountain, 1980 Olympics and Today
35 Years ago this month, the 1980 Winter Olympics X111 Games opened in Lake Placid, NY, It brought over 1100 athletics from 37 countries around the world to complete in winter events. Whiteface Mountain was the setting for all the alpine events. Whiteface Mt today is one of the premier ski mountains in the Northeast […]
Austrian Arlberg
By Dee Dee McKinney Photographs by Fred McKinney The Arlberg, a state nestled high in the Austrian Alps, has been a mecca for skiers since the mid-18th century. There are five main villages which make up the Arlberg ski region: St. Anton, Lech, Zuers, St. Christof and Stuben. Skiers looking for large “powder” fields will […]
