Palm Springs Revisited
By Bob Enzel Life in Palm Springs is good …very good. Logistically though, I’m next door in La Quinta visiting a friend with a lovely house at the Trilogy Golf Club. We’re here–three of us– to attend the National Ski Areas Association Convention and Trade Show. An annual occurrence—always held somewhere warm—where owners of ski […]
Nathan Skiing – Whitetail, PA
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Stratton Mountain Snow Demo
By Dee Dee McKinney. Photos by Fred McKinney. Where do ski shops shop? Each winter the Snow Sports Industries of America present an annual conference and show to unveil all the new ski and snow board products along with soft goods and clothing. This winter it was held in Denver, Colorado in late January bringing […]
Big Treasures found in the Small Gems of Vermont
By Dee Dee McKinney. Photos by Fred McKinney. The state of Vermont has long been a winter wonderland for downhill and nordic skiers, snowboarders, and winter enthusiasts. According to the Vermont Ski Areas Assoc., over 4.7 million skiers and riders visited the Green Mt state last winter. Most of the 20 ski areas that line […]
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 […]
Hawk’s Landing Golf Club
By George Schissler This course immediately brought me back to my sophomore year in high school when I had to stand before the entire class and recite this quote from the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge Keats: “Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink”. From the back tees Hawk’s Landing […]
The Rookery at Marco
By Bob Enzel A large group of ski industry people were in Marco Island for an annual convention. And before it even crosses your mind that skiers shouldn’t be in warm climes, it’s a myth. Skiers need warm climates to thaw out after a long winter. So here we are in Marco with a golf […]
Plunk!
By Bob Enzel The August issue of GOLF Magazine had an article “How to survive an Island Green.” It showed photos of the following five psychologically difficult holes 1. Grand Cypress Resort, South Course, Orlando, FL (Par 3, 8th hole) 2. PGA West Stadium Course, La Quinta, CA (Par 3, 17th hole) 3. Coeur d’Alene […]
Atlantic Golf – South River Course
By Bob Enzel There are three courses under Atlantic Golf. Two of them, Queenstown and South River are situated on the Eastern Shore not far from Annapolis. The Potomac Ridge course is just outside the Beltway in Waldorf, MD. All are considered excellent public courses, but South River was recently mentioned in the “Baltimore Business […]
Renditions Revisited
By Bob Enzel I don’t believe that Renditions is a difficult course for everyone, but it is for me. For instance, on the dreaded water hole reminiscent of TPC Sawgrass I put the ball on the edge of the green in one. Then proceeded to four putt. On the next hole, I cut the corner […]
