Category Archives: Fall
December Nature News
Cathy Shill wrote this on Friday, December 4th, 2009
Categorized as Fall, Nature News
November is the month when we wait for the weather to change. At this point, we are still waiting as conversations focus on “When will it snow?” The valley is basically bare, and the snow [...]
continue readingSnow To Be Thankful For?
Peter Wadsworth wrote this on Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Categorized as Ambassadors, East Coast, Fall, Skiing, Vermont, Weather
(View from the Green Mountains on Thanksgiving week last year. Photo by Jessie Janowski.)
Since my last update Mother Nature has been a cruel tease to New
England. Warm and snow-less weather has dominated our late [...]
Scaling Alaska’s Pioneer Peak
Renee McFarland wrote this on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Categorized as Alaska, Ambassadors, Climbing, Fall
(Over the first couple of knolls; Knik River in the background.)
Pioneer Peak is rather typical of the easily accessible mountains in south-central Alaska. Although its summit is only 6,398 feet, those unfamiliar with the front-range [...]
Ski Season Strengthening IV: Hips and Legs
Margaret Burns Vap wrote this on Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Categorized as Ambassadors, Fall, Skiing, Yoga
As I’ve explained in the last three posts, yoga and skiing share in common the need for balance, flexibility and focus. Yoga helps cultivate these qualities, so it follows that practicing yoga can help improve [...]
continue readingGuns Roaring at Snowmass
Reed Lewis wrote this on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Categorized as Ambassadors, Colorado, Fall, Skiing
Greetings from Snowmass Village, Colo. After a long shoulder season here, fall has given way to winter in the Roaring Fork Valley. The snow guns are fired up to add to the nearly 30 inches [...]
continue readingSki Season Strengthening III
Margaret Burns Vap wrote this on Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Categorized as Fall, Off-Season, Skiing, YogaAs I’ve explained in the last two posts, yoga and skiing share in common the need for balance, flexibility and focus. Yoga helps cultivate these qualities, so it follows that practicing yoga can help improve [...]
continue readingNovember Nature News
Cathy Shill wrote this on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Categorized as Fall, Jackson Hole, Nature NewsOctober brought mostly wintry weather to Wyoming. It seems the local consensus is we missed both spring and fall. May and June were rainy, and October was colder than normal. We did have a few [...]
continue readingAn Inspired Fall Float
Joe Klementovich wrote this on Monday, November 9th, 2009
Categorized as Ambassadors, Cloudveil, East Coast, Fall, FishingLate October brings the peak of foliage season, cold nights and the last few days of fishing season. To squeeze in one more day on the river, I got in touch with an old friend, [...]
continue readingSki Season Strengthening II
Margaret Burns Vap wrote this on Friday, November 6th, 2009
Categorized as Fall, Off-Season, Skiing, YogaWhat do yoga and skiing have in common? The need for balance, flexibility and focus.
Yoga helps cultivate these qualities, so it follows that practicing yoga can help improve ski technique.
Let’s face it — we [...]
Halloween Fly Fishing: Scary Weather, Monster Fish
Eric Anderson wrote this on Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Categorized as Ambassadors, Fall, Fishing, Idaho, Off-SeasonThis Halloween myself and two good friends, Chris and Kevin, decided to venture out into the frightening weather to do some lake fishing in the West Yellowstone area.
As we headed through Island Park, the five [...]
