By Merisa Sherman May your days be filled with powder, and mountains, and snow. May you find joy and happiness wherever it is your skis may go. May you make warmth for each other when you are stuck on the […]
Category: Living the Dream
Love: dancing on the slopes
by Merisa Sherman We fell in love skiing together, our turns interlacing as we got caught up in the rhythmic pattern. Dancing together down the mountain, we wove in and out of each other’s turns like skiers through the trees. Our […]
Living the Dream: Suspended on a chair
by Merisa Sherman They met at the bottom of the lift. There were two of them, leaning on their brand new snowboards with such glee that anyone sliding by couldn’t help but feel the joy radiating from them. Friends for quite […]
Living the Dream: First tracks at dawn
By Merisa Sherman It was still dark as we left the parking lot, and my beloved golden retreiver, Vespi, and I made our way toward our own little piece of heaven. As the sun ascended, so did we. It was […]
Living the Dream: Adrenalin rushes at the summit
By Merisa Sherman The howling wind cut across the exposed ridge line was trying to knock us off our skis. Protected on the right by the track of the Mt .Washington cog railway, the mountain just dropped off into the […]
Living the Dream: All I want for Christmas is…
By Merisa Sherman A small toddler, with mousy brown hair and huge oval eyes looks up at her mom while they wait in their line. There are many children here, waiting for there time to sit upon the knee of the […]
Living the Dream: Après work powder
We arrive at the parking lot just as the sky begins to darken and realize we will have to move quickly. Our skinning buddies are already there, skis resting against their car as they make last minute checks to their […]
Living the Dream- Spencer Wood: Big stage races in a small town
by Merisa Sherman As the ski racing world arrives in Killington this week, we who ski and ride here look up and see our local ski hill transformed into an amazing scene. Flags from around the world line the grandstands […]