Colleen Cardarella

Colleen Cardarella

Lifelong skier. I taught alpine/adaptive for 20 years & ran the chamber of commerce in a VT ski town for a while. Skied 60+ areas & counting. By birth, I'm a flatlander from an Island, but always at home on a chairlift. Degrees in media & marketing.

Nervous skieer with caption choosing a ski pass shouldn't be scary. Find the right ski pass.

Choosing a Ski Pass for Next Season

The earlier your buy next year's ski season pass, the better the deal. The options between mega passes, regional passes and a single ski area can be overwhelming. Here's how to do your research and make the best decision on what's the best ski pass for you.

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Senior Saver Alert: Places where seniors ski for free — Photo Credit: vome

Where Can Seniors Ski Free? 30 Places

This Senior Saver Alert shares 30 places where you can ski for free after a certain age. Use the guide to search by state for free skiing by location and the minimum age requirement.

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Woman stretches in a forward lunge — Photo by Margaret Young / Unsplash

Q & A: Stretching & Warming Up Before Skiing

Why do skiers skip warming up? The benefits to a good stretch and warmup before skiing are clear. Timing might be the reason. Here's how to fit in a good warmup.

Wellness

Special Guest: Kathy Brennan, CEO of PSIA-AASI Eastern Region

Podcast 302: Back to (Ski) School with Kathy Brennan

Skiing with a pro helps assess your skiing and overcome challenges at any age. Instructors are trained to recognize disruptions to skiing common among seniors and help them. Many skiers find joy as instructors later in life. Kathy Brennan of PSIA-AASI Eastern Region is our Gold Skis Podcast guest.

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Althlete performs a ski ballet competition move on 1 ski — Photo by permission - Alamy

Remember Ski Ballet? What Happened to It?

Ski Ballet, sometimes referred to as Acroski, featured alpine skiers in an on snow competition with nuances of figure skating or gymnastics. It was a demonstration sport in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics and later lost favor to newer snow sports.

Retro

Guest: Dr. Leslie — Dr. Leslie Desrosiers, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS and founder of ACL Strong talks injury prevention.

Podcast 301: Keep Skiing Longer

An ACL injury can end a ski season. Dr. Leslie Desrosiers, talks about the ACL, why skiing puts it at risk, and what skiers over 50 can do to stay powerful, balanced, and injury-resilient to keep skiing longer.

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