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12 Adirondack Sports & Fitness<br />
FROM THE EDITOR<br />
<strong>2<strong>01</strong>1</strong><br />
Happy New Year! So what am I looking<br />
to accomplish in <strong>2<strong>01</strong>1</strong>? As athletes we are<br />
used to working toward goals, but often<br />
we’ll set a race goal, and then just stop<br />
training once the race is over. The point<br />
of a resolution is not just to accomplish<br />
one thing and then quit, but to make<br />
long-lasting changes for the better. So I’m<br />
going to take a stab at one single thing I<br />
can do from now on that will make a great<br />
difference in my life this year and for years<br />
to come.<br />
Sleep. I’m going to go to bed earlier<br />
because I think that it will positively<br />
impact my life in so many ways. Some nights will be more difficult than others, but I<br />
will always try. No more zoning out in front of the TV when there’s nothing on and no<br />
more reading until the wee hours. By going to bed earlier, I will start getting up earlier.<br />
I’ll workout in the morning and expect to be more productive and creative in my job.<br />
More sleep will also improve my long-term health and<br />
wellness.<br />
Going forward as a business, we will resolve to back<br />
up our data daily – again! While on vacation, Darryl’s<br />
hard drive crashed resulting in a very extensive recovery<br />
process. Luckily, we’ve got a great consultant (thanks<br />
Mike, of Integrated Technology Resources!) and good<br />
insurance. However, thus the delayed January issue.<br />
The good news is we are up and running again with<br />
all of our data restored! Thanks for your patience and<br />
enjoy the issue!<br />
Best,<br />
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AROUND THE REGION News Briefs<br />
Adirondack Ice: A Cultural<br />
and Natural History<br />
SARANAC LAKE – Ice has determined the<br />
course of Adirondack history in many surprising<br />
ways. Adirondack Ice: a Cultural<br />
and Natural History by Caperton Tissot of<br />
Saranac Lake traces the evolution of that<br />
influence, touching on everything from ice<br />
industries, and transportation to recreation<br />
and accidents. In 360 pages of personal stories,<br />
observations and over 200 historic and<br />
contemporary photos, the Caperton pays<br />
tribute to a fast disappearing era.<br />
Reviews: “This book, providing a relatively<br />
unknown history of ice in the region, is very<br />
thought provoking. It describes the cultural<br />
relationships over the years and ends with a<br />
discussion of climate change and how this<br />
will reshape ice and associated activities<br />
in the future.” –Elizabeth Lowe, Region 5<br />
Director of NYS DEC, and founder of The<br />
Wild Center.<br />
“My favorite moment each year is when<br />
winter takes control and friction loses its<br />
grip – when all of a sudden even the ungainly<br />
among us acquire a kind of grace as we skim<br />
across the world. This captures every element<br />
of that moment. I hope only that those<br />
who read it will rise to the defense of winter,<br />
so that we can keep the great warming at<br />
bay.” – Bill McKibben, author, activist, and<br />
resident scholar at Middlebury College.<br />
“Adirondack Ice illuminates the history<br />
of our relationship with a defining element<br />
of winter. Valued and reviled, ice is an<br />
unavoidable fact of life in the Adirondacks.<br />
As Caperton points out, it has ‘substantially<br />
determined the natural, economic, and<br />
cultural history of the North Country, yet it<br />
is an often overlooked and underappreciated<br />
influence.” –Laura Rice, chief curator,<br />
The Adirondack Museum.<br />
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TSIXTH H I R D ANNUAL A N N L<br />
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Best Backcountry Skiing<br />
in the Northeast<br />
BOSTON, MA – Appalachian Mountain<br />
Club Books has released Best Backcountry<br />
Skiing in the Northeast, by David Goodman.<br />
It’s a guide to 50 classic backcountry ski<br />
tours in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine,<br />
New York and Massachusetts, which range<br />
from day trips to hut-to-hut ski adventures.<br />
Learn about what to bring, the essential<br />
backcountry skills that you will need, and<br />
fascinating ski history. Whether you are a<br />
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skier or snowboarder ready to explore the<br />
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best powder in the Northeast.<br />
Special features include description, distance,<br />
elevation, difficulty rating, and topographic<br />
map for each tour. It’s the only<br />
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in Tuckerman Ravine, and legendary<br />
classic trails such as the Teardrop,<br />
Thunderbolt, Catamount and Wildcat<br />
Valley. Plus, hut-based ski tours throughout<br />
the Northeast, information on avalanche<br />
awareness, gear, safety and first aid.<br />
Reviews: David Goodman has rewritten<br />
the bible. Readers benefit from the<br />
author’s meticulous nose for powder and<br />
first tracks. Goodman’s guide delivers the<br />
goods.” –Powder Magazine.<br />
David Goodman is an award-winning<br />
writer, skier, mountaineer, and bestselling<br />
author. He has written for numerous<br />
national publications, including Outside,<br />
National Geographic Adventure, SKI and<br />
Backcountry.<br />
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