Name: Mark Hayes Region: Northfield, Merrimack County Owner and Founder of Highland Bike Park Highland Bike Park was once known as Highland Ski Area which operated between 1968-1995 before closing due to mountain debts and dysfunction. In 2003, when the opportunity to buy the defunct ski resort coincided with the sale of his family’s fiber optic business, owner and founder …
Ty Gagne: Adventuring in the White Mountains
Name: Ty Gagne Region: White Mountains Favorite spots in NH: Northern Presidential, Franconia Notch, and ice climbing in Crawford Notch CEO of New Hampshire Public Risk Management Exchange (Primex) Author of the books Where You’ll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and the Last Climb of Kate Matrosova and The Last Traverse: Tragedy and Resilience in the Winter Whites (Visit your public …
Ski Tips: All Terrain Skiing
Explore Big Sky 11/14/2022 It is amazing to think about releasing my first book “All-Terrain Skiing” in 1996, as the world was very different then, in both technology and in sport. It was more than a book: it was an interactive program with VHS video, weatherproof flash cards… and the book. And now I’ve updated the program and recently released …
Skier Dan Egan promotes new book in Kensington
SW Londoner 10/14/2022 Skier and actor Dan Egan visited Kensington this week to promote his new book 30 Years in a White Haze. Egan’s has featured in 12 Warren Miller films, produced his own award-winning films that began in his parents’ attic, written three books, and skied with his brother John along geopolitical landmarks of world history, redefining extreme sport …
Dan Egan Wins 2020-2021 Hirsch Award
05/30/2022 North American Snowsports Journalism Association Announces Hirsch Awards – 2020-21 season winners Dan Egan won the Hirsch Award for a Stand-Alone Article: Finding Our Inner Warren Miller in Mountain Outlaw magazine, Winter 2021 Read the Article here – https://www.mtoutlaw.com/ski-bum/ NASJA Judges said: “This tribute to ski film legend Warren Miller is a finely crafted story that draws the reader …
Thirty Years in a White Haze Wins International Skiing History ULLR Award
Dan Egan’s autobiography is a colorful inside look at the evolution of “extreme” skiing into what we now call big-mountain free-skiing. Dan was a multi-talented athlete with a good business head. Emerging from a large, devout yet unruly Catholic family, he found success in skiing, soccer, and sailing. But sports, and the related party scenes, interfered with academics. It took …
Dan Egan’s UK Tour
After a year of patiently waiting for borders to open, Dan Egan took a trip across the Atlantic to tour his book Thirty Years in a White Haze, prepare for some exciting upcoming projects, and attend the National Snow Show in Birmingham. Outdoor clothing and local equipment shop, Ellis Brigham hosted a signing in Manchester and a signing in London and …
Alps & Meters Journal: Ski Portillo
08/04/2021 Every summer since 1961, skiers and riders from around the globe have found their way to the heavenly Chilean destination Ski Portillo. I would describe this ski area as the ultimate ski festival for enthusiasts from every walk of life. Every afternoon there is teatime where you can find yourself standing next to Mikaela Shiffrin, the best ski …
