Gina Bégin
Heli Hiking: Backcountry Access In The Summer
I’d never flown into the backcountry in summer. My limited helicopter experience always included flying over a landscape concealed in a thick layer of white. Further, I’ve never been much of a day hiker. Hiking always seemed like a chore;… Read More →
The Ski Bum Guide: Lifestyle of the Poor and Nameless
You finally did it. You’ve been hired at a resort to live out your dreams of skiing daily or you’ve saved up enough to convert your truck into a winter-home-on-wheels so you can hit as many ski areas as possible…. Read More →
Skiing in the Shadow of Zeus: Warren Miller’s Battle with The Gods
Loaded horses plod along the village’s ancient cobblestone paths. A woman, hunched with age, looks on with an inquisitive but smiling gaze. It’s not every day that brightly-clad skiers from North America travel through her tiny hometown. This is Greece,… Read More →
Ski Bums Pick: North America’s 10 Most Livable Ski Towns Year-Round
Is this you? You have moments when you study the calendar in front of your office desk and question what you did with all those days gone by. Your body feels sluggish and you think your back might be permanently… Read More →
Ski Bums Pick: The East’s Top 3 Most Livable Ski Towns
When the question “Where’s the best ski town to live in year round?” was posed to a bunch of North American snow sport diehards, consensuses gathered around a few choice areas. These places cater to “graduated” ski bums who want… Read More →
Ski Bums Pick: Canada’s Top 4 Most Livable Ski Towns
When the question “Where’s the best ski town to live in year round?” was posed to a bunch of North American snow sport diehards, consensuses gathered around a few choice areas. These places cater to “graduated” ski bums who want… Read More →
Ski Bums Pick: The West’s Top 3 Most Livable Ski Towns
When the question “Where’s the best ski town to live in year round?” was posed to a bunch of North American snow sport diehards, consensuses gathered around a few choice areas. These places cater to “graduated” ski bums who want… Read More →
Where Did All The Ski Bums Go? 4 Ways Ski Bums Spend Summer
Heat waves heralding the start of summer melt the ski bums off the hill, giving a ghost town feel to the mountain towns they once overran. Their evaporation from the slopes and bars, laundromats and libraries (for free wifi, of… Read More →
11 Adventure Races That’ll Blow You Away
Have you participated in endurance races like Ragnar, Tough Mudder, and the Zombie Run… and you’re still left wanting more? Compared to the following expedition-style events that test real adventure skills — orienteering, mountain biking, climbing, mountaineering, trekking, kayaking, endurance… Read More →
How to Live the Outdoor Life — Indefinitely
You’re such a bum. Take it as a compliment: You want to ski, board, climb, kayak, mountain bike, and hike your way through life. You won’t find a judgmental face here; the Liftopia crowd understands where you’re coming from. Heck,… Read More →
