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Aloha!

Seeing a professional triathlete in Kona is not really a big deal. It is, after all, home to the Ford Ironman World Championship—every year 1,800 athletes flock to the Big Island of Hawaii to participate in this grueling 2.4-mile swim, … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Lake Tahoe!

We packed each and every day our our Tahoe trip with activities, and our last day was no different. We needed to be at the airport by 3:30 p.m, but that didn’t stop us from checking out one more ski … Continue reading

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A View from the Top

You know how you have those friends who look good in every photo, no matter when or where it’s taken? Well, we’re beginning to think that Tahoe is the exact same way. This place looks pretty amazing from any angle. … Continue reading

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North vs. South

Before this trip, we thought of Lake Tahoe as one place. Shows how much we know. After talking to enough locals, we’ve learned that there are really two Lake Tahoes—the North Shore and the South Shore—and people tend to identify … Continue reading

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The Need for Speed

I (Lindsey) have a serious problem on the slopes: I don’t know how to go slow. Or at least I didn’t, until I met Deanna Neu at Alpine Meadows. I prided myself on the fact that I wasn’t afraid to … Continue reading

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Loving Lake Tahoe

While Lindsey was schussing down the slopes at Mt. Rose and learning to snowboard at the Burton Academy, I (Beth) was taking it a little slower. It’s not that I didn’t want to join her on the slopes—trust me, it’s … Continue reading

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Greetings from Lake Tahoe!

We knew that our flight from PDX to Reno was going to be short, but we had no idea just how short. We were only about halfway through our first cups of coffee when the stewardess started making announcements about … Continue reading

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Snow Bunnies

We woke up to snow on Tuesday morning and knew that it was going to be a good day. We had arrived at The Canyons Resort in Park City (again!) the night before and could see people coming down the … Continue reading

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Cool Deal in Colorado!

We’ll be at the Chicago Travel & Adventure Show this weekend, but if we weren’t headed to the frigid Midwest, we know exactly where we’d want to be: at Colorado’s Devil’s Thumb Ranch to take part in the Ski, Sip … Continue reading

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‘Tis the (Ski) Season: Part III

Being newbies on the west coast, where the powder has been piling up for a good two months now, it’s easy to completely forget that there’s also skiing back east. But there’s one ski area that has been a sentimental … Continue reading

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