Monthly Archives: June 2012

Ski Report for the weekend of Independence Day Week 2012

Posted on June 25, 2012 by skibums

I know, I said back in early May I was done giving ski reports for the season but I couldn’t resist it.  With Independence Day coming, wouldn’t you like to know where you could ski if you wanted to? After … Continue reading →

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Ski Areas I’ve Skied – Part 3

Posted on June 19, 2012 by skibums

This is the third part of my personal history of places where I’ve skied, which is all over the United States.  I have to admit I’ve never been to Europe, South America, or even Canada (yet).  There’s so many places … Continue reading →

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Ski Areas I’ve Skied – Part #2

Posted on June 18, 2012 by skibums

I’ve begun a new series of posts about where I’ve skied in my lifetime of skiing.  It’s more than a personal reflection.  It’s about the history of skiing as I have known it along with reviews of different ski areas and … Continue reading →

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Ski Areas I’ve Skied – Part #1

Posted on June 15, 2012 by skibums

Somebody once asked the great ski filmmaker Warren Miller what was his favorite ski area.  “The one I haven’t been to,” he replied. In the 45+ years I’ve been skiing I’ve been to a lot of ski areas.  Some time ago … Continue reading →

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Amateur Ski Photography #20 – More photo ideas

Posted on June 13, 2012 by skibums

Last post I began talking about other types of subjects you can take pictures of on your ski trip.  I’d like to continue and finish with this list. Interesting people you meet The great thing about skiing is you meet … Continue reading →

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Amateur ski photography #19 – Other kinds of shots

Posted on June 6, 2012 by skibums

In this series I tried to cover the basic types of pictures you might want to take on your next ski vacation.  I covered the group shot, ski portraits, scenic shots, chairlift shots, and action shots.  These kinds of photos should … Continue reading →

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Amateur ski photography #18 – Depicting steepness: Shooting from below

Posted on June 5, 2012 by skibums

I’ve been doing a series on how to depict steepness in our ski photography and in this post I’m going to talk about how to do this shooting from below your subject.  There are three perspectives one can shoot from.  … Continue reading →

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