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CHARLEMONT — Changing colors of leaves and colder nights signal that ski season is fast approaching.The latest film from Teton Gravity Research, “In Pursuit of Soul,” explores and illuminates the relationship between skier and local ski hill. The...
Follow along behind the scenes of TGR's In Pursuit of Soul as we travel to the best small resorts across the United States
erkshire East Mountain Resort to open North America’s Longest Mountain Coaster CHARLEMONT, Mass., Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Ride the Thunderbolt! North America’s longest and most exciting Mountain Coaster is now open. Encompassing 5,450′ of mountain terrain, riders rush near exposed rocks and cliffs, dive through a diverse mountain forest and descend into Southern New England’s most exciting mountain resort. The coaster will open to the public at 1pm on Friday, October 10 and will be open for the Columbus Day weekend from 9:30am until 5pm each day. Rides start at $15. See www.berk...
Palm Springs Opera Guild season ends on a high note Al Jones Palm Springs Opera Guild, which was held at the O’Donnell Golf Club and expertly produced by Laurie Baldwin, Opera Guild CEO and JoAnne Thompson, executive assistant. The event was set against the beautiful backdrop of the mountains as the setting sun cast large clouds of shade over the audience. The attendees were dressed in Palm Springs casual, the men wearing Panama hats, white slacks and an occasional blazer while women dressed in elegant and fashionable dresses and chapeaus. Patty Newman observed that “it is wonderful we...
Photograph courtesy of Berkshire East and Tino Specht Jon Schaefer grew up in Charlemont, a community of nearly 1,300 that lies between Williamstown and Interstate 91. His family owns the local Berkshire East Mountain Resort, where he and his siblings, and most everyone in the hill-towns region, learned to ski. Some Schaefer family members became racers, traveling to compete on some of the world’s most daunting and magnificent alpine heights. “When you’re in a little town in New Zealand and it’s in the middle of nowhere in the South Pacific, but it’s full of fun outdoor activities a...