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Welcome to the brand new Women's Zone!  Ski Vermont welcomes Lisa Densmore, outdoor enthusiast and rippin' skier.  She'll be providing equipment, gear and technique tips throughout the season.  Check back often, new tips will be posted regularly. 

199Lisa_Densmore_-_Headshot_sm.jpg Lisa Densmore has been a familiar face on Vermont's slopes since age 14. A former U.S. Ski Team Member from Stratton Mountain, Lisa has written hundreds of articles on snowsports since retiring from the pro tour in 1990. She is the author of "Ski Faster", a top-selling guide to high performance skiing and racing (McGraw-Hill, 2000). Today, she gives women's ski clinics around the United States, is a consultant on women's products to various gear and apparel companies, and a regular host of ski-related television programming on RSN, though she will gladly play hooky on a powder day or to compete in a masters race. densmoredesigns.com

Equipment and Gear

Snowboarding - Are you Goofy?

When a snowboarder asks you if you are regular or goofy, she’s not implying that you look like a canine Disney character.

Snowboarding Binding Choices

When it comes to snowboard bindings, you’ve got two choices, traditional strap systems or newer rear-entry systems.

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Tips and Techniques

Nordic: How to go Down a Hill

What goes up, must come down, particularly on cross-country skis if you ski back to the point where you started.

Nordic: How to go Up a Hill

‘Kinda tough to cross-country ski in Vermont, or anywhere for that matter, without going up a hill or two.

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