On an early winter morning in Beaver Creek’s McCoy Park, the only sound to break through the crisp air is the crunching of snowshoes on unbroken trail. In every direction, snow crystals glisten beneath the Colorado sunshine, sparkling on the surface of the powder like diamonds.Nate Goldberg knows these trails well. As the nordic sports director of Beaver Creek, he shares that even after countless hours spent on all the routes, they never get old.He steadily leads the way as we ... continue reading...
Travel To Park City: Explore the Wasatch Range and the Waldorf Astoria
By Kim Fuller Published in Snowshoe MagazineIts always nice to plan a vacation around recreation, because it allows you to come home feeling more fit and at ease than when you left. Snowshoeing is a very family-friendly and low-impact activity; it provides great ways to get and explore while embracing fresh air and exercise.Park City, Utah’s circuit of snowshoe trails is extensive, and many of them are ... continue reading...
On The Mat With Kevin Pearce: LoveYourBrain On Yoga
By Kim Fuller Published in Yoga JournalIn honor of Brain Injury Awareness month, former pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce talks about how key the practice is to his ongoing brain injury recovery.On December 31, 2009, less than two months before the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, snowboarder Kevin Pearce crashed his head into an icy half pipe in Park City, Utah.The traumatic brain injury (TBI) brought on a 6-day coma, ... continue reading...
Gear Review: Kahtoola MICROspikes
By Kim Fuller What an epiphany when I realized that running on snow in the winter was not only accessible, but also more physically sustainable than running on roads, or even trail running in the summer. Accessible because of new advances in foot traction, and sustainable because of the cushion snow gives the ankles, knees and hips, while making your stabilizer muscles work (helpful for long-term injury ... continue reading...
Find Your Yoga Retreat: A Peek Into A Costa Rican Paradise
By Kim Fuller Published in Wanderlust JournalRain drops dance on the roof of the studio, and from my mat I can feel them rush into the rhythm of my soul. Air drifts in through screen-covered windows, and I can smell the earth, fresh and clean after its morning shower. My own clean sweat slides in droplets down my skin as the small class moves together in flow between yoga poses, enlivening mind and ... continue reading...
