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  In another solo installment, Reid shares a story first published in Shooting Sportsman Magazine. He explores old friendships, memory, and the threats to both while telling a story of a long-ago waterfowl hunt in Northern Vermont.

Send us a textWelcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! On today's episode, we talk with Lauren Schramm, NEPA Manager about AI, Career Pathing, and Pets.   Read her full bio below.Help us continue to create great content! If you'd like to sponsor a future episode hit the support podcast button or visit www.environmentalprofessionalsradio.com/sponsor-form Showtimes: 2:12 - Can you get through your day without Coffee?6:36 - Interview with Lauren Begins12:12 - Whats new with NEPA25:53 - AI collecting your info?36:08- Field Notes with Lauren!Please be sure to ✔️subscribe, ⭐rate and ✍review. This podcast is produced by the National Association of Environmental Professions (NAEP). Check out all the NAEP has to offer at NAEP.org.Connect with Lauren Schramm at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-schramm/Guest Bio: Originally from Northern Vermont, Lauren holds a Bachelor's degree from Alfred University (NY) and earned her MS from Clemson University. Lauren embarked on her career in a Texas freshwater mussel lab before relocating to Atlanta. As a project manager, she successfully led a team of scientists specializing in NEPA work for cell towers across 29 states. Lauren has since transitioned to working with additional lead agencies and Pond and Company, where she serves as the manager of a NEPA team. In her free time, Lauren manages a mini farm, indulges in painting, hand-building ceramic art, and dedicates time to volunteering.Music CreditsIntro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace MesaOutro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs MullerSupport the showThanks for listening! A new episode drops every Friday. Like, share, subscribe, and/or sponsor to help support the continuation of the show. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and all your favorite podcast players.

For more than a decade, Ethan Tapper has been recognized as a thought-leader and a disruptor in the worlds of forestry, conservation, and ecosystem stewardship. He has many years of experience managing private and public forestlands. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including Forester-of-the-Year, by the Northeast-Midwest Foresters Alliance. Ethan lives in Northern Vermont, where he manages a 175-acre forest and homestead called ‘Bear Island'…and rumor has it he is a musician in a punk-rock band. In his tender and fearless literary debut, Tapper proffers a more complex vision. He writes that we must act now in order to protect ecosystems, and that the actions we must take will often be counterintuitive, uncomfortable, even heartbreaking. In striking prose, he shows how bittersweet acts—like loving deer and hunting deer, loving trees and felling trees—can be radical expressions of compassion. In this poetic and visionary book, Tapper weaves a new land ethic for the modern world, reminding us that what is simple is rarely true, and what is necessary is rarely easy. Countless decisions await. There are no perfect solutions; only endless bittersweet compromises. How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World (Broadleaf Books, 2024) offers a clear-eyed, hopeful vision of a world in which so much is wrong and so much is worth saving. Michael Simpson has been actively working, researching and teaching in the watershed management and wetlands fields for 40 years. He is a licensed wetlands scientist where he has conducted numerous delineations, wetland assessments and restorations employing a variety of assessment approaches and data collection procedures, as well as designing wetlands for treatment of NPS run-off and wastewater. He has also held a position as graduate school Professor at Antioch University New England, where he has taught courses in wetlands ecology, watershed science and management, climate science & climate vulnerability and adaptation His primary research has been funded by both US EPA and NOAA, which has focused upon impact to natural systems and built infrastructure in riparian corridors and estuaries, from changes in land-use combined with increases in storm intensity and frequency due to projected climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

For more than a decade, Ethan Tapper has been recognized as a thought-leader and a disruptor in the worlds of forestry, conservation, and ecosystem stewardship. He has many years of experience managing private and public forestlands. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including Forester-of-the-Year, by the Northeast-Midwest Foresters Alliance. Ethan lives in Northern Vermont, where he manages a 175-acre forest and homestead called ‘Bear Island'…and rumor has it he is a musician in a punk-rock band. In his tender and fearless literary debut, Tapper proffers a more complex vision. He writes that we must act now in order to protect ecosystems, and that the actions we must take will often be counterintuitive, uncomfortable, even heartbreaking. In striking prose, he shows how bittersweet acts—like loving deer and hunting deer, loving trees and felling trees—can be radical expressions of compassion. In this poetic and visionary book, Tapper weaves a new land ethic for the modern world, reminding us that what is simple is rarely true, and what is necessary is rarely easy. Countless decisions await. There are no perfect solutions; only endless bittersweet compromises. How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World (Broadleaf Books, 2024) offers a clear-eyed, hopeful vision of a world in which so much is wrong and so much is worth saving. Michael Simpson has been actively working, researching and teaching in the watershed management and wetlands fields for 40 years. He is a licensed wetlands scientist where he has conducted numerous delineations, wetland assessments and restorations employing a variety of assessment approaches and data collection procedures, as well as designing wetlands for treatment of NPS run-off and wastewater. He has also held a position as graduate school Professor at Antioch University New England, where he has taught courses in wetlands ecology, watershed science and management, climate science & climate vulnerability and adaptation His primary research has been funded by both US EPA and NOAA, which has focused upon impact to natural systems and built infrastructure in riparian corridors and estuaries, from changes in land-use combined with increases in storm intensity and frequency due to projected climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

For more than a decade, Ethan Tapper has been recognized as a thought-leader and a disruptor in the worlds of forestry, conservation, and ecosystem stewardship. He has many years of experience managing private and public forestlands. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including Forester-of-the-Year, by the Northeast-Midwest Foresters Alliance. Ethan lives in Northern Vermont, where he manages a 175-acre forest and homestead called ‘Bear Island'…and rumor has it he is a musician in a punk-rock band. In his tender and fearless literary debut, Tapper proffers a more complex vision. He writes that we must act now in order to protect ecosystems, and that the actions we must take will often be counterintuitive, uncomfortable, even heartbreaking. In striking prose, he shows how bittersweet acts—like loving deer and hunting deer, loving trees and felling trees—can be radical expressions of compassion. In this poetic and visionary book, Tapper weaves a new land ethic for the modern world, reminding us that what is simple is rarely true, and what is necessary is rarely easy. Countless decisions await. There are no perfect solutions; only endless bittersweet compromises. How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World (Broadleaf Books, 2024) offers a clear-eyed, hopeful vision of a world in which so much is wrong and so much is worth saving. Michael Simpson has been actively working, researching and teaching in the watershed management and wetlands fields for 40 years. He is a licensed wetlands scientist where he has conducted numerous delineations, wetland assessments and restorations employing a variety of assessment approaches and data collection procedures, as well as designing wetlands for treatment of NPS run-off and wastewater. He has also held a position as graduate school Professor at Antioch University New England, where he has taught courses in wetlands ecology, watershed science and management, climate science & climate vulnerability and adaptation His primary research has been funded by both US EPA and NOAA, which has focused upon impact to natural systems and built infrastructure in riparian corridors and estuaries, from changes in land-use combined with increases in storm intensity and frequency due to projected climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

For more than a decade, Ethan Tapper has been recognized as a thought-leader and a disruptor in the worlds of forestry, conservation, and ecosystem stewardship. He has many years of experience managing private and public forestlands. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including Forester-of-the-Year, by the Northeast-Midwest Foresters Alliance. Ethan lives in Northern Vermont, where he manages a 175-acre forest and homestead called ‘Bear Island'…and rumor has it he is a musician in a punk-rock band. In his tender and fearless literary debut, Tapper proffers a more complex vision. He writes that we must act now in order to protect ecosystems, and that the actions we must take will often be counterintuitive, uncomfortable, even heartbreaking. In striking prose, he shows how bittersweet acts—like loving deer and hunting deer, loving trees and felling trees—can be radical expressions of compassion. In this poetic and visionary book, Tapper weaves a new land ethic for the modern world, reminding us that what is simple is rarely true, and what is necessary is rarely easy. Countless decisions await. There are no perfect solutions; only endless bittersweet compromises. How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World (Broadleaf Books, 2024) offers a clear-eyed, hopeful vision of a world in which so much is wrong and so much is worth saving. Michael Simpson has been actively working, researching and teaching in the watershed management and wetlands fields for 40 years. He is a licensed wetlands scientist where he has conducted numerous delineations, wetland assessments and restorations employing a variety of assessment approaches and data collection procedures, as well as designing wetlands for treatment of NPS run-off and wastewater. He has also held a position as graduate school Professor at Antioch University New England, where he has taught courses in wetlands ecology, watershed science and management, climate science & climate vulnerability and adaptation His primary research has been funded by both US EPA and NOAA, which has focused upon impact to natural systems and built infrastructure in riparian corridors and estuaries, from changes in land-use combined with increases in storm intensity and frequency due to projected climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1-14-25 Tonight at 9PM ET, we're talking with Kyle Ducharme and Bill Boyer Bill is in the Minnesota Mead Mafia, and if you've competed, you know he makes good mead. Kyle is from Vermont and has been tearing up the mead world as well. We're going to be exploring what they've done with their meads, and how they put their recipes together. We'll also be talking about chocolate meads! Kyle Ducharme from Northern Vermont and is a home mead maker that has experience with quality assurance positions in the food and beverage industries. He has been making mead since the fall of 2019, really diving deep during the pandemic. He originally learned from podcasts/youtubers such as Gotmead, The Mead House, Doin the Most, and Man Made Mead. He later joined his homebrew club where he discovered some other mead makers, but mainly beer brewers and judges. He was motivated by the online community to enter competitions and after winning some medals, he entered more competitions to get feedback and improve his skills. That was a valuable step, but becoming a beer and mead judge was really what made him grow exponentially in his mead making. By traveling to learn from others and to judge meads, he could bring that knowledge to others in his homebrew club and online communities. Outside of competing and judging comps, he has started a mead class and small Iron Bee style mead competition to share knowledge/feedback with others. His major goal is to create another major mead competition in New England and to bring up the homebrew mead scene in the area. He is passionate about using foraged ingredients and fruit from local farmers and utilizing honey from all over the world. His parents own a small hop yard and that is what got him initially interested in fermentation. Back in 2010, Bill started brewing with a Mr. Beer Kit and rapidly upgraded to doing all grain brewing. Knowing his wife was not a fan of hops but loved sweet ciders, he started exploring meads & ciders. In 2020, he started expanding his meads & ciders, not only because the shelf life was longer but also because no one was around to drink his beer (Damn COVID). With an abundance of mead & ciders cluttering up his basement, he's branched out from the local homebrew competitions and started submitting to nationwide ones, having won more than 500+ awards since 2021. Bill is an active member of the North Georgia Malt Monkeys, Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers (MASH) and runs the Mead & Cider Makers & Tasters group in the Atlanta Area.  He is also the competition organizer of the North Georgia Homebrew Competition.   This player will show the most recent show.  [break] To listen live, you can find us on Youtube (Youtube starting 1-15-25), Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClXObw9sufjUx3NWRX02CxA X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) Join us on live chat during the show Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events

Mikaela Perry, a New York City based visual artist with a background in farming and public policy, joins Laurel for a conversation about her personal journey from farming in Northern Vermont, to food and farm policy and advocacy, to following her heart and pursuing her art business full time. In this episode, Laurel and Mikaela explore themes of purpose, identity, alignment, and the courage necessary to forge one's own path, offering insights and inspiration for living a beautiful life. 0:09 Laurel introduces her guest, Mikaela Perry 2:48 Mikaela shares her early experiences on the family farm 3:38 Experiencing a deep inner knowing that she'd be an artist 4:59 How public policy and advocacy influenced Mikaela's artistic practice 11:08 The importance of self-reflection, inner work, and embodied practices 13:51 Relationships, curiosity, and coaching 15:29 Inner work and small acts of courage 16:58 Alignment 18:24 Journaling and other helpful resources 21:08 Experiencing flow 22:36 Identity and purpose 24:28 Mikaela shares a turning point in her life that spurred her inner work 27:58 Emotions are clues 37:56 Leaving the policy world and navigating an identity shift 44:02 Encouragement to make bold choices, embrace uncertainty, and nurture creativity The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife Host/Cohost/Guest Info Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland, has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books, including Crossroads and Love's 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel's great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live. You can learn more about Laurel, her books and work, at www.liveyourinnerpower.com. Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career. A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine. You can learn more about Laurel and the work she does at www.fluxflowcoaching.com. Mikaela Perry is an oil painter and former fifth-generation farmer from Vermont based in New York, NY. Inspired by her own experiences as a farmer, her paintings explore connections between the divine feminine, spirituality, land, and animals. Her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the US, and in 2023 her first solo show "Memories in Bloom" debuted at Solas Studio in New York City. Mikaela was selected by Chashama to attend the ChaNorth Artist Residency in 2024, and in 2023 she was honored as a recipient of the New York City 40 Under 40: Rising Stars in Food Policy Award for her artistic representation of farmers and the local food system. Her work has been featured in the AQ Quarterly Journal Vol. 1, curated by Ekatarina Popova, and written about by the City of New York's FoodPolicy Center. You can learn more about Mikaela and her work at https://www.mikaelaperry.art/ and follow her at https://www.instagram.com/mikaelaperryart/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaela-perry/.

Met one of my favorite people, Silvio Mazzarese, a mushroom hunting guide, jewelry designer and teacher and hobby farmer.Today we will learn all about caring for sheep, chickens, and guinea fowl. We'll also learn about living in a yurt year-round with your whole family in Northern Vermont. Sooo much to unpack here!Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

In this insightful episode of Aspire to Lead, we're joined by Laura Lipton, co-author of Learning-Focused Supervision, to explore the transformative role of leaders in education. Laura dives into the concept of leaders as growth agents, group developers, and culture changers, shedding light on how they can drive meaningful change within their schools and districts. We discuss the importance of structured conversations for fostering professional growth and how these dialogues can empower educators to continuously evolve in their practice. Laura also shares valuable insights on the use of data—not as a tool to prove, but to improve—ensuring that feedback and evaluations lead to actionable improvements and enhanced learning outcomes. Tune in to gain valuable insights that will elevate your leadership and enhance the learning environment for everyone involved! About Laura Lipton Laura is an international consultant whose writing, research, keynotes, and seminars focus on effective and innovative instructional practices and on building professional and organizational capacities for enhanced learning. Laura engages with school districts, public and independent schools, departments of education and international agencies designing and conducting workshops on organizational and group development, learning-focused instruction, literacy development and growth oriented supervisory and mentoring practices. She applies her extensive experience with professional learning to workshops and seminars conducted globally on topics including learning-focused relationships, data-driven dialogue, teacher leadership, building professional community, developing high-performing teams, action research, and learning-focused mentoring. Laura is author and co-author of numerous publications related to organizational and professional development. Laura considers her experience orchestrating an open classroom for first/second graders, directing a K-12 Reading Lab, and providing Related Academics on a large vocational education high school campus to be among the highlights of her professional career. Presently, she lives in Northern Vermont, communing with nature and relishing time with her granddaughters Follow Laura Lipton Website: www.miravia.education Twitter (X): MiraViaP Facebook: Miravia, LLC Additional Publications:  Data Driven Dialogue: A Facilitator's Guide to Collaborative Inquiry (with Bruce Wellman) Mentoring Matters: A Practical Guide to Learning-focused Relationships (with Bruce Wellman) Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning (with Bruce Wellman) How to Talk So Teachers Listen (with Bruce Wellman, Educational Leadership) More Than 100 Ways to Learner-centered Literacy (Corwin Press) Shifting Rules, Shifting Roles: Transforming the Work Environment to Support Learning; (with Arthur Costa and Bruce Wellman,NSDC) ...

8-13-24 Tonight we're talking with Kyle Ducharme in Vermont. Kyle has been doing a lot of mead making classes and education and helping more people with the love of mead. Kyle Ducharme is from Northern Vermont and is a home mead maker that has experience with quality assurance positions in the food and beverage industries. He has been making mead since the fall of 2019, really diving deep during the pandemic. He originally learned from podcasts/youtubers such as Gotmead, The Mead House, Doin the Most, and Man Made Mead. He later joined his homebrew club where he discovered some other mead makers, but mainly beer brewers and judges. He was motivated by the online community to enter competitions and after winning some medals, he entered more competitions to get feedback and improve his skills. That was a valuable step, but becoming a beer and mead judge was really what made him grow exponentially in his mead making. By traveling to learn from others and to judge meads, he could bring that knowledge to others in his homebrew club and online communities. Outside of competing and judging comps, he has started a mead class and small Iron Bee style mead competition to share knowledge/feedback with others. His major goal is to create another major mead competition in New England and to bring up the homebrew mead scene in the area. He is passionate about using foraged ingredients and fruit from local farmers and utilizing honey from all over the world. His parents own a small hop yard and that is what got him initially interested in fermentation. Join us to chat with Kyle! This player will show the most recent show, and when we're live, will play the live feed. If you are calling in, please turn off the player sound, so we don't get feedback.[break] Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can call us at 803-443-MEAD (6323) or send us a question via email, or via Twitter @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! 9PM EDT/6PM PDT Join us on live chat during the show Upcoming Shows Aug 27 - Matthew Chrispin - Live BJCP mead exam mead evaluation and discussion of BJCP certification Sept 10 - Copa Hidromiel competition in Mexico with Vicky and Kevin Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events May 1 - Sept 1 - Copa Hidromiel Mexico Competition Registration Aug 14 - Queen Bee Brews, Denver, CO - Magic and Mead Aug 14 - St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI - Bill Frary live music Aug 15 - Barcade, Detroit, MI - Mead-evil Madness! Aug 17 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - First Bee-Day! Aug 17 - McAlpine Meadery, Beach City, OH - Oddmall: Mead and Feed Aug 17 - Apis Wine and Mead, Carnegie, PA - Live Music with Push Aug 17 - Etowah Meadery and Dahlonega Brewery, Dahlonega, GA - Sourwood Honey Extraction on National Honey Bee Day! Aug 18 - St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI - Honey Bee Market Aug 18 - Skäl Beer Hall, Seattle, WA - Viking Faire Aug 19 - Bardic Wells Meadery, Montague, MI - ModPoge Mixed Media art and Mead Aug 21 - Kingview Meadhouse and Winery, Mount Lebanon, PA - Trivia Night! Aug 22 - Thistlerock Mead Company, Charlottesville, VA - Tacos and Mead Aug 23 - St. Ambrose Cellars, Beulah, MI - Delilah DeWylde Live music Aug 24 - DMen Tap, Chicago, IL - Mead Fest 2024 Aug 24 - Haley's Honey Wine and Mead, Fredericksburg, VA - Mead and Read Aug 24 - Dawg Gone Bees Apiary and Meadery, Hanover, PA - Mead Making Class Aug 28 - Oppegaard Meadery, Seattle, WA - Paint and Sip Class Aug 30 - Adesanya Meadery,

This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on July 27. It dropped for free subscribers on Aug. 3. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoPeter Disch, General Manager of Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire (following this interview, Vail Resorts promoted Disch to Vice President of Mountain Operations at its Heavenly ski area in California; he will start that new position on Aug. 5, 2024; as of July 27, Vail had yet to name the next GM of Sunapee.)Recorded onJune 24, 2024About Mount SunapeeClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The State of New Hampshire; operated by Vail ResortsLocated in: Newbury, New HampshireYear founded: 1948Pass affiliations:* Epic Pass, Epic Local Pass, Northeast Value Epic Pass: unlimited access* Northeast Midweek Epic Pass: midweek access, including holidaysClosest neighboring (public) ski areas: Pats Peak (:28), Whaleback (:29), Arrowhead (:29), Ragged (:38), Veterans Memorial (:42), Ascutney (:45), Crotched (:48), Quechee (:50), Granite Gorge (:51), McIntyre (:53), Saskadena Six (1:04), Tenney (1:06)Base elevation: 1,233 feetSummit elevation: 2,743 feetVertical drop: 1,510 feetSkiable Acres: 233 acresAverage annual snowfall: 130 inchesTrail count: 67 (29% beginner, 47% intermediate, 24% advanced)Lift count: 8 (2 high-speed quads, 1 fixed-grip quad, 2 triples, 3 conveyors – view Lift Blog's inventory of Mount Sunapee's lift fleet.)History: Read New England Ski History's overview of Mount SunapeeView historic Mount Sunapee trailmaps on skimap.org.Why I interviewed himNew Hampshire state highway 103 gives you nothing. Straight-ish and flattish, lined with trees and the storage-unit detritus of the American outskirts, nothing about the road suggests a ski-area approach. Looping south off the great roundabout-ish junction onto Mt. Sunapee Road still underwhelms. As though you've turned into someone's driveway, or are seeking some obscure historical monument, or simply made a mistake. Because what, really, could be back there to ski?And then you arrive. All at once. A parking lot. The end of the road. The ski area heaves upward on three sides. Lifts all over. The top is up there somewhere. It's not quite Silverton-Telluride smash-into-the-backside-of-a-box-canyon dramatic, but maybe it's as close as you get in New Hampshire, or at least southern New Hampshire, less than two hours north of Boston.But the true awe waits up high. North off the summit, Lake Sunapee dominates the foreground, deep blue-black or white-over-ice in midwinter, like the flat unfinished center of a puzzle made from the hills and forests that rise and roll from all sides. Thirty miles west, across the lowlands where the Connecticut River marks the frontier with Vermont, stands Okemo, interstate-wide highways of white strafing the two-mile face.Then you ski. Sunapee does not measure big but it feels big, an Alpine illusion exploding over the flats. Fifteen hundred vertical feet is plenty of vertical feet, especially when it rolls down the frontside like a waterfall. Glades everywhere, when they're live, which is less often than you'd hope but more often than you'd think. Good runs, cruisers and slashers, a whole separate face for beginners, a 374-vertical-foot ski-area-within-a-ski-area, perfectly spliced from the pitched main mountain.Southern New Hampshire has a lot of ski areas, and a lot of well-run ski areas, but not a lot of truly great pure ski areas. Sunapee, as both an artwork and a plaything, surpasses them all, the ribeye on the grill stacked with hamburgers, a delightful and filling treat.What we talked aboutSunapee enhancements ahead of the 2024-25 winter; a new parking lot incoming; whether Sunapee considered paid parking to resolve its post-Covid, post-Northeast Epic Pass launch backups; the differences in Midwest, West, and Eastern ski cultures; the big threat to Mount Sunapee in the early 1900s; the Mueller family legacy and “The Sunapee Difference”; what it means for Vail Resorts to operate a state-owned ski area; how cash flows from Sunapee to Cannon; Sunapee's masterplan; the long-delayed West Bowl expansion; incredible views from the Sunapee summit; the proposed Sun Bowl-North Peak connection; potential upgrades for the Sunapee Express, North Peak, and Spruce lifts; the South Peak beginner area; why Sunapee built a ski-through lighthouse; why high-speed ropetows rule; the potential for Sunapee night-skiing; whether Sunapee should be unlimited on the Northeast Value Pass (which it currently is); and why Vail's New Hampshire mountains are on the same Epic Day Pass tier as its Midwest ski areas.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewShould states own ski areas? And if so, should state agencies run those ski areas, or should they be contracted to private operators?These are fraught questions, especially in New York, where three state-owned ski areas (Whiteface, Gore, and Belleayre) guzzle tens of millions of dollars in new lift, snowmaking, and other infrastructure while competing directly against dozens of tax-paying, family-owned operations spinning Hall double chairs that predate the assassination of JFK. The state agency that operates the three ski areas plus Lake Placid's competition facilities, the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), reported a $47.3 million operating loss for the fiscal year ending March 30, following a loss of $29.3 million the prior year. Yet there are no serious proposals at the state-government level to even explore what it would mean to contract a private operator to run the facilities.If New York state officials were ever so inspired, they could look 100 miles east, where the State of New Hampshire has run a sort of A-B experiment on its two owned ski areas since the late 1990s. New Hampshire's state parks association has operated Cannon Mountain since North America's first aerial tram opened on the site in 1938. For a long time, the agency operated Mount Sunapee as well. But in 1998, the state leased the ski area to the Mueller family, who had spent the past decade and a half transforming Okemo from a T-bar-clotted dump into one of Vermont's largest and most modern resorts.Twenty-six years later, that arrangement stands: the state owns and operates Cannon, and owns Sunapee but leases it to a private operator (Vail Resorts assumed or renewed the lease when they purchased the Muellers' Triple Peaks company, which included Okemo and Crested Butte, Colorado, in 2018). As part of that contract, a portion of Sunapee's revenues each year funnel into a capital fund for Cannon.So, does this arrangement work? For Vail, for the state, for taxpayers, for Sunapee, and for Cannon? As we consider the future of skiing, these are important questions: to what extent should the state sponsor recreation, especially when that form of recreation competes directly against private, tax-paying businesses who are, essentially, subsidizing their competition? It's tempting to offer a reflexive ideological answer here, but nuance interrupts us at ground-level. Alterra, for instance, leases and operates Winter Park from the City of Denver. Seems logical, but a peak-day walk-up Winter Park lift ticket will cost you around $260 for the 2024-25 winter. Is this a fair one-day entry fee for a city-owned entity?The story of Mount Sunapee, a prominent and busy ski area in a prominent and busy ski state, is an important part of that larger should-government-own-ski-areas conversation. The state seems happy to let Vail run their mountain, but equally happy to continue running Cannon. That's curious, especially in a state with a libertarian streak that often pledges allegiance by hoisting two middle fingers skyward. The one-private-one-public arrangement was a logical experiment that, 26 years later, is starting to feel a bit schizophrenic, illustrative of the broader social and economic complexities of changing who runs a business and how they do that. Is Vail Resorts better at running commercial ski centers than the State of New Hampshire? They sure as hell should be. But are they? And should Sunapee serve as a template for New York and the other states, counties, and cities that own ski areas? To decide if it works, we first have to understand how it works, and we spend a big part of this interview doing exactly that.What I got wrong* When listing the Vail Resorts with paid parking lots, I accidentally slipped Sunapee in place of Mount Snow, Vermont. Only the latter has paid parking.* When asking Disch about Sunapee's masterplan, I accidentally tossed Sunapee into Vail's Peak Resorts acquisition in 2019. But Peak never operated Sunapee. The resort entered Vail's portfolio as part of its acquisition of Triple Peaks – which also included Okemo and Crested Butte – in 2018.* I neglected to elaborate on what a “chondola” lift is. It's a lift that alternates (usually six-person) chairs with (usually eight-person) gondola cabins. The only active such lift in New England is at Sunday River, but Arizona Snowbowl, Northstar, Copper Mountain, and Beaver Creek operate six/eight-passenger chondolas in the American West. Telluride runs a short chondola with four-person chairs and four-person gondola cars.* I said that the six New England states combined covered an area “less than half the size of Colorado.” This is incorrect: the six New England states, combined, cover 71,987 square miles; Colorado is 103,610 square miles.Why you should ski Mount SunapeeSki area rankings are hard. Properly done, they include dozens of inputs, considering every facet of the mountain across the breadth of a season from the point of view of multiple skiers. Sunapee on an empty midweek powder day might be the best day of your life. Sunapee on a Saturday when it hasn't snowed in three weeks but everyone in Boston shows up anyway might be the worst. For this reason, I largely avoid assembling lists of the best or worst this or that and abstain, mostly, from criticizing mountain ops – the urge to let anecdote stand in for observable pattern and truth is strong.So when I do stuff ski areas into a hierarchy, it's generally grounded in what's objective and observable: Cottonwoods snow really is fluffier and more bounteous than almost all other snow; Tahoe resort density really does make it one of the world's great ski centers; Northern Vermont really does deliver far deeper snow and better average conditions than the rest of New England. In that same shaky, room-for-caveats manner, I'm comfortable saying this: Mount Sunapee's South Peak delivers one of the best beginner/novice experiences in the Northeast.Arrive childless and experienced, and it's likely you'll ignore this zone altogether. Which is precisely what makes it so great: almost completely cut off from the main mountain, South Peak is free from high-altitude bombers racing back to the lifts. Three progression carpets offer the perfect ramp-up experience. The 374-vertical-foot quad rises high enough to feel grown-up without stoking the summit lakeview vertigo. The trails are gently tilted but numerous and interesting. Other than potential for an errant turn down Sunnyside toward the Sunapee Express, it's almost impossible to get lost. It's as though someone chopped a mid-sized Midwest ski area from the earth, airlifted it east, and stapled it onto the edge of Sunapee:A few other Northeast ski areas offer this sort of ski-area-within-a-ski-area beginner separation – Burke, Belleayre, Whiteface, and Smugglers' Notch all host expansive standalone beginner zones. But Sunapee's is one of the easiest to access for New England's core Boston market, and, because of the Epic Pass, one of the most affordable.For everyone else, Sunapee's main mountain distills everything that is great and terrible about New England skiing: a respectable vertical drop; a tight, complex, and varied trail network; a detached-from-conditions determination to be outdoors in the worst of it. But also impossible weekend crowds, long snow draughts, a tendency to overgroom even when the snow does fall, and an over-emphasis on driving, with nowhere to stay on-mountain. But even when it's not perfect, which it almost never is, Sunapee is always, objectively, a great natural ski mountain, a fall-line classic, a little outpost of the north suspiciously far south.  Podcast NotesOn Sunapee's masterplan and West Bowl expansionAs a state park, Mount Sunapee is required to submit an updated masterplan every five years. The most transformative piece of this would be the West Bowl expansion, a 1,082-vertical-foot pod running skiers' left off the current summit (right in purple on the map below):The masterplan also proposes upgrades for several of Sunapee's existing lifts, including the Sunapee Express and the Spruce and North Peak triples:On past Storm Skiing Podcasts:Disch mentions a recent podcast that I recorded with Attitash, New Hampshire GM Brandon Schwarz. You can listen to that here. I've also recorded pods with the leaders of a dozen other New Hampshire mountains:* Wildcat GM JD Crichton (May 30, 2024)* Gunstock President & GM Tom Day (April 15, 2024) – now retired* Tenney Mountain GM Dan Egan (April 8, 2024) – no longer works at Tenney* Cranmore President & GM Ben Wilcox (Oct. 16, 2023)* Dartmouth Skiway GM Mark Adamczyk (June 12, 2023)* Granite Gorge GM Keith Kreischer (May 30, 2023)* Loon Mountain President & GM Brian Norton (Nov. 14, 2022)* Pats Peak GM Kris Blomback (Sept. 26, 2022)* Ragged Mountain GM Erik Barnes (April 26, 2022)* Whaleback Mountain Executive Director Jon Hunt (June 16, 2021)* Waterville Valley President & GM Tim Smith (Feb. 22, 2021)* Cannon Mountain GM John DeVivo (Oct. 6, 2020) – now GM at Antelope Butte, WyomingOn New England ski area densityDisch referenced the density of ski areas in New England. With 100 ski areas crammed into six states, this is without question the densest concentration of lift-served skiing in the United States. Here's an inventory:On the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)From 1933 to 1942 – the height of the Great Depression – a federal government agency knows as the Civilian Conservation Corps recruited single men between the ages of 18 and 25 to “improve America's public lands, forests, and parks.” Some of this work included the cutting of ski trails on then-virgin mountains, including Mount Sunapee. While the CCC trail is no longer in use on Sunapee, that first project sparked the notion of skiing on the mountain and led to the development of the ski area we know today.On potential Northeast expansions and there being “a bunch that are proposed all over the region”This is by no means an exhaustive list, but a few of the larger Northeast expansions that are creeping toward reality include a new trailpod at Berkshire East:This massive, village-connecting expansion that would completely transform Waterville Valley:The de-facto resurrection of New York's lost Highmount ski area with an expansion from adjacent Belleayre:And the monster proposed Western Territories expansion that could double the size of Sunday River. There's no public map of this one presently available.On high-speed ropetowsI'll keep beating the crap out of this horse until you all realize that I'm right:A high-speed ropetow at Spirit Mountain, Minnesota. Video by Stuart Winchester.On Crotched proximity and night skiingWe talk briefly about past plans for night-skiing on Sunapee, and Disch argues that, while that may have made sense when the Muellers owned the ski area, it's no longer likely since Vail also owns Crotched, which hosts one of New England's largest night-skiing operations less than an hour south. It's a fantastic little operation, a once-abandoned mountain completely rebuilt from the studs by Peak Resorts:On the Epic Day PassHere's another thing I don't plan to stop talking about ever:The Storm explores the world of North American lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 48/100 in 2024, and number 548 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

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This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on April 8. It dropped for free subscribers on April 15. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoDan Egan, General Manager of Tenney Mountain, New HampshireRecorded onMarch 14, 2024About Tenney MountainOwned by: North Country Development GroupLocated in: Plymouth, New HampshireYear founded: 1960 (closed several times; re-opened most recently in 2023)Pass affiliations:* No Boundaries Pass: 1-3 days, no blackoutsClosest neighboring ski areas: Campton (:24), Kanc Recreation Area (:33), Loon (:34), Ragged (:34), Waterville Valley (:35), Veteran's Memorial (:39), Red Hill Ski Club (:42), Cannon (:44), Proctor (:44), Mt. Eustis (:50), Gunstock (:52), Dartmouth Skiway (:54), Whaleback (:55), Storrs (:57), Bretton Woods (:59)Base elevation: 749 feetSummit elevation: 2,149 feetVertical drop: 1,400 feetSkiable Acres: 110 acresAverage annual snowfall: 140 inchesTrail count: 47 (14 advanced, 27 intermediate, 6 beginner) + 1 terrain parkLift count: 3 (1 triple, 1 double, 1 platter - view Lift Blog's inventory of Tenney's lift fleet)View historic Tenney Mountain trailmaps on skimap.org.Why I interviewed himDan Egan is an interesting guy. He seems to have 10 jobs all at once. He's at Big Sky and he's at Val-d'Isère and he's writing books and he's giving speeches and he's running Tenney Mountain. He's a legendary freeskier who didn't die young and who's stayed glued to the sport. He loves skiing and it is his whole life and that's clear in talking to him for 30 seconds.So he would have been a great and compelling interview even outside of the context of Tenney. But I'm always drawn to people who do particular, peculiar things when they could do anything. There's no reason that Dan Egan has to bother with Tenney, a mid-sized mountain in a mid-sized ski state far from the ski poles of the Alps and the Rockies. It would be a little like Barack Obama running for drain commissioner of Gladwin County, Michigan. He'd probably do a good job, but why would he bother, when he could do just about anything else in the world?I don't know. It's funny. But Egan is drawn to this place. It's his second time running Tenney. The guy is Boston-core, his New England roots clear and proud. It makes sense that he would rep the region. But there are New England ski areas that stand up to the West in scope and scale of terrain, and even, in Northern Vermont, snow volume and quality (if not consistency). But Tenney isn't one of them. It's like the 50th best ski area in the Northeast, not because it couldn't be better, but because it's never been able to figure out how to become the best version of itself.Egan – who, it's important to note, will move into an advisory or consultant role for Tenney next winter – seems to know exactly who he is, and that helps. He understands skiing and he understands skiers and he understands where this quirky little mountain could fit into the wide world of skiing. This is exactly what the ski area needs as it chugs into the most recent version of itself, one that, we hope, can defy its own legacy and land, like Egan always seems to, on its skis.What we talked aboutA vision for Tenney; what happened when Egan went skiing in jeans all over New Hampshire; the second comeback season was stronger than the first; where Tenney can fit in a jam-packed New Hampshire ski scene; why this time is different at Tenney; the crazy gene; running a ski area with an extreme skier's mindset; expansion potential; what's lost with better snowmaking and grooming and wider trails; why New England breeds kick-ass skiers; Tenney's quiet renovation; can Tenney thrive long-term with a double chair as its summit lift?; what's the worst thing about a six-person chair?; where Tenney could build more beginner terrain; expansion opportunities; the future of the triple chair; an endorsement for surface lifts; the potential for night skiing; the difference between running Tenney in 2002 and 2024; the slow death of learn-to-ski; why is skiing discounting to its most avid fans?; the down side of online ticket discounts; warm-weather snowmaking; Tenney's snowmaking evolution; the best snowmaking system in New Hampshire; “any ski area that's charging more than $100 for skiing and then asking you to put your boots in a cubby outside in the freezing cold … to me, that's an insult”; the importance of base lodges; “brown-baggers, please, you're welcome at Tenney”; potential real estate development and the importance of community; New England ski culture – “It means something to be from the East”; “why aren't more ski area operators skiing?”; skiing as confidence-builder; the No Boundaries Pass; the Indy Pass; Tenney season pass pricing; and Ragged's Mission: Affordable pass.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewIn late 2022, as Tenney's social media feeds filled with hyperactive projects to re-open the ski area, I asked a veteran operator – I won't say which one – what they thought of the ski area's comeback potential.“No chance,” they'd said, pointing to lack of water, strained and dated infrastructure, and a mature and modern competitive marketplace. “They're insane.”And yet, here we are. Tenney lives.The longer I do this, the less the project of operating a ski area makes sense to me. Ski areas, in my head, have always been Mount Bohemia: string a lift up the mountain and let the skiers ride. But that model can only work in like four places on the continent, and sometimes, like this year, it barely works there. The capital and labor requirements of running even a modest operation in schizophrenic New England weather are, by themselves, shocking. Add in a summit lift built six decades ago by a defunct company in an analogue world, an already overcrowded New Hampshire ski market, and a decades-long legacy of failure, and you have an impossible-seeming project.But they're doing it. For two consecutive winters, lift-served snowskiing has happened at Tenney. The model here echoes the strategy that has worked at Titus and Holiday Mountain and Montage: find an owner who runs other successful, non-ski businesses and let those businesses subsidize the ski area until it can function independently. That could take a while. But Steven Kelly, whose Timberline Construction Company is big-timing it all over New England, seems committed.Some parts of the country, like Washington, need more ski areas. Others, like New Hampshire, probably have too many. That can be great for skiers: access road death matches are not really a thing out here, and there's always some uncrowded bump to escape to on peak days. Operators competing for skiers, however, have a tricky story to tell. In Tenney's case, the puzzle is this: how does a fixed-grip 1,400-footer compete in a crowded ski corridor in a crowded ski state with five-dollar Epic Passes raining from the skies and Octopus lifts rising right outside of town and skiers following habits and rituals formed in childhood? Tenney's operators have ideas. And some pretty good ones, as it turns out.Questions I wish I'd askedI know some of you will be disappointed that I didn't get into Egan's career as a pro skier. But this interview could have been nine hours long and we wouldn't have dented the life of what is a very interesting dude. Anyway here's Egan skiing and talking about skiing if you were missing that:What I got wrongWe recorded this before 2024-25 Tenney season passes dropped. Egan teased that they would cost less than 2023-24 passes, and they ended up debuting for $399 adult, down from $449 for this past winter.When describing the benefits of nearby Ragged Mountain's $429 season pass, I mention the ski area's high-speed lifts and extensive glades, but I neglected to mention one very important benefit: the pass comes loaded with five lift tickets to Jay freaking Peak.Why you should ski TenneyBefore high-speed lifts and Colorado-based owners and Extreme Ultimo Megapasses, there was a lot more weird in New England skiing. There was the Cranmore Skimobile:And these oil-dripping bubble doubles and rocket-ship tram at Mount Snow:And whatever the hell is going on here at now-defunct King Ridge, New Hampshire:I don't really know if all this was roadside carnival schtick or regional quirk or just a reflection of the contemporary world, but it's all mostly gone now, a casualty of an industry that's figured itself out.Which is why it's so jarring, but also so novel and so right, to pull into Tenney and to see this:I don't really know the story here, and I didn't ask Egan about it. They call it the Witch's Hat. It's Tenney's ticket office. Perhaps its peculiar shape is a coincidence, the product of some long-gone foreman's idiosyncratic imagination. I don't even know why a ski area with a base lodge the size of Rhode Island bothers to maintain a separate building just for selling lift tickets. But they do. And it's wonderful.The whole experience of skiing Tenney evokes this kind of time-machine dislocation. There's the lattice-towered Hornet double, a plodding 60-year-old machine that moves uphill at the pace of a pack mule:There's the narrow, twisty trails of Ye Old New England:And the handmade trail signs:Of course, modernity intrudes. Tenney now has RFID, trim grooming, a spacious pub with good food. And, as you'll learn in the podcast, plans to step into the 2020s. The blueprint here is not Mad River Glen redux, or even fixed-grip 4EVA Magic Mountain. It's transformation into something that can compete in ski area-dense and rapidly evolving New Hampshire. The vision, as Egan lays it out, is compelling. But there will be a cost to it, including, most likely, the old Hornet. That Tenney will be a Tenney worth skiing, but so is this one, and better to see it before it's gone.Podcast NotesOn 30 Years in a White HazeI mentioned Egan's book, 30 Years In A White Haze, in the intro. I dedicated an entire podcast with his co-author, Eric Wilbur, to this book back in 2021:On Jackson Hole's jeans-skiing daySo this happened in December:On the December washoutEgan references the “December washout” – this is the same storm I went deep on with Sunday River GM Brian Heon recently. Listen here.On “what I did 20 years ago” and warm-weather snowmakingThis was Egan's second run as Tenney general manager. His first tenure, near the turn of the century, overlapped with the ski area's experiments in warm-weather snowmaking. New England Ski History summarizes:In October of 2002, Tenney was purchased by SnowMagic, a company seeking to showcase its snowmaking technology. The company's origins dated back to the late 1980s, when Japanese skier Yoshio Hirokane developed an idea to make snow in warmer temperatures, called Infinite Crystal Snowmaking. Hirokane later joined forces with Albert Bronander to found the New Jersey-based SnowMagic company. A significant investment was planned at Tenney, rumored to be a choice of either replacing the 1964 Stadeli double chairlift with a high speed detachable quad or installing the high-tech snowmaking system.In advance of the 2002-2003 ski season, the investment in a SnowMagic system was announced. The system, rumored to cost $1,000,000, would allow the ski area to stay open year round. There was some speculation that the runaway success of this new system would allow for the purchase of a high speed quad shortly thereafter. Famous skier Dan Egan served as General Manager when the area reopened in December 2002.After dealing with equipment shipping delays reportedly caused by a longshoreman's strike, Tenney was able to open during the summer and fall of 2003 thanks to the system. Numbers were disappointing and costs were high, especially considering it was only covering a small slope. Summer snowmaking operations were cancelled in 2004 and the snowmaking system was sent to Alabama. While summertime snowmaking was expected to return to Tenney in 2005, it was all but forgotten, as the company determined the systems yielded better revenue in warmer climates.The most recent headline-making experiment in warm-weather snowmaking landed last October, when Ski Ward, Massachusetts beat everyone to open for the 2023-24 ski season with an assist from an expensive but powerful piece of technology:It cost $600,000. It's the size of a shipping container. In an August test run, it cranked out a six-foot-tall pile of snow in 83-degree weather.It's the L60 snowmaking machine from Quebec-based Latitude 90. And it just helped Ski Ward, Massachusetts beat every other ski area in North America to open for the 2023-24 ski season.The skiing wasn't much. A few feet of base a few hundred feet long, served by a carpet lift. Ski Ward stapled the novelty to its fall festival, a kitschy New England kiddie-fest with “a petting zoo, pony rides, kids crafts, pumpkin painting, summer tubing, bounce houses … and more.” Lift tickets cost $5.On potential Tenney expansionsWe discuss several expansion opportunities for Tenney, including a proposed-but-abandoned upper-mountain beginner area. This 1988 trailmap shows where the potential new lift and trails could sit:On the evolution of LoonLoon, in recent years, has leapt ahead of its New Hampshire competitors with a series of snowmaking and lift upgrades that are the most sophisticated in the state (Waterville Valley might argue with me on that). I've profiled this evolution extensively, including in a conversation with the ski area's current GM, Brian Norton, in 2022 - listen here.On Waterville Valley's summit T-barOne of the most underrated lifts in New England is Waterville Valley's summit T-bar. The story behind it is instructive, though I'm not sure if anyone's paying attention to the lesson. Here's the background – in 1988, the ski area installed the state's first high-speed quad, a base-to-summit machine then known as High Country Express (the ski area later changed the name to “White Peaks Express”:But detachable lifts were new in the ‘80s, and no one really understood that stringing one to the top of White Peak would prove problematic. Wind holds were a constant problem. So, in 1996, Waterville took the extraordinary step of shortening the lift by approximately 400 vertical feet. Skiers could still travel to the summit on the High Country double chair, a Stadeli machine left over from the 1960s:But that lift was still prone to wind holds. So, in 2018, Waterville GM Tim Smith tried something both simple and brilliant: replacing the double chair with a brand-new T-bar, which cost all of $750,000 and is practically immune from wind holds:The result is a better ski experience enabled by a lost-cost, low-tech lift. The ski area continued to invest heavily in the rest of the mountain, throwing down $12 million on the Tecumseh Express bubble six-pack – which replaced the old White Peaks Express – in 2022.Video by Stuart Winchester.On JP AuclairEgan mentions JP Auclair, a Canadian freeskier who died in an avalanche in 2014. Here's a nice tribute to JP from Chris O'Connell, who cofounded Armada Skis with Auclair:There are a million things that can be said about JP as a skier—how he pioneered and transcended genres, and the indelible mark he has made on the sport. But there is so much more: he was a genuinely good human; he was my favorite person to be around because he was hilarious and because he was kind.In the summer of 1997 I watched a VHS tape of JP Auclair and JF Cusson skiing the park at Mt. Hood. It was a time when snowboarding was peaking and, in many places, skiers weren't even allowed in the park. Skiers certainly weren't doing tricks that rivaled snowboarders—in difficulty or in style. To see JP and JF doing cork 720s blew my mind, and, as a snow sports photographer, I wanted to meet them. At the time, I was a senior photographer at Snowboarder Magazine and I had begun contributing with a start-up ski magazine called Freeze. The following spring the photo editor of Freeze blew out his knee and in his place, I was sent to the Nordic jib land, Riksgransen, Sweden to meet these guys.JP and I hit it off and that's how it began – 16 years of traveling and shooting with him. Often, those travels were the kind which involved appearances, autograph sessions and less than ideal ski situations. He would put on a smile and give it 100 percent at an awkward press conference in China when we knew Interior BC was getting hammered. He would shred the icy slopes of Quebec when duty called, or log long hours in the Armada office to slam out a product video. JP was a champion no matter how adverse or inane. That was part of what made him so good.Ironically, JP and I had a shared sense that what we were doing, while fulfilling in context, at times seemed frivolous. We spent our lives traveling to the far ends of the earth, and we weren't doing it to build bridges or irrigations systems or to help people have clean drinking water. Instead, we were doing it for skiing. Read the rest…On Crotched and Peak ResortsEgan is right, Crotched is often overlooked and under-appreciated in New England skiing. While much of the region fell behind the West, from a technology point of view, in the 2000s, Peak Resorts rebuilt Crotched almost from scratch in 2003, relocating three lifts from Virginia and installing a new snowmaking system. Per New England Ski History:At the turn of the millennium, Midwestern ski operator Peak Resorts started looking into either acquiring an operational mid-sized area or reopening a defunct area in New England. Though Temple Mountain was heavily considered, Peak Resorts opted to invest in defunct Crotched Mountain. According to Peak Resorts' Margrit Wurmli-Kagi, "It's the kind of small area that we specialize in, but it skis like a larger mountain. It has some nice glades and some nice steeps, but also some outlying areas that are perfect for the beginners."In September 2002, Peak Resorts formed S N H Development, Inc. as a New Hampshire corporation to begin rebuilding the former western side of the ski area. In terms of vertical feet, the prospective ski area was three times larger than any of Peak Resorts' current portfolio. After a 50 year lease of the property was procured in May 2003, a massive reconstruction project subsequently took place, including reclearing the trails, constructing a new snowmaking system, building a new base lodge, and installing rebuilt lifts from Ski Cherokee, Virginia. A reported ten million dollars later, Crotched Mountain reopened as essentially a new ski area on December 20, 2003. Though most of the terrain followed the former western footprint, the trails were given a new science fiction naming scheme.While the reopened ski area initially did not climb to the top of the former quad chairlift, additional trails were reclaimed in subsequent years. In February of 2012, it was announced that Crotched would be acquiring Ascutney's detachable quad, reopening the upper mountain area. The lift, dubbed the Crotched Rocket, opened on December 1, 2012.On “Rusty” in the hall of fameEgan refers to “Rusty's” U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame induction speech. He was referring to Rusty Gregory, former CEO of Alterra Mountain Company and three-time Storm Skiing Podcast guest. Here's the speech (with an intro by Egan):The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 26/100 in 2024, and number 526 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

About the Show:"Feeding the community is not just about sustenance, but about nurturing a sense of togetherness and resilience through local efforts."- Anthony MirisciottaAbout the Guest:Anthony Mirisciotta is the Executive Director of the Spring Creek Food Hub, which operates in Northwest Arkansas with a focus on addressing food insecurity and supporting local agriculture. With a rich background in farming and food systems, Anthony brings years of experience from managing organic farmers cooperatives in Northern Vermont to working with organic wholesalers in California. He has a profound understanding of the need for strong, local food systems and the role technology plays in modern farming. His passion for sustainability and education in the food industry is evident in his work and his plans for the Spring Creek Food Hub, aiming to grow the agency's relationships with local farmers and the wider community.Episode Summary:In this insightful episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas, host Randy Wilburn welcomes Anthony Mirisciotta, who leads the Spring Creek Food Hub, a transformative platform within the local food system. This conversation takes listeners on an educational journey through the intersection of business, culture, entrepreneurship, and life in the Ozarks, focusing on food security and the importance of local farming.Randy engages with Anthony in a deep dive into what makes the Spring Creek Food Hub a unique addition to Northwest Arkansas' vibrant food ecosystem. With the episode intricately woven with SEO-optimized keywords like "food insecurity," "local agriculture," "sustainability," and "regional food systems," the audience is led through Anthony's journey to Arkansas and his strategic vision for expanding the food hub. The summary encapsulates the hub's plans to move into a new, larger facility, the Market Center of the Ozarks, in Summer 2024, exploring the anticipated impact on local communities and the region's agricultural future.Key Takeaways:The Spring Creek Food Hub plays a key role in the aggregation and distribution of local food in Northwest Arkansas, emphasizing farmer recognition and economic viability.Anthony discusses the unique characteristics of working with Northwest Arkansas farmers and the potential for the Food Hub to support small-scale farmers in scaling up their operations.Food insecurity is a major concern for the Food Hub, with intentions to engage in educational initiatives and increase fresh food access to all community members.The upcoming move to the Market Center of the Ozarks will create synergy with the Arkansas Food Innovation Center, further supporting local agriculture and extending food seasonality.The episode underscores the critical nature of community involvement in supporting local food systems and the Food Hub's future goals for educational programming and outreach.All this and more on this episode of the I Am Northwest Arkansas podcast.Important Links and Mentions on the Show*Email Spring Creek Food HubWebsite Spring Creek Food HubSpring Creek Food Hub on FacebookSpring...

In Sarah Beauchamp's own words: "My name is Sarah Beauchamp and I have a Bachelor's degree with a focus on education. I am a mom of three kids (Almost 6, 4, and 1), a birth doula, a birth photographer, and the creator of the book, Birth Happens. I live in Northern Vermont. I am a doula and birth photographer who will give an overview of my own birth stories and then talk about the book I created, Birth Happens: A Collection of Birth Stories. This book has 128 different birth stories from 8 different countries. There is a focus on positive birth stories, but there are also some that are not as happy. There are home births, birth center births, hospital births, and unassisted births. There are breech births and twin births. The stories are meant to provide inspiration and education to anyone who is pregnant or interested in learning more about birth. I also talk about birth photography and how my goals with the book are my same goals with photography - sharing inspiration and education and helping people realize that birth is really beautiful." 3 Key takeaways from the podcast that listeners will learn today: Birth Happens is available around the globe and is an affordable and accessible way to learn more about birth on your own time Birth is different for every person and every baby. It is mysterious and magical and reading lots of stories and listening to different birth story podcasts is a great way to prepare for birth. Birth doesn't have to be scary and traumatic. It can be sometimes because it is always unpredictable, but it is also possible to have an empowering and beautiful birth. 3 keywords that people would want to search when looking for content that you would provide in this episode: Birth Photography Birth Stories Childbirth Education Website: birthsmiles.com Instagram: @birthsmiles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083965312591 XOXO -Heids We have seats available in Birth Story Academy. Join today for $20 off with code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND at https://www.birthstory.com/online-course!  Resources: Birth Story Academy Online Course Shop My Birthing Workbooks and Guides I'm Heidi, a Certified Birth Doula, and I've supported the deliveries of over one thousand babies in my career. On the Birth Story Podcast, I'll take you on a journey through your pregnancy by providing you education through storytelling. I provide high-level childbirth education broken down to make it super digestible for you because I know you are a busy parent on the go. Plus, because I am so passionate about birth outcomes, you will hear from many of the top experts in labor and delivery. Connect with Me! Instagram YouTube My Doula Heidi Website Birth Story Media™ Website

In today's episode, I'm sharing my conversation with Intuitive Healer Erika Alaura.  I first heard Erika on another podcast and was impressed by the pace at which she channeled energetic clearings. Her story is wonderfully inspiring too. Today we focus on her work, and continue our podcast series on being, not just doing. Erika teaches us the Law of Attraction is a match to our subconscious, and how her work addresses the tug of war that can occur between the conscious and subconscious mind by going to the root and resolving the past with the present.   Erika Alaura was a psychic child and started studying metaphysics at age 13. Born and raised in Northern Vermont, she began offering tarot reading professionally at age 15. Since then, she has lived throughout the US studying at Ringling School of Art and Design, Vermont College at Norwich University, the Muscular Therapy Institute, and Florida College of Natural Health. Erika's work is about removing the roots of trauma buried in your subconscious. The old roots of disappointment, frustration, depression, hardship, etc., block the positive, life-giving experience we so want and deserve.   You don't want to miss: ●      Working with the mind and spirit ●      3 Steps to clearing a lineage block ●      How she gets in the zone and channels information ●      Resolve the past with the present   Plus Erika reveals her next creative venture!   Connect with Erika: ·      Instagram: @erika_alaura ·      Website: https://www.erikaalaura.com/   Links and resources: ●      FREE Meditation Mastermind– Join me for 30 min on zoom to share our meditation practices. Sign up here for our November session. More details to come! ●      Sparkle Time Women's Community opens Jan!  Join the VIP waitlist here. ●      Delicious EASE Shop – Positive Energetic Anchors made to order. Check out the latest addition – sweatshirts! Check out the baseball caps, trucker caps, and soy candles.   Let's connect! ●      Insta: @deliciousease ●      Pinterest: @deliciousease ●      Website: deliciousease.com ●      Join the Sparkle (Email) List: deliciousease.com/email-join   Make sure you click SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on any of my content coming up soon. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a rating and review. It really helps get the word out about Delicious EASE.   Thank you!

Monica Morrissey lives in Northern Vermont with her husband and two cats. She loves hiking, swimming, and being with her grandkids. Monica was a public educator for over thirty years. Her experience teaching others helped her gain the knowledge she would need for the unexpected career change; becoming an author and Spiritual Healer. At the age of fifty, she published her inspiring Dimes from Heaven, How Coins and Coincidences Helped Me Discover My Life as an Empath book to help others understand our connection to loved ones who are in the spirit world and how our thoughts affect our health. Dimes from Heaven was a finalist for the International Indie Book Awards in the category of death and dying and was an Amazon #1 - Owner of Silver Spur... Top New Release in Supernaturalism. Her second book, More Dimes from Heaven shares her story to be an author- with so many synchronistic events along her journey. Her third book, Once Upon a Dime, Heaven is Talking to Us. Do You Know How to Listen? Explains how to get a sign from a loved one using thoughts and energy balancing. Each of her books gives us the tools to open the door to heaven so we are able to feel the deep love for those no longer with us.

This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on Oct. 13. It dropped for free subscribers on Oct. 20. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoAmy Ohran, Vice President and General Manager of Northstar, CaliforniaRecorded onOctober 2, 2023About NorthstarClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: EPR Properties, operated by Vail ResortsLocated in: Truckee, CaliforniaYear founded: 1972Pass affiliations:* Epic Pass: unlimited* Epic Local Pass: unlimited with holiday blackouts* Tahoe Local: unlimited with holiday blackouts* Tahoe Value: unlimited with holiday and Saturday blackouts* Epic Day Pass: access with all resorts and 32-resorts tiersClosest neighboring ski areas: Boreal (:21), Tahoe Donner (:22), Palisades Tahoe (:25), Diamond Peak (:25), Soda Springs (:25), Kingvale (:27), Sugar Bowl (:28), Donner Ski Ranch (:29), Mt. Rose (:30), Homewood (:35), Heavenly (:57) - travel times vary considerably pending traffic, weather, and time of year.Base elevation: 6,330 feet (at the village)Summit elevation: 8,610 feet (top of Mt. Pluto)Vertical drop: 2,280 feetSkiable Acres: 3,170 acresAverage annual snowfall: 350 inchesTrail count: 100 (27% advanced, 60% intermediate, 13% beginner)Lift count: 20 (1 six-passenger gondola, 1 pulse gondola, 1 six/eight-passenger chondola, 1 high-speed six pack, 6 high-speed quads, 1 fixed-grip quad, 2 triples, 1 platter, 1 ropetow, 5 carpets – view Lift Blog's inventory of Northstar's lift fleet)Why I interviewed herI am slowly working my way through the continent's great ski regions. Aspen, Vail, Beaver Creek, Ski Cooper, Keystone, Breckenridge, and A-Basin along the I-70 corridor (Copper is coming). Snowbird, Solitude, Deer Valley, Sundance, and Snowbasin in the Wasatch (Park City is next). Jay Peak, Smugglers' Notch, Bolton Valley, Mad River Glen, Sugarbush, and Killington in Northern Vermont.I'm a little behind in Tahoe. Before today, the only entrants into this worthy tome have been with the leaders of Palisades Tahoe and Heavenly. But I'm working my way around the lake. Northstar today. Mount Rose in November. I'll get to the rest as soon as I'm able (you can always access the full podcast archive, and view the upcoming schedule, here or from the stormskiing.com homepage).I don't only cover megaresorts, of course, and the episodes with family-owned ski area operators always resonate deeply with my listeners. Many of you would prefer that I focus my energies solely on these under-covered gems. But corporate megaresorts matter a lot. They are where the vast majority of skier visits occur, and therefore are the backdrop to most skiers' wintertime stories. I personally love skiing them. They tend to be vast and varied, with excellent lift networks and gladed kingdoms mostly ignored by the masses. The “corporate blandness” so abhorred by posturing Brobots is, in practice, a sort of urban myth of the mountains. Vail Mountain and Stowe have as much quirk and character as Alta and Mad River Glen. Anyone who tells you different either hasn't skied them all, or is confusing popularity with soullessness.Every ski area guards terrain virtues that no amount of marketing can beat out of it. Northstar has plenty: expansive glades, big snowfalls, terrific park, long fall-line runs. Unfortunately, the mountain is the LA Clippers of Lake Tahoe, overshadowed, always, by big Palisades, the LA Lakers of big-time Cali skiing.But Northstar is a hella good ski area, as any NoCal shredder who's honest with themselves will admit. It's not KT-22, but it isn't trying to be. Most skier fantasize about lapping the Mothership, just as, I suppose, many playground basketball players fantasize about dunking from the freethrow line. In truth, most are better off lobbing shots from 15 feet out, just as most skiers are going to have a better day off Martis or Backside at Northstar than off the beastly pistes five miles southwest. But that revelation, relatively easy to arrive at, can be hard for progression-minded skiers to admit. And Northstar, because of that, often doesn't get the credit it deserves. But it's worth a deeper look.What we talked aboutTahoe's incredible 2022-23 winter; hey where'd our trail signs go?; comparing last year's big winter to the record 2016-17 season; navigating the Cottonwoods in a VW Bug; old-school Cottonwoods; rock-climbing as leadership academy; Bend in the 1990s; how two of Tahoe's smallest ski areas stay relevant in a land of giants; the importance of parks culture to Northstar; trying to be special in Tahoe's all-star lineup; Northstar's natural wind protection; who really owns Northstar; potential expansions on Sawtooth Ridge, Lookout Mountain, and Sawmill; potential terrain expansion within the current footprint; last year's Comstock lift upgrade; contemplating the future of the Rendezvous lift; which lift upgrade could come next; the proposed Castle Peak transport gondola; paid parking; the Epic Pass; a little-known benefit of the Tahoe Local Pass; the impact of Saturday blackouts; and Tōst.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewVail Resorts' 2022 Epic Lift upgrade struck me as a mind-bending exercise. Not just because the company was attempting to build 21 new lifts in a single summer (they managed to complete 18), but because that number represents a fraction of Vail's hundreds of lifts across its 37 North American resorts. Vail Mountain alone houses 18 high-speed chairlifts and two gondolas. Park City owns 16 detachables. Whistler has six or nine gondolas – depending on how you count them – and 13 high-speed chairs. You can keep counting through Heavenly, Breckenridge, Keystone – how do you even maintain such a sprawling network, let alone continue to upgrade it?Northstar managed to snag a piece of Vail's largess, securing a four-to-six replacement for the Comstock Express. It was just the third major lift upgrade since Vail bought the joint in 2010, following the 2011 addition of the Promised Land Express quad and the 2015 replacement of the Big Springs Gondola. So why Comstock? And what's next for a ski area with a trio of high-speed quads (Arrow, Backside, Vista), that are approaching that 30-year expiration date for first-generation detachable lifts?Tahoe is also one of several U.S. ski regions coping with a generational crisis of untenable congestion and cost. The culprits, in no particular order, are an over-reliance on individual automobiles as the primary mechanism of ski resort access, megapasses that enable and empower more frequent skiing, a Covid-driven exodus from cities, a permanent shift to remote work, short-term rentals choking local housing stock, and reflexive opposition to any development of any kind by an array of NIMBYs and leaf defenders.Northstar, an enormous and easy-to-access megaresort owned by the world's largest ski area operator and seated in America's most populous state, sits in the bullseye of several of these megatrends. The resort is responding with a big toolbox, tiering access across a variety of Epic Passes, implementing a partial paid parking plan, and continuing a masterplan that would increase on-mountain beds and decrease automobile congestion. Like every ski area, it's a work in progress, never quite finished and never quite perfect, but tiptoeing maybe a little closer to it every year.What I got wrongAbout the relative size of NorthstarI noted in Ohran's podcast intro that Northstar was America's ninth largest ski area. That's technically still true, but once Steamboat officially opens its Mahogany Ridge expansion this winter, the Alterra-owned resort will shoot up to the number eight spot, kicking Northstar down to number 10. Looking a few years down the road, Deer Valley is set to demote Northstar to number 11, once Mt. Fancypants completes its 3,700-acre expansion (boosting the mountain to 5,726 acres), and takes the fourth-place spot between Big Sky and Vail Mountain.About the coming ski seasonI noted that Northstar was opening, “probably around Thanksgiving.” The resort's scheduled opening date is Nov. 17.About Powdr's Tahoe complexI asked Ohran about her experience running Powdr's “three ski areas” in Tahoe, before correcting that to “two ski areas.” The confusion stemmed from the three distinct brands that Powdr operates in Tahoe: the Soda Springs ski area, the Boreal ski area, and the Woodward terrain park. While these are distinct brands, Woodward's winter facilities are part of Boreal ski area:Why you should ski NorthstarThe Brobots won't do much to surprise or interest you. That's why they're the Brobots. Rote takes, recited like multiplication tables, lacking nuance or context, designed to pledge allegiance to Brobot Nation. The Brobots hate Vail and the Ikon Pass. They despise “corporate” skiing, without ever defining what that is. They rage against ski-town congestion and traffic, while reflexively opposing any solutions that would require change of any kind. They worship dive bars, weed, and beanie caps. They despise tourists, chairlift safety bars, slopeside condos, and paid parking of any kind. They are the Brobots.Lake Tah-Bro is a subspecies of Brobotus Americanus. Lake Tah-Bro wishes you weren't here, but since you are, he wants you to understand his commandments. One of which is this: “Flatstar” is not cool. Like you. Real-ass skiers ski Palisades (steep), Alpine (chill), or Kirkwood (wild). But OK, if you must, go see for yourself. Tah-Bro won't be joining you. He has to go buy a six-pack of craft beer to celebrate his six-month anniversary of moving here from Virginia, while tapping out a Tweet reminding everyone that he's a local.It must be an exhausting way to live, having to constantly remind everyone how ridiculously cool you are. But luckily for you, I don't care about being cool. I'm a dad with two kids. I drive a minivan. I drink Miller Lite and rarely drive past a Taco Bell. My musical tastes are straightforward and mainstream. I track my ski days on an app and take a lot of pictures. I am not 100 percent sure which brand of ski boots I own (I trusted the bootfitter). My primary Brobot trait is that I like to ski mostly off-piste. Otherwise you can call me Sir Basic Bro. Or don't. I won't see it anyway – I stopped reading social media comments a long time ago.Brah do you have a point here? Yes. My point is this: I am supremely qualified to tell you that Northstar is a great ski area. It is huge. It is interesting. It has more glades than you could manage if you spent all winter trying. It is threaded with an excellent high-speed lift network that, during the week, rarely has an over-abundance of skiers to actually ride it. You can cruise the wide-open or sail the empty trees. Park Brahs can park-out on the Vista Park Brah.But if you take my advice and lap the place for an afternoon and find that it's just too flat for your radness, simply ask Ski Patrol if you can borrow a pair of scissors. Then cut the sleeves off your jacket and all under-layers, and descend each run in an arms-up posture of supreme muscle-itude. Everyone will be aware of and in awe of your studliness, and know that you are only skiing Flatstar as a sort of joke, the mountain a prop to your impossibly cool lifestyle. Your Instapost followers will love it.Podcast NotesOn Tahoe's competitive landscapeTahoe hosts one of the densest clusters of ski areas in North America. Here are the 16 currently in operation:On Northstar's masterplan Northstar's 2017 masterplan outlines several potential expansions, each of which we discuss in the podcast:On the “My Epic” appOhran referenced Vail's new My Epic app, which I devoted a section to explaining in the article accompanying my recent Keystone podcast. The Epic Pass website notes that the app will be “launching in October.”On Northstar's original brand campaignI couldn't find any relics from Northstar's 1972 “Everything in the middle of nowhere” ad campaign. I did, however, find this 1978 trailmap noting that all-day adult lift tickets cost $13:That's $64.02 adjusted for inflation, in case you're wondering.The Sierra Sun ran a nice little history of Northstar last year, in honor of the resort's 50-year anniversary:On Dec. 22, 1972, Northstar-at-Tahoe began spinning its original five lifts, operating under the motto “Everything in the middle of nowhere.” The first lifts were given alphabetic names A, B, C, and D. A T-chair provided access to mid-mountain from the village. The cost for an adult to ski for the day in 1972 was $8, gear could be rented for $7.50, and a room for the night at the resort was $30. …The 1980s brought further growth to the resort and in 1988 the first snowboarders took their turns at the resort. That year, George N. Gillett Jr., president of Colorado's Vail Associates purchased Northstar-at-Tahoe. By 1992, Gillett had run into financial troubles and lost Vail Associates. Gillett managed to come away with enough resources to form Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc. Gillett's new company focused on real estate development and creating multi-season resorts. In 1996, the company acquired Northstar-at-Tahoe, Sierra-at-Tahoe, and Bear Mountain for $127 million, and began developing the Big Springs area at Northstar. …The new millennium brought with it a joint venture between Booth Creek Ski Holdings and East West Partners with the aim to complete the resort's real estate and mountain development plan. The first phase of the project opened in 2004 and included the foundation for the village along with the completion of Iron Horse North, Iron Horse South, and the Great Bear Lodge buildings. The ice rink and surrounding commercial space were completed during this time. Skiers and riders were also treated to new terrain with the installation of Lookout Lift.From 2005 through 2008 work continued at the base of the mountain to complete the gondola building along with the Catamount and Big Horn buildings in the village. Collaboration between East West Partners and Hyatt Corp also began at this time, leading to the Northstar Lodge Hyatt project. The first building was started in May 2007 and completed in December 2008. Along with these came the Village Swim & Fitness center and the Highlands Gondola from the Northstar Lodge to The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and neighboring building.In 2010, Vail Resorts, Inc., entered the fray and purchased Northstar-at-Tahoe from Booth Creek for $63 million, and later renamed it Northstar California Resort.On Matt JonesOhran mentions Kirkwood GM Matt Jones once or twice during the pod, which we recorded on Oct. 2. This past Tuesday, Oct. 10, Alterra announced that they had hired Jones as the new president and chief operating officer of Stratton, Vermont.On that deep deep winterWhen I was skiing around Northstar in March, I snagged a bunch of hey-where'd-the-world-go shots of stuff buried in snow:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 85/100 in 2023, and number 471 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Want to send feedback? Reply to this email and I will answer (unless you sound insane, or, more likely, I just get busy). You can also email skiing@substack.com. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Episode 154 Details Pheasant season is here in the North! Tigger & BEC spent last weekend's opener sharing the time with their nephews and taking out family. Tigger of course had to rib BEC as at the last minute she did a "No-No" and decided to switch from her pump 12-gauge shotgun to her over-under; and was skunked. But it all happens to the best of us! Thankfully much of their party was limited out and most importantly fun & memories were made. NEWS HIGH SCHOOL: FLY FISHING CLASS An innovative English class introduced Maine high school students to fly fishing this fall. Nokomis Regional High School in Newport, Maine introduced this fall an innovative English elective class that focuses on fly fishing. The goal, to engage students by immersing them in the outdoors. The instructor, Nick Miller, was asked by the principal if he was to teach a nontraditional class, would he be interested and if given the opportunity, what would it be. Mr. Nick Miller chose his favorite hobby, Fly Fishing. Thus far students have been taught basics in fly fishing including going out to several bodies of water to actually fish. Later in the semester, once to chilly outside they will begin reading works such as Norman Maclean's “A River Runs Through It” (a book made famous by the movie of same name featuring actor Brad Pitt),  and transition the outdoors relatability into more of a traditional English Class. VERMONT POACHER CAUGHT IN ACTION     After a years-long court process, the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife after instances dating back three years are now able to put to rest a poaching case. After reports of poaching by a 43-year-old male, the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife staged a dummy deer, a buck, in Northern Vermont in which Shane Philips was caught in action. According to a press release from the VDFW, Game wardens watched Shane Philips of Vermont attempt to poach the buck by using his vehicle headlights to illuminate it in the dark. After shooting the dummy buck with a crossbow, the suspect was confronted, and he fled the scene.  The suspect was tracked, arrested, and confiscated both the crossbow and vehicle. Philips has been found guilty of taking big game by 5 illegal means. This poacher must pay a fine of almost $3,000, forfeit both the vehicle and crossbow, and has lost his hunting privileges for the next three years.   YELLOWSTONE ELK STAMPEDE CAUSED BY WOLVES Right place, right time. In a once-in-a-lifetime sighting, a wildlife photographer in Yellowstone National Park this month captured video footage of an approximately 300-head herd of elk chased by a pack of wolves. A must-watch! The pack of about 20 wolves pursuit of the herd resulted in an elk stampede with the wolves bringing down a young cow. This video is a glimpse of nature that is rarely seen much less caught on camera. An impressive video of wildlife in action. FEATURE     ELIMINATE ODORS NATURALLY   Banish Nasty Odors From Vehicles Naturally! That's the focus. With fall now here, we are all stoked for hunting season… not for fall cleaning… but if you're like most, this is that one time of year your vehicle too. Have to make room for your hunting buddies, or maybe your 4x4 is musty smelly having sat waiting for hunting season to kick off OR your farm & ranch truck needs a little TLC. We are here to the rescue with natural ways to banish and neutralize those nasty car odors naturally. You might even want to use these tricks to remove smells from your daily ride too! Ventilation - crack open the windows, kind of a no-brainer there. Baking Soda Magic - sprinkle on the seats & floor mats as well as the carpet, let sit for a while, and vacuum up. Citrus Freshness - place some lemons or oranges in half and leave for a day sitting in the vehicle. Dry Coffee Grounds - leave a cup or bowl in the front, back and if spills just vacuum up. Dryer Sheets - Choose your favorite scent and leave around inside the vehicle, they also help with keeping mice away too. Lastly, good old Vinegar - a great scent neutralizer and sanitizer in one, wipe down the dashboard, and steering column, and clean the inside windows with it. RECIPE: PHEASANT STREET TACOS What to do with some of that game meat you're harvesting right now, that's easy, yummy, and even fun to serve at the next family gathering or tailgate. Tacos are always a hit, so why not change it up and consider using your upland game birds! Use pheasant, quail, grouse or even rabbit or squirrel if you really want to get crazy! Heat up your slow cooker on high, and toss in a can of your favorite enchilada sauce - red or green, and a can of chiles - mild, moderate or hot depending on your love for a little kick. Add one chopped sweet onion and mix together with your favorite taco seasoning. Add in one and a half pounds of meat and let cook on high for 4 hours. Once the meat is cooked thoroughly, shred the meat, add it back to the slow cooker, and put on low heat. DONE, it is ready to serve whenever you are ready to eat! Use small corn or flour tortillas, put a heavy spoonful of the saucy meat mixture then top with a little pico, a dab of avocado or guacamole and a sprinkle of cilantro… And you have Wild Game Street Tacos!   FIELD REPORTS & COMMENTS Call or Text your questions, or comments to 305-900-BEND or 305-900-2363 Or email BendRadioShow@gmail.com FOLLOW Facebook/Instagram: @thebendshow SUBSCRIBE to The Bend YouTube Channel. Website: TheBendShow.com https://thebendshow.com/ #catchBECifyoucan #tiggerandbec #outdoors #travel #cowboys The Outdoors, Rural America, And Wildlife Conservation are Center-Stage. AND how is that? Because Tigger & BEC… Live This Lifestyle. Learn more about Jeff ‘Tigger' Erhardt & Rebecca Wanner aka BEC here: TiggerandBEC.com Home - Tigger & BEC WESTERN LIFESTYLE & THE OUTDOORS Tigger & BEC are News Broadcasters that represent the Working Ranch world, Rodeo, and the Western Way of Life as well as advocate for the Outdoors and Wildlife Conservation. Outdoorsmen themselves, this duo strives to provide the hunter, adventurer, cowboy, cowgirl, rancher and/or successful farmer, and anyone interested in agriculture with the knowledge, education, and tools needed to bring high-quality beef and the wild game harvested to your table for dinner. They understand the importance in sharing meals with family, cooking the fruits of our labor and fish from our adventures, and learning to understand the importance of making memories in the outdoors. Appreciate God's Country. United together, this duo offers a glimpse into and speaks about what life truly is like at the end of dirt roads and off the beaten path. Tigger & BEC look forward to hearing from you, answering your questions and sharing in the journey of making your life a success story. Adventure Awaits Around The Bend. REFERENCES https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/vermont-deer-jacker-sentenced/    

THANK YOU FOR 40,000 SUBSCRIBERS!!! Watch this episode on YouTube to see the peak fall foliage and beautiful natural colors of Northern Vermont. Go to https://color-buresch.at/ to register for the free Color & Lights Gifts to the World event on October 10th, 2023 and/or the Color & Light Immersions virtual retreat on November 11th-12th, 2023. Listen to the Better Eyesight Podcast at https://bettereyesightpodcast.com/ or join the Better Eyesight League at https://patreon.com/bettereyesight Stay tuned for more new episodes of The Naked Eye Podcast coming soon!

In this episode, we're diving into the creative universe of Peter Maeck, a man of many artistic pursuits—novelist, poet, playwright, celebrated photographer, and sought-after cruise ship raconteur. From rhymed to unrhymed poetry to intriguing murder mysteries, and the beautiful juxtaposition of visual and verbal art, Peter's got it all. Today we talk about his work, including his intriguing murder mystery novel, Zänker: Murder is Academic, and consider how cruise ships, Marcel Proust, and TEDx Talks intersect in his creative life. Listen in! “Set in a beautifully rendered Northern Vermont college town, this terrific page-turner centers on the murder of the school's president, an academic superstar seemingly beyond reproach.  But was he really?  The characters are a vivid if unsettling mix of locals, academics and townsfolk. One of them is obsessed with the Holocaust.  Another is obsessed with homicide–committing one that is.  So curl up and get started. Just make sure all the doors are locked.”--Sebastian Stuart, author of The Hour Between, The Mentor, To the Manor Dead, Dead by Any Other Name, and What Wasn't I Thinking?  Connect with Peter: www.petermaeck.com www.petermaeckphotography.com SOCIAL LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-maeck-83696920/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peter.maeck.1 Twitter: @PeterMaeck Instagram: petermaeck VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXBNNQqE2jw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4LGhF7dJOw Buy the book here. Next week... Frank Malinoski, spouse of author Judith Sanders. +++ ⁠"All the Fits That's News": Alex's Substack⁠ (Free) Alex Greenwood on Medium: ⁠https://a-greenwood.medium.com/⁠ (Subscription) Follow him on X/Twitter:  ⁠⁠@A_Greenwood⁠⁠ Follow him on Threads: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@alexginkc⁠⁠⁠ Catch Alex's New True Crime Show: GOING TO KILLING CITY. Listen on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠, and wherever you get your pods! Listen in to⁠ CHICA AND THE MAN.⁠ Enjoyed the episode? Please leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice, and don't forget to subscribe for more literary journeys! ⁠⁠LEAVE A REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS⁠⁠ For show notes and more, visit the show website at ⁠MGOPod.com⁠. This Mysterious Goings On Podcast episode was recorded and mixed at Green Shebeen Studios in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2023, all rights reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/message

  Sweethearts & Heroes - Tom Murphy and Rick Yarosh - Promoting Healthy, Positive Social Connections and Relationships. This is episode 599 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Sweethearts & Heroes is a team focused on promoting healthy, positive social connections and relationships while fostering a sense of community and emotional resilience. We bring the power of HOPE and ACTION into schools and communities. Our focus is to teach human skills, both in school and digitally, to build empathy and compassion in our youth, and develop young Sweethearts & Heroes by promoting bystander empowerment through leadership roles. TOM MURPHY - Founder Tom Murphy is the proud husband and father of four living in the charming City of Saint Albans, VT. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA where his parents ran a small shelter and recovery home for the hopeless in their own house, Tom has gone on to take this mantra of helping and caring for others in need his life's mission.   Tom graduated from Cooperstown High School and then became an All-American at the University of Brockport, taking second place at the 1997 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Tom spent the next 16 years advancing through the railroad industry, eventually becoming a Corporate Director for the world's largest short line regional railroad company, RailAmerica. He ran their National Rail Traffic Control Center until stepping down and pursuing his full-time passion of being a Superhero. On top of his “mild-manner” role in the railroad, Tom has gone on to become the successful entrepreneur of multiple small-town businesses, namely one of Northern Vermont's premiere restaurants and bars – Twiggs: An American Gastropub and The Clothier. Tom is also a former professional mixed martial artist with a record of 8-0, competing in both amateur and professional fights, including on the popular UFC Ultimate Fighter Season 2. Tom now travels the nation with his good friend and wounded warrior Rick Yarosh. The two have spoken to over 2-million students on the power of HOPE and Action, focusing on empathy activation and student empowerment.  Their unique message leaves students, educators and parents inspired and with tangible strategies that give students the courage to Jump into Action to change and save lives!   RICK YAROSH - HOPE Expert Rick Yarosh is a Retired Sergeant with the United States Army turned husband and father of two. Rick was deployed to Iraq in December 2005 where he spent nine months before being severely injured by an IED in Abu Ghraib on September 1, 2006. For half a year, Rick recovered in the hospital at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, fighting through his 2nd and 3rd degree burns on over 60% of his body. He had his right leg amputated below the knee, lost both ears, his nose, multiple fingers, and most of the function in both hands. For his heroic service, Rick received the purple heart and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Since then, Rick has spoken to millions from all walks of life, including sports teams, schools, churches, the military, non-profits, and even on Fox News! His message of overcoming adversity and turning a negative situation into a positive one has made Rick one of the world's HOPE experts. Today, Rick is happily married and can honestly say he is better than he has ever been before. The only reason he would change that fateful moment on September 1 is if he could bring back his brothers in arms who were lost in combat. This is such a powerful episode. So much to learn about hope and staying focused on what matters. Amazing conversation! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: Sweethearts and Heroes: Tom Murphy Rick Yarosh info@sweetheartsandheroes.com 38 N Main St, Suite 233 Saint Albans, VT 05478   Sweethearts & Heroes (sweetheartsandheroes.com)    https://www.tiktok.com/@sweetheartsandheroes   (48) Thomas Murphy | LinkedIn   (20) Sweethearts & Heroes (@SweetheartHero) / X (twitter.com) Sweethearts & Heroes | Education (@sweetheartsandheroes) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChmbRNNgpGWkMRIUxSS-bGg Sweethearts and Heroes | Facebook 802-309-9539 Book 13 Pillows 13 PILLOWS | SWEETHEARTS & HEROES Length - 01:01:39

I'm so ready to introduce my guest this week, you're going to meet the lovely, Erika Alaura. Many successful people experience serious hardships, and Erika will share her personal journey to success and how she overcame homelessness. She also discusses her unique work that includes readings, charts, pendulums, channeling, and using the akashic records. She also explains how previous lives and our spirit squad effect our physical reality along with what its like to connect with spirit. Relax and tune in because this episode is going to be so good! Erika is an intuitive healer and channel who has helped countless women erase rooted beliefs or traumatic experiences holding them back and realize their life's purpose. She runs a popular online membership community for people who wish to receive healing and routinely clear limiting subconscious beliefs called The Womb, and also helps many teachers in the personal growth industry when they become stuck or blocked when their "normal" tools don't seem to work. Born and raised in Northern Vermont, Erika was a psychic child who started studying metaphysics at age 13 and offering tarot readings professionally at age 15. As a healer, she has lived and worked all over the US as well as in New Zealand and went from being broke and homeless to manifesting her six-figure healing practice. Erika is trained and accredited in Psychic Channeling, Spiritual Response Therapy, Past Life Clearing, ThetaHealing, and is also a Certified Angel Intuitive. Connect with Erika through her website HERE! Come join us for our Launch The Masterclass: The IFB Launch System For Coaches To Claim Their Authority And Create Cash Infusions NOW! (Happening September 15-18) Ready to scale, sky rocket your revenue, and sell out your online coaching programs? We're now enrolling in our brand new course, IFB Launch Experience! LIMITED TIME BONUSES AVAILABLE! We're now enrolling in the Inner Feminine Beast™ Sales Academy with early adopter pricing, this 6-month program helps you reach your first 6-figures & beyond! Learn more⁠⁠ HERE!⁠⁠ Come connect with other like-minded entrepreneur women and enjoy complimentary sales trainings in my private Facebook group, Sales Is Sexy & Simple with Cynthia Stant HERE! Thank you to Feedspot for ranking us #9 in Women In Sales Podcast, check out the top 30 women in sales podcasts ⁠HERE!⁠ Stay tuned for new episodes every Monday and Thursday! Connect with me on Instagram & Facebook

Are you wondering why you keep holding yourself back? And want to learn the insidious ways your subconscious mind sabotages and holds you back, and how to address it? Then tune into this episode with Erika Alaura where we take a deep dive into Subconscious Soul-Based Programs, Akashic Records, Ancestral lineage and more! Listen as Erika leads us through a Witchy Wellness Radio Collective Energy Clearing and feel all that tension and blocked energy melt away. ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ This episode will cover: ✅ The insidious ways your subconscious mind sabotages and holds you back, and how to address it ✅ Akashic record clearing to change your life ✅ A Live Energetic Clearing for the Witchy Wellness Radio Audience  ✅ Releasing limiting beliefs that get in the way of you feeling passionate or joyful about life ✅ Ancestral lineage and soul blocks to manifest what you want …and so much more! ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST: Erika is an intuitive healer and channel who has helped countless women erase rooted beliefs or traumatic experiences holding them back and realize their life's purpose.She runs a popular online membership community for people who wish to receive healing and routinely clear limiting subconscious beliefs called The Womb, and also helps many teachers in the personal growth industry when they become stuck or blocked when their "normal" tools don't seem to work. Born and raised in Northern Vermont, Erika was a psychic child who started studying metaphysics at age 13 and offering tarot readings professionally at age 15. As a healer, she has lived and worked all over the US as well as in New Zealand and went from being broke and homeless to manifesting her six-figure healing practice.Erika is trained and accredited in Psychic Channeling, Spiritual Response Therapy, Past Life Clearing, ThetaHealing, and is also a Certified Angel Intuitive. ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ Guest's Links Mentioned: WEBSITE: https://www.erikaalaura.com/  ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ Listen to Witchy Wellness Radio Podcast: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@lorencellentani   iTunes | https://tinyurl.com/2e4nec5z  Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/a4wxrfyb  Stitcher | https://tinyurl.com/5n7nvnyp  IHeartRadio | https://tinyurl.com/yc53c5rh  Google Podcasts | https://tinyurl.com/3ycceamw  ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ ⬇️ More stuff you should check out ⬇️ **FREE EBOOK: GET CALM & GAIN CLARITY** https://tinyurl.com/gcgcebook  **20% OFF MY TRUSTED CBD BRAND WITH CODE “WITCHY”** https://evohemp.com/  **FREE QUIZ TO USE YOUR ANXIETY TO MANIFEST YOUR DREAMS!** https://www.anxiousquiz.com/   ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ SAY HI ON SOCIAL: Website: https://lorencellentani.com/   Loren's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorencellentani  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lorencellentani 

In this episode I'm joined by Jennifer Rozelle who is an estate planning attorney locally to me in central Indiana. Jennifer is a partner and owner in Indiana Estate and Elder Law. Estate Planning is often so overlooked and Jennifer brings a lot of energy to a usually "stale" topic. You'll learn and laugh a bit listening to her share her knowledge and expertise. We discuss:What does an estate plan accomplish?What is probate?What are the core tenants of a "good" estate plan?The difference between a will-based or trust-based plan?Stories of her experience and things to avoid.AND so much more!Show LinksJennifer's LinkedInJennifer's Podcast - Legal TeaIndiana Estate and Elder LawOur Sponsors LifeLearnGuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) OfferFirst (use code "VSP" for 20% off) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Tim Ireland. Dr. Ireland is the Owner and Medical Director at Newtown Veterinary Hospital in Pennsylvania. He's been an owner for over 30 years – He is a recent board member of Canine Support Teams and has been a local Track & Field Assistant Coach as well. We cover his veterinary story and ownership experiences. His take on corporate medicine. The shift in the idea of veterinary medicine being a community service vs. a job. Are student loans preventing ownership aspirations?The veterinary community and it's failure to encourage the next generation. Mental health challenges and the current working environment.His practice and hiring and exit planning. His advice to young DVMs. AND SO MUCH MORE.***There is an ownership opportunity here for someone - reach out to Dr. Ireland!Dr. Ireland's LinkedInNewtown Vet Hospital websiteSUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEOur Sponsors LifeLearnGuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) OfferFirst (use code "VSP" for 20% off) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

Guest Serkan Holat Panelists Richard Littauer | Leslie Hawthorn Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source for the long haul. Richard and Leslie are hosting today, and they're very excited to welcome our special guest, Serkan Holat, who's a Freelance Software Developer, with over 20 years of experience in researching finance, open source ecosystems, and digital public goods. He advocates for financing open source software with public money and setting up dedicated public funds called Agile Public Funds. Today, we'll discuss with Serkan, the need to allocate funds to support and publish critical open source software, the importance of sustainability on open source software, and the lack of understanding of the industry's risk profile. Also, Serkan gives us all the details on an experiment he recently started to increase awareness about using public money to finance open source. Download this episode to hear much more! [00:01:47] We start off with Serkan telling us how the tax cause is going. He proposes introducing an open source tax on proprietary software sales, with the revenue going to public funds for distribution to the open source ecosystem. [00:06:11] Serkan explains how he's watched the space grow, and he talks about the Digital Public Goods Alliance that recognizes open source software as a new type of digital public good, and the Sovereign Tech Fund. [00:08:35] Serkan tells us why there shouldn't be any obligations on the developers and what we should do. [00:10:23] We hear Serkan's thoughts on the Sovereign Tech Fund in Germany, an excellent initiative that he supports as a blueprint for other nations to follow, but scalability will become an issue. [00:12:39] Free Software Foundation Europe has a fantastic campaign. Serkan's explains the idea of using public sector collaboration. [00:13:56] There's a discussion on the challenges of implementing public sector collaboration and there's a suggestion of creating a social contract to increase funding for open source software. [00:16:43] What's wrong with the market we currently have? Serkan elaborates on this. [00:20:19] The conversation shifts to Richard, Leslie, and Serkan touching on the role of security in financing open source software, they discuss the allocations of funds to support and publish open source software, the need for sustainability in open source software, and the lack of understanding of the industry's risk profile. [00:28:41] Serkan shares his thoughts on how he's trying to convince software companies to produce open source software. [00:30:31] Richard wonders how a tax on proprietary software to help out open source communities, is going to lead to a more equitable environment, or all people building open source software. [00:32:45] Serkan advocates for the creation of public funds to finance the open source ecosystem, and he's been experimenting with this approach for the past 15 months. He chooses three projects from Open Collective each month and distributes money based on their criticality score. [00:34:11] Find out where you can follow Serkan and all his writings on the web. Quotes [00:02:51] “My proposal on that area is to introduce an open source software tax on proprietor software sales.” Spotlight [00:37:13] Leslie's spotlight is the Chaos Computer Club. [00:38:22] Richard's spotlight is the Feminist Bird Club, Northern Vermont chapter. [00:39:04] Serkan's spotlight is an announcement made by Minister Alexandra van Huffelen, at the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2023. Links SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) SustainOSS Twitter (https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) podcast@sustainoss.org (mailto:podcast@sustainoss.org) SustainOSS Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainoss) Richard Littauer Twitter (https://twitter.com/richlitt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Leslie Hawthorn Twitter (https://twitter.com/lhawthorn?lang=en) Serkan Holat Twitter (https://twitter.com/coni2k?lang=en) Serkan Holat LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/serkanholat/) Serkan Holat Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@coni2k) Roads and Bridges: The Unseen Labor Behind Our Digital Infrastructure by Nadia Eghbal (https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/learning/research-reports/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure/) Digital Public Goods Alliance (https://digitalpublicgoods.net/) Sovereign Tech Fund (https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/) Open Source Project Criticality Score-GitHub (https://github.com/ossf/criticality_score) Open source public fund experiment by Serkan Holat (https://dev.to/coni2k/open-source-public-fund-experiment-lc8) Ecosyste.ms (https://ecosyste.ms/) If it's public money, make it public code!-FOSDEM'23 (https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/event/public_money_public_code/) Public Money? Public Code! Free Software Foundation Europe (https://publiccode.eu/en/) Switch to open source alternatives in Munich (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux) Chaos Computer Club (https://www.ccc.de/en/) Northern Vermont Feminist Bird Club- Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fbc.nvt/) Dutch Digitalisation Minister announces creation of an OSPO (https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/dutch-digitalisation-minister-announces-ospo-creation) Ministerial Address: Alexandra van Huffelen (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQEzKQFjXg&t=18080s) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Serkan Holat.

Tom Murphy is the proud husband and father of four living in the charming City of Saint Albans, VT. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA where his parents ran a small shelter and recovery home for the hopeless in their own house, Tom has gone on to take this mantra of helping and caring for others in need his life's mission. Tom graduated from Cooperstown High School and then became an All-American at the University of Brockport, taking second place at the 1997 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Tom spent the next 16 years advancing through the railroad industry, eventually becoming a Corporate Director for the world's largest shortline regional railroad company, RailAmerica. He ran their National Rail Traffic Control Center until stepping down and pursuing his full-time passion of being a Superhero. On top of his “mild-manner” role in the railroad, Tom has gone on to become the successful entrepreneur of multiple small-town businesses, namely one of Northern Vermont's premiere restaurants and bars – Twiggs: An American Gastropub and The Clothier. Tom is also a former professional mixed martial artist with a record of 8-0, competing in both amateur and professional fights, including on the popular UFC Ultimate Fighter Season 2. Tom now travels the nation with his good friend and wounded warrior Rick Yarosh. The two have spoken to over 2-million students on the power of HOPE and Action, focusing on empathy activation and student empowerment. Their unique message leaves students, educators and parents inspired and with tangible strategies that give students the courage to Jump into Action to change and save lives! Dad Up! Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 Dad Up Website: https://www.daduptribe.com/ Dad Up Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daduppodcast/ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe Sweethearts & Heroes Website: https://www.sweetheartsandheroes.com/ Sweethearts & Heroes Instagram: https://instagram.com/sweetheartsandheroes Sweethearts & Heroes LinkTree: @sweetheartsandheroes | Linktree Sweethearts & Heroes YouTube: https://youtube.com/@SweetheartsandHeroes Sweethearts & Heroes Book: https://www.amazon.com/Pillows-Affective-Teachers-Custodian-Chronicles/dp/B09GTS96BW --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daduppodcast/support

In this episode, I'm joined by Kayla Donovan, Founder and Veterinary Advisor at Transformation Group Business Advisory. This episode is a deep dive on practice valuation - so for any owner, this is a GREAT listen, BUT I would highly encourage you to head over to the YouTube channel (should subscribe as well) to watch this as Kayla uses a lot of visuals throughout. Kayla's LinkedInTransformation Group Business Advisory websiteOur Sponsors LifeLearnGuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) OfferFirst (use code "VSP" for 20% off) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Hailey Gentile – Hailey owns Newport Veterinary Hospital in Newport, Vermont. Hailey is also the president of NEVMA. Hailey shares her winding journey to practice ownership and passion for providing mentorship and opportunities to the next generation in veterinary medicine. Her veterinary career story and where she is today.Biggest lessons learned moving from associate to owner. Her biggest concern stepping into ownership. What she's doing today and what she strives to do to educate and teach the next generation. The difference in teaching vs. mentoring. The work she's down in organized veterinary medicine. AND so MUCH MOREHailey's LinkedIn Reach out to her if interested in an associateship role w/ownership opportunities! SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEOur Sponsors LifeLearnGuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) OfferFirst (use code "VSP" for 20% off) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

 Tom Murphy is the proud husband and father of four living in the charming City of Saint Albans, VT. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA where his parents ran a small shelter and recovery home for the hopeless in their own house, Tom has gone on to take this mantra of helping and caring for others in need his life's mission. Tom graduated from Cooperstown High School and then became an All-American at the University of Brockport, taking second place at the 1997 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Tom spent the next 16 years advancing through the railroad industry, eventually becoming a Corporate Director for the world's largest shortline regional railroad company, RailAmerica. He ran their National Rail Traffic Control Center until stepping down and pursuing his full-time passion of being a Superhero. On top of his “mild-manner” role in the railroad, Tom has gone on to become the successful entrepreneur of multiple small-town businesses, namely one of Northern Vermont's premiere restaurants and bars – Twiggs: An American Gastropub and The Clothier.    

Rahul Chhajed is a First Vice President & Senior Director at Matthew Real Estate Investment Services. Rahul leads their healthcare division. Rahul and the team work all over the country and have worked with various different clientele. Rahul has been extremely active in veterinary medicine, and he shares why there is so much value and demand for veterinary real estate today. He joined me over two years ago in episode #77 and is back. The impact rising rates are having on veterinary real estate. The conversations he has had lately which have been impactful.Rahul's suggestions would you have for those who currently own their real estate? What suggestions would you have for those looking to either build/buy?Other important topics and insights!Rahul's LinkedInSUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEOur Sponsors LifeLearnGuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, I'm joined by Thad Miller, the founder of DVMmatch.com. Thad and the team have a mission to successfully connect veterinarians' present with their future through practice acquisitions and practice sales. What is DVMMatch and the purpose in Thad's word. The feedback the team has heard from private practice owners at conferences. How "hope" is key word that's coming up a lot. Associate veterinarians and the opportunities that are in the marketplace. Why smaller transitions are ignored by many - and why DVMmatch is different by design.The similarities and differences of dental vs. veterinary medicine. Thad's advice to veterinarians across the country. AND so much more!DVMmatch.comThad's LinkedIn SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEOur Sponsors LifeLearnGuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Tyler Sugerman-McGiffin, an ER veterinarian in Washington. Tyler is also passionate about education within veterinary medicine and shares what he's done and doing to educate his team better. His journey from being a veterinary technician to ER Veterinarian. Why he loves ER medicine, which suits his version of veterinary medicine.The work he's done with K-9 units in the area. His educational passions and why teaching is his passion.His podcast efforts to help teach and train the team & clients. How he deals with the gravity and weight of ER medicine. Mentorship and how it's been successful for him. Tyler's Vetsplanation PodcastTyler's Internal Podcast Link SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEOur Sponsors LifeLearnGuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, I'm joined by Michael Atwood who is the co-founder of Oshi a community-driven bitcoin rewards platform. Michael shares why a business should accept bitcoin, how to think about it from an incentive and reward platform. This is a different, but thought-provoking discussion. What is OSHI - why it matters and what they do?Rewards and loyalty programs - how bitcoin perfectly fits and is interoperable EVERYWHERE.How could someone actually use bitcoin in "REAL LIFE". How saving on merchant processing fees leveraging the bitcoin network can lower the cost of care. Running specials and leveraging bitcoin as a discounting method. How to use bitcoin but pay bills due in dollars. A sneak peek on what's on the horizon for business owners.AND so much MOREMichael's Twitter Sign up for Oshi for FREE HERESUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEOur Sponsors LifeLearnGuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

On this episode, I welcome one of the most recognizable guests to return to the show Paul Diaz. Paul is the Founder of Hire Power Consulting and the Founder & CEO of Offer First. Last but not least, he has been the vocal leader of the #endtheveterinarynoncompete. Paul and I dig into the work he is doing to improve and simplify hiring in veterinary medicine. The reception and conversations he had at VMX and WVC. He shares a couple of stories.The Federal Trade Commission and the proposed Rule to ban non-competes and what he's done there. What is OfferFirst?Why OfferFirst?How will OfferFirst help private practice owners?Paul's question to me.If you know Paul this conversation is anything but boring...Paul's LinkedInOfferFirst - use code "VSP" to let Paul know where you heard about it!SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEOur Sponsors GuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Shepherd Veterinary SoftwarePoint Grey Veterinary Hospital - Associateship Role HEREInnovative Veterinary Management Solutions (IVMS)Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, Dr. Keith True, a veterinarian, and entrepreneur joins me. He is a managing partner at the Animal Care Center of Downers Grove, a Member of the Board of AccessVet, and the Founder of True Vet Potential (which we will spend the most time on today). We discuss the following:How we met and got to know each other.What is True Vet Potential - why it matters. The three stages of Dr. True's progression through TVP.The idea of compassion and finances not being mutually exclusive. Ownership options - corporate vs. private practice.The four areas which are causing burnout.Why job titles don't define people.And so much MORE!True Vet Potential Website Dr. True's LinkedInSUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEOur Sponsors GuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Shepherd Veterinary SoftwarePoint Grey Veterinary Hospital - Associateship Role HEREInnovative Veterinary Management Solutions (IVMS)Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this midweek episode, I couldn't address the major issues going on in the financial system. The Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) collapse has triggered some significant events; those impacts will be felt far and wide. My take, and hopefully, this will bring things into context for you.

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Cindy Trice, the founder, CEO, and expert at giving compliments at Relief rover. She's known for being social, entrepreneurial, and easygoing – you will pick up on that as we go. Also she is an entrepreneur as well and co-founded KickIt Pajamas. Last but not least, she is a cancer survivor, and we also talk about that. What were her biggest takeaways from VMX 2023.The mission and goal of ReliefRover.What do you think is most misunderstood about relief work in veterinary medicine?What advice she'd give those looking at doing relief work?Why dentistry is a gap still in veterinary medicine. A memorable speaking moment and lessons from her career. The story of KickIt Pajamas and how cancer sparked her desire to create something. Her question for me and SO MUCH MOREReliefRover KickIt Pajamas Cindy's LinkedInSUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBEOur Sponsors GuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Shepherd Veterinary SoftwarePoint Grey Veterinary Hospital - Associateship Role HEREInnovative Veterinary Management Solutions (IVMS)Job Links from the end of the episode Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, Adrian Valent of Sunbit joins me to discuss ensuring clients can cover care. Adrian is a director at Sunbit and is the training and enablement guru. We dig into Sunbit during this show. Simply put, Sunbut allows someone to pay for something like veterinary care and pay via a simple installment payment over time.What is Sunbit and why veterinarians should care?What is a "deferred interest trap" for consumers?How Sunbit is able to approve 9/10 applicants.How someone with the same credit score can get different offers. What are the got ya's or things to be aware of? How does Sunbit worth with veterinary hospitals?How training is core to the success of Sunbit.The Sunbit and Shepherd Veterinary integration. And so much more! Sunbit's Website Adrian's LinkedInOur Sponsors GuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Shepherd Veterinary SoftwarePoint Grey Veterinary Hospital - Associateship Role HEREInnovative Veterinary Management Solutions (IVMS)Job Links from the end of the episode Central Indiana Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this radio, I'm joined by guests Meredith Jones, DVM, and Ryan Koopmans, DVM, to discuss Sign-On Bonuses or Signing Bonuses in veterinary medicine. We riff on the topic and discuss the trade-offs - as with anything, it's nuanced. Are huge signing bonuses a HUGE

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Liz Barton. Dr. Barton is the Head Of Communications at VetCT - whose mission is to make the veterinary world a better place through trusted knowledge, support, and education at the point of need. As well as being a Co-Founder of WellVet. WellVet's mission is to cater to the veterinary team's mind, body, and soul through sports, hobbies, social connections, and personal development workshops. Her journey in veterinary medicine.Passions and projects she's worked on. Answering the question of "is this it" in veterinary medicine. Smashing through taboo topics. How financial management/planning is so important for flexibility Building and Leaning on Support Networks throughout your career. How to be equipped to be mindful and have the resources to put in maximum effort. Menopause and Veterinary Medicine. Skills that are transferrable as a veterinarian. Dr. Barton's LinkedIn Our Sponsors GuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Shepherd Veterinary SoftwarePoint Grey Veterinary Hospital - Associateship Role HEREInnovative Veterinary Management Solutions (IVMS)Job Links from the end of the episode Central Indiana Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Jeff Rothstein. Dr. Rothstein is a DVM and MBA; he is the founder and Co-President of Mission Veterinary Partners, which operates over 320 clinics in 35 states. Dr. Rothstein has written over 100 articles for various practice management publications, and the accolades and his bio are impressive, to say the least. We discuss the following:A brief history of his career; for a more in-depth look, check out the latest VFS podcast (see below).The idea and term "wage-flation" and why that's meaningful to veterinary medicine. Mentoring and why it's vital in helping younger veterinarians hit production and succeed both financially and professionally. Why are veterinarians afraid to fail? Various ways to distribute veterinary medicine profits- profit-sharing and/or equity ownership. The veterinary shortage might not be a problem for current DVMs and his non-consensus view. Is private practice still viable in 2023 and beyond?What is the value threshold and hitting exponential growth as a private practice to be more attractive for acquisition? His question for me and so much more!Dr. Rothstein's LinkedIn VFS Podcast w/Dr. Rothstein Our Sponsors GuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Shepherd Veterinary SoftwarePoint Grey Veterinary Hospital - Associateship Role HEREInnovative Veterinary Management Solutions (IVMS)Job Links from the end of the episode Central Indiana Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, I'm joined by Michael Shirley, the Chief Empowerment Officer at Family Pet Health in Murfreesboro, TN. Michael and his wife Dr. Amy Shirley, own the clinic. He's also a podcast host of The Family Pet Podcast. Michael and I sat down at VMX to record an episode you will surely enjoy. His journey from schoolteacher to CEO of a veterinary hospital.How the process of buying and building the hospital happened.The entrepreneurial risks that have been taken to grow and embark on a brand new build.The team and growing with the right people. The hospital design and goals of the new space. AND so much more!Michael's LinkedIn The Veterinary Leadership Book ClubThe Family Pet PodcastBooks Mentioned by MichaelRadical Candor The Energy BusOur Sponsors GuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Shepherd Veterinary SoftwarePoint Grey Veterinary Hospital - Associateship Role HEREInnovative Veterinary Management Solutions (IVMS)Job Links from the end of the episode Central Indiana Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Dan Gray of Gentle Vet Animal Hospital whose story is one that is unique, yet shares some of the challenges of getting to practice ownership. He's also hired multiple DVMs and is currently working on building a brand new hospital in Green Bay, WI which he shares those challenges as well. Enjoy! His journey from Iowa State to associateship.Purchasing the current hospital.Lessons learned from hiring and recruiting the team.Best/Worst advice given throughout his career. Why it's called "practicing medicine" - embrace mistakes.A non-consensus view on the profession.Lessons from a new build and all that goes with it. He digs in and asks me about bitcoin and challenges me on a couple of items.Smaller government And so much more! Books/Videos MentionedStart with Why Never Split the DifferenceTurn the Ship Around Our Sponsors GuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Panacea Financial Shepherd Veterinary SoftwarePoint Grey Veterinary Hospital - Associateship Role HEREInnovative Veterinary Management Solutions (IVMS)Job Links from the end of the episode Central Indiana Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

On this episode, I'm joined by a familiar face and voice, Dr. Meredith Jones. She is the founder of the Veterinary Financial Summit, The Debt Free Facebook Group for Veterinarians, and recently and excitingly started a new role that we'll get into. Meredith's new role as a financial planner with Vincere WealthWhy she decided to make the switch and become a planner.How she feels being a DVM allows her to provide different advice and guidance than non-DVM advisors. When are student loan planning conversations more complex, and what to look out for?What's missed most in financial planning for veterinarians? CE and financial educationHer thoughts on bitcoin and more.Book an intro call with Meredith to chat about finances Meredith's LinkedInVeterinary Financial Summit Our Sponsors GuardianVets (be sure if you reach out to mention us for 50% off your first month) APEX Design Build Shepherd Veterinary SoftwarePoint Grey Veterinary Hospital - Associateship Role HEREInnovative Veterinary Management Solutions (IVMS)Job Links from the end of the episode Central Indiana Fort Walton Beach (email: baysidevet251@yahoo.com)Northern Vermont (email: newportveterinaryhospital@gmail.com) Northern Indiana

In Episode 265, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hunt for an eight-foot-tall humanoid giant of a creature in Craftsbury, Vermont, that locals called the Goonyak. Back in November of 1978, the Goonyak was all the talk on morning radio and in the newspapers. Some even said the body was recovered and sent to the University of Vermont. Is this the Northeast Kingdom's version of Bigfoot? What exactly happened back in 1978?

In today's episode Bill covers an exciting Bigfoot encounter in northern Vermont reported by some homesteaders that ran into a hairy man with a taste for fresh chicken. KJ covers a classic UFO abduction that is rumored to have occurred in southern Manhattan. And some great listener mail. Please join us! Thank you for listening! www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.com Produced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."