Outdoor News Update: Newfoundland Skiing & the Appalachian Trail

Filed in archive Outdoor News on March 31, 2008

Here's the best of the outdoor news I missed.

40 Days and 40 Nights on The AT without Resupply

The Appalachian Trail is considered by many to be the "Great American Hike". At 2,175 miles in length, it can be quite a test of your stamina and endurance, but despite all that more than 9000 people claim to have hiked it's entire length. The AT is also a great testing ground for new gear as Demetri Coupounas, the president and co-founder of GoLite can attest. He's about to set out on the Trail for 40 days of hiking in an attempt to break the World Alpine Style Backpacking Distance record which is currently set at 620 miles. It also happens to be the 10th Anniversary of his company, so of course it's the perfect opportunity to test out their gear.

Dealz at the Outdoorzy Storzy

We don't like to toot our own horn (...distinct tooting sound can be heard), but since we've teamed up with Sierra Trading Post last month we've been seeing some incredible deals on the Gear Store here.

A New-found-land of Skiing

As we kicked and glided along the frozen, snow-covered fjord, we weren't really watching where our skis were going. The surrounding 2,500-foot snowy mountains, set against a cloudless blue sky with their ice-speckled cliff faces plunging into the fjord, kept our attention focused upward. We heard melt-water pouring off a snowfield high in a glacial cirque to our left and a raven cawing in a stubby spruce forest to our right. Far ahead, the fjord narrowed and vanished around a bend.