New England Lost Ski Areas Program
NELSAP tracks abandoned ski areas around the Northeast: directions, maps, history, photos.

Vermont Ski Museum
This Stowe museum opened in July 2002 with a Hall of Fame and exhibits of skiing memorabilia and historic artifacts.

New England Ski Museum
A great source of skiing-related books, videos, and posters. Check out the 1940 National Ski Patrol recruiting poster.

US National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum
Features a walk through ski history, ski artifacts, and hall of fame.

International Skiing History Association
ISHA publishes Skiing Heritage and provides links to museums, libraries, and other sources of ski history. The site has great ski poster art and cartoons.

The Alpenglow Gallery
The Alpenglow Ski Mountaineering History Project documents the history of ski mountaineering in Washington State. An artsy site, it is worth emulating in other parts of the country.

Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
Follow its links to a great variety of outdoors activities.

Outdoor New England
News, articles on wildlife, conservation, and the outdoors in general.

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management
DEM information about state forests and parks: fees, access, regulations, maps, camping, fishing, and links to related state agencies.

Tubbs Trailnet
Search here for descriptions of trails located all over the country, listed by area, trail length, and degree of difficulty. I found directions to three trails here in Northfield.

Tree Climbing International
TCI promotes safety and technique among recreational tree climbers through instruction, publications, and organized events.

Tree Climbing USA
TCUSA offers instruction, events, and programs in recreational and educational tree climbing.

Tree Climbing Colorado
Offers classes and travels to teach groups.

New Tribe
Sells equipment for tree climbing: pulleys, safety gear, hammocks, and more.

National Speleological Society
Founded in 1941, NSS is a nationwide organization of 12,000 caving enthusiasts. The society promotes safety, conservation, responsibility, and member activities.

Boston Grotto
A wealth of information on caving in New England: safety, equipment, trips, and lotsa links.

Executive Paintball
Large outdoor field in Blandford, MA.

Leave No Trace
LNT is dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor recreation and wildland ethics through education, research, and partnerships.

Association for Experiential Education
AAE develops and promotes experiential education in the classroom, outdoor adventure, at-risk programs, environmental education, and youth services.

National Society for Experiential Education
NSEE supports all forms of experiential learning: classroom, workplace, or community.

Wilderness Education Association
WEA has been training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 25 years, teaching students to safely and effectively lead groups in the outdoors without harming the environment.

Vermont Outdoor Guide Association
Look under "Books and Maps" for good outdoor links. "Event Calendar" lists a scad of outdoors events and workshops.

Mountain Wanderer Bookshop
Great assortment of books related to the outdoors.

New England Greenway
A proposal to link parks and other protected lands in the six New England states with a network of trails.

The Outdoor Network
News and information for professionals in the outdoors industry.

Outdoor Industry Association
Promotes and advocates the human-powered outdoor recreation industry. Look here for news, press releases, government actions, and events schedule.

SnowSport Industries America
SIA is the national association of more than 800 snow sports product manufacturers, suppliers and distributors. This site leads you to gear, skills, tips, events, clubs, and snow sport shows..

National Ski Areas Association
NSAA is the trade association for ski area owners and operators of 326 alpine resorts that account for more than 90 percent of the skier/snowboarder visits nationwide.

skiindustry.com
"Where skiing means business." Serves the ski resort industry.

SAM Magazine
Ski Area Management Magazine covers all aspects of the snow sports industry.

Canadian Ski Council
CSC is the snowsport industry's voice in the Great White North.

Snowboard - Ski Canada
The Canadian Ski Council's page for the snowsport public.

Canada's Winter E-News

Organizations of independent sales representatives, their conferences offer a peek at next season's merchandise.
New England Winter Sports Representatives Association
Eastern Outdoors Representatives Association
Eastern Winter Sports Representatives Association


North American Snowsports Journalists Association
NASJA is open to journalists (writers, photographers, broadcasters, film makers, authors, editors) who report on skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and other activities at mountain resorts.

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
CRREL is the DOD's research and engineering facility located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The lab addresses the problems and opportunities unique to the world's cold regions.

The Center for Northern Studies
CNS offers multidisciplinary graduate and undergraduate programs focusing on the environment, peoples, and history of the circumpolar North. The public lecture series looks fascinating.

Public Transit
Take public transit to outdoor recreation. Every bus line in New England is listed here.

New England Public Transit
http://www.new-england.public-transit.org