Otis Ridge is a jewel among the hidden ski areas, appearing first as a crosswalk to a wooden foot bridge, that once crossed, you really have entered Narnia.
Sports
Affordable Skiing?? What a concept
This is my year to see if skiing can be affordable. Indy Pass is my chosen method for 2025 to 2026 for finding the perfect ski days on a budget. Can it be done?
The Crusaders Bench
Just a little PHOTO STORY with a different view of College of the Holy Cross Crusaders Head Coach Bill Riga overseeing the bench during a 4-1 victory over Mercyhurst on Dec. 6, 2025. ©Mark D Phillips
Masters to World Cup… It’s time to ski race!
It’s almost Thanksgiving, do you know where your skis are? In the year of Mikaela Shiffrin, NEMS and Mid-Atlantic Masters have a great ski race lineup for 2026.
Masters 2025… The Best Of!
Mark D Phillips photography from 2025 New England Masters Ski Racing, Mid-Atlantic Masters, and US Masters National Championship. Matt Dodge or Justin Lorino?
An Individual Sport
Alpine racing…… It’s a great sport that pits the athlete against a mountain and their own confidence in their own abilities. Toss in spring skiing conditions and you get an amazing opportunity to capture an individual testing their own limitations.
US Masters come to the East
The 2025 A Racer’s Edge Masters National Championships will be held March 18-22 at Gore Mountain, NY, and I will be documenting the event on SouthBrooklyn.com
Mikaela Shiffrin out at Killington
Mikaela Shiffrin has her eyes on the finish line during the first run at the FIS Ski World Cup at Killington Resort on Saturday during the Killington Cup GS.
Killington World Cup heats up the Season
Mikaela Shifrin returns to Killington for the only women’s FIS World Cup race in America with her 100th victory a possibility.
Return to Barcelona
Barcelona. I haven’t been there since 1992. Today’s Barcelona is sprawling and majestic, much as it was in 1992, just more. When I gazed across the cityscape from the patio of Fabra Observatory, near the top of Tibidabo, the tableau of city and Mediterranean stretched along the coastline.





