OCTOBER 25, 2026
Road Trips “R” Us
Jim Kenney recounts the beautiful, crazy, scary, lucky, and tasty moments gathered during decades of ski road trips across North America.
DCSki Columnist
Jim Kenney
Husband, father and retired civilian employee of the Department of Navy, Jim Kenney is a D.C. area native and has been skiing recreationally since 1967. Jim's ski reporting garnered the 2009 West Virginia Division of Tourism's Stars of the Industry Award for Best Web/Internet/E-Magazine Article.
139Stories
2000Writing for DCSki since
About Jim
Husband, father and retired civilian employee of the Department of Navy, Jim Kenney is a D.C. area native and has been skiing recreationally since 1967. Jim's ski reporting garnered the 2009 West Virginia Division of Tourism's Stars of the Industry Award for Best Web/Internet/E-Magazine Article.
NOVEMBER 12, 2025
Aging Into Skiing
Veteran skier Jim Kenney reflects on nearly six decades on snow, sharing practical lessons and personal insights on how seniors can keep skiing safely, affordably, and joyfully into their later years.
JANUARY 6, 2025
Firsthand Report: Early January at West Virginia’s Canaan Valley Resort
Jim Kenney made his first turns of the 2025 ski season at West Virginia’s Canaan Valley Resort. He checks in with this Firsthand Report.
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Reflections on a 25-Year DCSki Journey
Over 25 years, DCSki.com evolved from a website into a community for Jim Kenney, creating lasting friendships and memorable ski adventures. Jim chronicles those adventures in this reflection.
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Firsthand Report: Weathering Utah’s Record Winter of 2023
Over 900” of snow in one season. That was the record set by some Utah ski areas during the epic 2022-2023 winter season, and DCSki Columnist Jim Kenney was there to experience it.
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The Snowbound Snowbird
Some retirees head to warmer climes for the winter. Jim Kenney is not one of those retirees.
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Firsthand Report: Preview Weekend at Timberline Mountain, WV
Jim Kenney had a chance to swing by West Virginia’s Timberline Mountain for its preview weekend on November 28, 2021.
NOVEMBER 27, 2021
Jim Kenney’s Top 20 Ski Areas
Jim Kenney reflects on 50+ years of skiing and describes resorts that resonated personally with him.
JANUARY 12, 2020
Firsthand Report: Finding My Ski Legs at Whitetail
Despite unusually warm January weather, Jim Kenney recently swung by Pennsylvania’s Whitetail Resort for his first ski day of the season. He provides this Firsthand Report.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Firsthand Report: Discovering Crested Butte
DCSki Columnist Jim Kenney skied many places last winter, but there was one place he skied at for the first time that delighted him so much he re-visited again before the season was up. In this story, he describes two trips to Colorado’s Crested Butte Resort, in February and April, 2019.
FEBRUARY 9, 2019
Firsthand Report: Laurel Mountain, the Country Club of Pennsylvania Skiing
Jim Kenney hit the trifecta of fine ski conditions last weekend at Pennsylvania’s Laurel Mountain Resort, experiencing a powder Friday, bluebird Saturday, and spring skiing Sunday. The icing on the cake? Spending the weekend in person with a couple dozen friends met through on-line communities such as DCSki. Jim provides this Firsthand Report of the unspoiled Laurel Mountain.
