Here, it's more about a unique mountain experience, and safety is paramount.
"We've come a long way, and I think part of it is that people are looking for a small mountain experience in their lives," Mrs. Sampson said.
With most of the riding above 2,000 metres, a big mountain experience with stunning views is guaranteed, as are fast-draining, all-weather trails.
The trip is well within the capabilities of hikers with a little mountain experience, although they should be fit enough not to suffer on the steeper stretches.
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It's a shame that so many people are missing a diverse, spectacular mountain experience.
Perhaps most significant, Sunday River offers a distinctive Maine mountain experience that is subtly different from skiing or riding in the ski capitals of Vermont, New Hampshire or New York.
The skiers were on tours organized by Selkirk Mountain Experience, a company based in Revelstoke that has been ranked as a top adventure tourism outfit by several prominent periodicals.
At La Monta, your stay is a real part of your mountain experience rather than an interruption to it.
Not if the climbers I was with were anything to go by: Ian, Mary, Nick, Richard, Steve, a hundred years of mountain experience between them, grounded, extremely fit and savvy.
Houston drew on his own mountain experience in an attempt to model as closely as possible a mountain ascent, hoping that lessons from mountaineering could be made relevant for aviation.
