Jim Kenney

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.

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.

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.

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.

Some retirees head to warmer climes for the winter. Jim Kenney is not one of those retirees.

Jim Kenney had a chance to swing by West Virginia’s Timberline Mountain for its preview weekend on November 28, 2021.

Jim Kenney reflects on 50+ years of skiing and describes resorts that resonated personally with him.

Jim Kenney reflects on over 50 years of skiing.

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.

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.

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.

Last winter, DCSki Columnist Jim Kenney hit the open road and drove over 7,000 miles, starting in Virginia and navigating through states such as Utah, Wyoming, and Western Canada in search of snow and skiing. He provides this detailed Firsthand Report.