We ran our very first Québec skating trip in 2007 – ten years ago! Over the years, we have refined the itinerary of this adventure and now spend two nights at a posh resort in the ski town of the Mont-Tremblant, surrounded by vast forests and the Laurentian Mountains, followed by two nights in the Continue Reading →
Category: Inline Skating
Tucson: Skating in the Winter Sun
Years ago I spent six months living in Tucson, Arizona. I very much enjoyed the city, including the people, the university, the sunshine, and the seasonal monsoons. Two of the activities I most enjoyed were skating on the paved paths of the city and hiking on the surrounding trails – especially in the winter sun. Continue Reading →
Announcing the 2018 Zephyr Adventures Schedule!
Each year in September we roll out the new tour schedule for the following years. The 2018 schedule is live now. We are very excited to again be offering quite a few brand-new trips we hope you will find exciting: On February 25, we will test a new concept that combines adventure travel with Spanish Continue Reading →
Keeping the Future Inline- An Interview with Rollerblade®
Main image credit: Rollerblade® At Zephyr, we hold a special place in our heart for inline skating – it’s where we got our start 20 years ago! And we continue to remain true to our roots by offering several skate adventures every year. As we have done in the past, we’re excited to again be partnering Continue Reading →
The Best Paved Trails In The World Are In … Ohio
We recently completed a 39-person, alumni-only, anniversary inline skating tour in Ohio. This was a special tour, twice the size of any typical group tour we run because we were celebrating 20 years of travel with Zephyr Adventures with some of our most experienced alumni. The tour takes place in the southeast corner of Ohio Continue Reading →
20th Anniversary Sale – Now Through Jan. 31st!
Join us in celebrating Zephyr’s 20th anniversary! Starting out as the world’s first inline skate tour company, we’ve expanded over the years to include hiking, biking, kayaking, horseback riding, snorkeling, and more. We’ve loved every minute of the past twenty years and are looking forward to sharing many more incredible experiences with you – let’s Continue Reading →
Ohio Inline Skating Tour: New Alumni Tour to Celebrate Zephyr’s 20th Anniversary
What is high in the middle and round on the ends? OHIO! New skate tour locations are nearly impossible to find but they are super important to us because our skaters like to visit new places – and we do, too! The criteria for new locations is daunting. There has to be a perfect storm Continue Reading →
Mosel Valley is a World Class Skate Tour Destination
We recently completed a Mosel Valley Skating Adventure, which took place July 17-23, 2016. This is the third time I have run this tour but the first for us in six years. I must admit I was shocked to not have accurately remembered how great the Mosel Valley is for a skate tour! Here are Continue Reading →
Skating and Biking Along the Mosel Valley
I cannot say the Mosel Valley Skating Adventure is my favorite skate tour of all time. We simply have too many tours in great locations we have run over the years. But it is pretty dang spectacular. Here are some of the features that make our Mosel Skating Adventure (which is open to bikers) special: Continue Reading →
Inline Skating Revival
Is inline skating making a comeback? Zephyr Adventures launched during the sport’s heyday in 1997 as the world’s first inline skating tour company. According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA), twenty-two million people glided along on their inline skates at least once in 2000, which is five million more than played baseball (America’s favorite Continue Reading →