NSCF Newsbeat May 2022

National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat  May 2022 Bode Miller Launches Peak Ski Company with Six New Ski Designs. Miller is launching a new venture, Peak Ski Company, a direct-to-consumer ski brand leading with a line of six all-mountain skis designed for skiers like you and me—which is to say, skiable by mortal enthusiasts. Miller is […]

3 Unique & Fulfilling Career Paths for Anyone Who Enjoys Spending Time on the Slopes

3 Unique & Fulfilling Career Paths for Anyone Who Enjoys Spending Time on the Slopes by Janey Jones The United States sees an impressive 75 million skier days a year, with the term ‘skier days’ referring to a full day of downhill skiing by an individual skier. However, for those who want to take their love […]

Indy Pass Adds Six Cross-Country Ski Resorts, Launches $69 XC Pass

Indy Pass Adds Six Cross-Country Ski Resorts, Launches $69 XC Pass Access is included on all downhill Indy Passes; more than 30 total partners could join for 2022-23 season Stuart Winchester Skiing when no other skiing is available They’re red and white, plastic and edgeless, eight feet long and two inches wide with metal-clip bindings. […]

How Long Does It Take to Renew a Passport?

How Long Does It Take to Renew a Passport? It all depends on how much you’re willing to spend. BY JESSICA PUCKETT April 7, 2022 International travel is reopening in a major way, with vaccinated Americans now able to visit a host of different countries around the world. But as travelers dust off their passports, they might notice something […]

All the Ways to Fly Private, Starting at $100 Per Flight

All the Ways to Fly Private, Starting at $100 Per Flight A primer on the companies, price points, and services available for flying private and semi-private. BY DEBRA KAMIN April 14, 2021 Booking a flight on a private jet has long been viewed as a swanky, sometimes out-of-reach indulgence. But if you think social distancing at […]

How Airports Are Using Biometrics So You Can Spend Less Time Waiting in Lines

How Airports Are Using Biometrics So You Can Spend Less Time Waiting in Lines Make a reservation for TSA and check your luggage using biometric scans. BY JENNIFER BRADLEY FRANKLIN Maddie Winters, a travel agent and blogger, usually racks up around 75,000 to 100,000 frequent flier miles a year. With that much time spent in airports, […]

Rossignol Essential: The World’s First Recyclable Ski

Rossignol Essential: The World’s First Recyclable Ski Clay Malott | April 22, 2022 Credit: Rossignol In celebration of Earth Day today, 4/22, Rossignol unveiled the world’s first-ever recyclable ski: the Essential. The Essential lineup will be available in limited quantities for the 2022-2023 season. Related: Chris Davenport and Bode Miller’s Daily Driver: SCARPA’s New 4-Quattro Series Boots According to […]

Parts of Utah’s Newest Ski Resort Could Open This Summer

Parts of Utah’s Newest Ski Resort Could Open This Summer By Ian Wood | May 5, 2022 3:07 pm ET “So your activity during the day will be focused on the ski beach…your outdoor dining, watching the skiers come down, and really partaking. And then during the afternoon, it really shifts after après and goes to the village […]

The Challenge Of Getting Younger Generations Engaged With Skiing

The Challenge Of Getting Younger Generations Engaged With Skiing by Janey Jones Over the last couple of years, ski slopes have seen a dip in returning vacationers due to the pandemic and global warming taking its toll on the smaller resorts. A lack of snowfall in 2020 has hit the little guys the hardest, and the more […]

NSCF Newsbeat April 2022

National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat  April 2022 Bipartisan Caucus Aims to Support Ski Industry Threatened by Climate Change. Reestablished in 2014, the Ski and Snowboard Caucus brings awareness and creates bipartisan solutions to the social, economic and political issues of the ski and snowboarding industry, which is increasingly at risk of warming winters and fewer […]

Bode Miller Launches Peak Ski Company with 6 New Ski Designs

Bode Miller Launches Peak Ski Company with 6 New Ski Designs Montana-based Peak Ski Company introduces a new line of direct-to-consumer products featuring newly developed technology Sierra Shafer April 7, 2022 from Ski Bode Miller wants you to try his skis. No, not the burly metal Head or Atomic skis that saw him become the two-time […]

VAIL RESORTS TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY STAKE IN AND OPERATE ANDERMATT-SEDRUN SPORT AG, A LEADING SWISS RESORT

VAIL RESORTS TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY STAKE IN AND OPERATE ANDERMATT-SEDRUN SPORT AG, A LEADING SWISS RESORT 27 March 2022 BROOMFIELD, Colo. – March 27, 2022 – Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a majority stake in Andermatt-Sedrun Sport AG from Andermatt Swiss Alps AG (“ASA”), marking […]

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