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11 Moments That Redefined U.S. Skiing in 2021 Skiing proves resilient as investment ramps up, the outdoors boom, and the resort-and-pass shuffle resumes Stuart Winchester Welcome to The Storm Skiing Journal’s 2021 year-in-review of skiing in U.S. America*. As with last year’s edition (which focused exclusively on the Northeast), this list is not meant to be definitive or exhaustive, […]
Support the SNOW Sports Museum with a Donation This December will certainly go down as one to remember. Mother Nature gave us a windfall of snow to cover the mountains with a nourishing blanket that will help our ecosystem recover from a rough summer, and provide a solid base for skiing, boarding, and striding all […]
Americans Will Soon Be Able to Renew Passports Online Those difficult-to-get appointments will soon be a thing of the past. BY RACHEL CHANG December 16, 2021 The process of renewing a U.S. passport is frustratingly complicated—there’s currently an eight- to 11-week processing time, and you have to pull together tons of forms and possibly snag an in-person appointment to make […]
Vermont Adaptive facility at Mount Ellen to open December 20 VASS construction at Sugarbush Resort’s Mount Ellen in Fayston, Vermont. By Greta Close, contributing author Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports’ (VASS) new Mount Ellen facility will open with Mount Ellen, December 20 with a press opening slated for December 17. After three years […]
2022 ANNUAL MEETING – September 08-11, 2022 National Ski Federation Annual Summit
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat November 2021 POWDR to Offer Express Lift Access Upgrade. POWDR is launching Fast Tracks, a daily ticket or season pass upgrade option for express lift access via dedicated lanes at four of its resorts: Copper Mountain, Colo., Killington, Vt., Mt. Bachelor. Ore., and Snowbird, Utah. Fast Track passes will start […]
Gunstock becomes the fourth New Hampshire ski area with active expansion plans Stuart Winchester November 7, 2021 Gunstock looks to expand in three directions, transforming the resort They’re littered across the Northeast: the lost ski area in the shadow of the survivor. Highmont, overgrown beside thriving Belleayre. Timber Ridge, intact and skiable but liftless off the back side of […]
How To Personalize Your Ski Equipment Without Compromising Your Safety by Janey Jones As ski resorts reopen around the world, thousands of ski enthusiasts will be preparing to hit the slopes this upcoming winter. One of the most important preparation tasks they will need to do is to buy the right ski gear. However, in recent […]
BOYNE RESORTS BUYS SHAWNEE PEAK SAM Magazine—Bridgton, Maine, Oct. 22, 2021—Boyne Resorts has acquired Shawnee Peak, Maine. Transition of the resort’s ownership has begun immediately, with all Shawnee Peak team members being retained under Boyne Resorts’ ownership. Longtime Shawnee owners the Homer family will maintain a visible role at ski area for the near future. […]
Legendary Trail Map Artist James Niehues Announces New Original Work Collection Clay Malott | October 5, 2021 For over 30 years, artist James Niehues has painted ski resort trail maps all around the world. Chances are if you’re a skier, you’ve seen his incredible work before. Niehues has drawn maps for over 200 resorts worldwide, including legendary […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat September-October 2021 Steamboat Resort, CO, Expansion Gets Go Ahead From Forest Service to Make it Colorado’s 2nd Largest Resort. Steamboat Resort, CO announced yesterday that its $135-million master plan to make the resort the second largest in Colorado has received approval from the US Forest Service. The approval follows a […]
Can the Alpine Combined be Saved? By Brian Pinelli September 28, 2021 oticeably absent from this year’s World Cup calendar, lost among 75 men’s and women’s races, is the alpine combined, leaving many perplexed about the future of the historic event. For ski racing purists, it is an alarming omission. FIS men’s race director Markus Waldner […]
