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National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat January 2021 ‘Stay Alive and Survive’: Ski Resorts Brace for a Pandemic Season. Many have put capacity restrictions in place, even as new lockdowns may spook visitors. More. New York Times Is Skiing Safe Right Now? Here are the risk factors to weigh and precautions to take, according to an […]
What Travelers Need to Know About Digital Health Passports BY AMANDA WOWK JANUARY 12, 2021 If you’ve flown during the pandemic, you’re likely already familiar with the requirements many destinations have put in place based on your health status. In the U.S., many states require visitors to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival, or […]
Ski Tips: Deceleration lives in the future January 11, 2021 By Dan Egan, EBS ski columnist Many skiers try to slow down each turn they make because they are living under the delusion that the purpose of turning is to slow down. Skis are not designed to slow down. I’ve never met a ski engineer that […]
The master plan for Big White Ski Resort. Image courtesy of Big White via the Government of British Columbia. Big White, BC’s Master Plans Up to 2089: Doubling Lifts, Skiable Terrain, & More Liam Abbott January 12, 2021 Big White is known by many as one of the go-to destinations for skiing and snowboarding in British Columbia […]
Conditions are all-time at Alyeska, AK. Credit: Resort Facebook Alyeska Resort, AK, First North American Resort to Surpass 400″ Snowfall for the Season January 13, 2021 Unbelievable! Alyeska Resort in Alaska has already surpassed 400″ of snowfall for the season, the first resort in North America to do so. A massive 59″ in the last 72-hours, 29″ […]
Colorado appeals court agrees that ski pass waivers protect resorts from liability in chairlift injuries The Colorado Court of Appeals ruling on lift ticket and season pass waivers — which release ski areas from “any and all liability” — could erase resort safety responsibilities outlined in laws like the Ski Safety Act and the Colorado […]
“There’s more emphasis now on body language than ever before, like knowing when a student is getting frustrated and needs to take a break.” BY ASHLEA HALPERN January 7, 2021 Logan Lanier is a ski instructor at the Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado. He works primarily with children, leading group and private lessons, but also competes with the Telluride […]
10 Moments That Redefined Northeast Skiing in 2020 How the pass wars, Covid-19, a major resort re-opening, and diversity drove the narrative in lift-served skiing Stuart Winchester I’ll spare you the clichés. We all lived through it. 2020 is almost over. We’ll carry its baggage into 2021 and we’ll carry it for the rest of […]
Six of the Longest Ski Lifts in the World by Fiona Mokry Winter is officially here — and what better way to beat the chilly weather than working up a sweat on the slopes? While the primary appeal of skiing and snowboarding is undeniably the exhilaration of flying down a mountainside covered in fresh powder, […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat December 2020 Robert Redford Sells Sundance Mountain Resort. Robert Redford is selling Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah to Broadreach Capital Partners and Cedar Capital Partners, which are both real estate investment firms specializing in the hospitality industry. More. SAM #Skitude Acquires Liftopia. Liftopia Inc. entered an “assignment for the benefit […]
Lift-Served Skiing Returns to Saddleback After Five-Year Hiatus Ski area eases into new era with a high-speed lift and an understated opening Stuart Winchester December 16, 2020 The mountain reopened on a Tuesday. There were no day ticket sales. None of the carnival trappings that may have attended such a stalled and triumphant re-entry into […]
The Northeast Multipass Wish List, Part 1 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island Stuart Winchester It all happened so fast, this multipass proliferation across the Northeast. Rewind four years: Vail owned zero New England mountains. Alterra and its Ikon Pass didn’t exist. Neither did the Indy Pass. Peak Resorts had recently debuted its Peak Pass, which seemed like […]
