Grand Targhee Is Wyoming’s Powder Paradise Grand Targhee is a Powder Paradise. With 200 inches of snow already this season, Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort is a powder paradise and a hidden gem among all the major Western resorts.Celebrating its 50th season, Grand Targhee Resort is a year-round mountain resort situated in the Western slope of the Tetons […]
SAFETY SHRED DAYS WITH VICTOR DAVIET & FRIENDS
SAFETY SHRED DAYS WITH VICTOR DAVIET & FRIENDS Jan 12, 2019 Last week, the Safety Shred Days event organized by rider Victor Daviet took place in Arêches Beaufort, France. The four-day event was based around avalanche safety awareness, preparation and readiness. On the first day, 686, Salomon, Smith and Dakine invited some lucky retailers for […]
The Wild Ride
The Glacial Express Train In Switzerland Is Ski Travel Done Right By: Francis Xavier | January 10, 2019 Take a most satisfying 2 minute break and watch this video about The Glacier Express that connects railway stations of the two major mountain resorts of Zermatt and St. Moritz in the center of the Swiss Alps. Not often you […]
There Goes the Neighborhood
Photo Credit: Brian Mohr // Ember Photo There Goes the Neighborhood Northern Vermont’s beloved Smugglers’ Notch has long been rumored to be the next resort joining Vail Resorts’ ever-expanding portfolio. We sent our crackerjack reporter in to investigate—and, more importantly ski his favorite steep Eastern lines in his spare time. Joe Cutts Jan 17, 2019 […]
Memoir Of A Telemark Skier
Memoir Of A Telemark Skier by Roger Lohr — January 8, 2019 “Telemarketers” Found Each Other To Practice Their Distinctive Style. [Editor Note:This remembrance of Telemark skiing by Roger Lohr first appeared in his publication XCSkiresorts.com.] The North American Telemark Organization set a record with this group turn at Mad River Glen in 1980. In the 1970s, telemark skiers were called the free heelers, telemarketers, and the Lunatic Fringe. […]
Québec’s Own ‘Powder Highway’
Le Massif. PHOTO: Benjamin Gagon Québec’s Own ‘Powder Highway’ A skier’s guide to Québec, on and off the mountain November 30, 2018 By Powder Magazine This article, and distribution, was paid for by QuébecSki and produced in conjunction with POWDER. It’s that time of year again when we start to lock in our ski season plans, and this […]
Quebec’s Laurentians Are Much More Than Far North Adirondacks
Quebec’s Laurentians Are Much More Than Far North Adirondacks People who’ve been to the Laurentians often describe it as feeling like a trip to Europe without the jetlag. October 24, 2018 By ASN This article, and distribution, was paid for by the Canadian Ski Council and produced in conjunction with POWDER. Words by By Joe Cutts. Ditch […]
Learning Curve
Learning Curve Tips and tricks to elevate your technique and take your skiing to the next level. SKI Magazine Editors Jan 3, 2018 An unexpected late-April storm has laid down 10 inches of sweet, surfy powder on a quiet Friday morning at Utah’s Snowbird Ski Resort. Nick Herrin, Professional Ski Instructors of America’s (PSIA) newly minted CEO, […]
The #1 Most Underrated State For Skiing and Riding
The #1 Most Underrated State For Skiing and Riding By: UnofficialNet Cover Image of the High Peaks by Doug Livingston | Above Image: Whiteface Mountain When you think of states with great skiing a few jump to mind right away. Colorado, Utah and Vermont have all established themselves as states with robust ski options. But […]
Want to stay injury-free this ski season? Here are 8 training and equipment tips.
Want to stay injury-free this ski season? Here are 8 training and equipment tips. by Dina Mishev (iStock) It was the easiest first day of any of my 21 ski seasons in Jackson, Wyo.: two hours on intermediate-level groomed runs at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Still wearing a cast after surgery seven weeks earlier […]
Ski Instructors Are Doing Our Sport’s Most Important Work
PHOTO: Jamie Kripke Ski Instructors Are Doing Our Sport’s Most Important Work We owe a lot to the most overlooked group of skiers on the mountain January 10, 2019 By Sierra Shafer IT WAS SNOWING in Whitefish. Again. For eight days straight, a relentless February storm had been blanketing Montana in white, adding 45 inches to the […]
Skis.com/Snowboards.com
Exclusive Ski Club Discount at Skis.com and Snowboards.com The snow is falling around the country and we couldn’t be more stoked! We’re sure members are pulling out their gear and taking inventory of items that need to be replaced or upgraded. As are we! My name is Brooks Juneau and I run the marketing and […]