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Denver’s Alterra Mountain Co. to buy Utah’s Solitude Mountain Resort Will the resort be added to IKON Pass? Company said that will be revealed when the deal is finalized By JOE RUBINO | The Denver Post June 20, 2018 An emerging Denver-based ski industry giant expects to soon add another piece to its fast-growing empire. Alterra Mountain Co. announced […]
10 reasons why you need to get to Valle Nevado this summer April 30, 2018 by FREESKIER Whether you’re a seasoned veteran of Southern Hemisphere skiing or planning your first trip to make turns below the equator, there are a few locales that you’ll find on most every skier’s bucket list. One of them, situated 10,000 […]
Hopper Now Has ‘Secret Fares’ You Can’t Find Anywhere Else Online by KATHERINE LAGRAVE May 2, 2018 Personalized flight deals, right in the palm of your hand. Get ready to save. By now, you’re probably familiar with the (many) ways to score flight deals: Compare booking sites. Be flexible with your dates and airports. Subscribe to […]
How to Keep Your Data Safe While Traveling by SEBASTIAN MODAK June 7, 2018 Individual cyber security threats are in the limelight because of the approaching World Cup in Russia. But there are a lot of easy things you can do to keep your data safe, no matter where you’re traveling. With millions of people from […]
Summertime shred: Six South American ski trips that make yearlong winter a reality June 6, 2018 by FREESKIER So your buddies have hung up their ski boots and settled their undercarriages into padded chammies for “bike season.” But that doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to solo ski-porn binges in your basement just yet—there are […]
Shred the land down under: Nine reasons to ski Australia May 23, 2018 by Colin Levitch When you think of foreign and exotic places to ski, you probably picture mountains in Europe, South America and maybe even New Zealand. But, what if I told you the Land Down Under has world-class skiing, too? There’s more than […]
For mid-size ski areas, Vail Resorts ensures a lucrative future June 8, 2018 by Sam Taggart In Ludlow, Vermont, the news spread between locals like wildfire: Vail Resorts would be purchasing its hometown ski area, Okemo Mountain, along with three others, namely, Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colorado and Stevens Pass, Washington, in another […]
6 Passport Rules for Faster Renewal SHANNON MCMAHON Applying for or renewing a passport in a timely fashion might be easier said than done for a while thanks to a massive surge in applicants, but following some little-known passport rules might help. “Fiscal year 2017 was record-setting for Passport Services,” Kevin Brosnahan, a spokesperson for the […]
Alterra Mountain Co., entrepreneur at odds over “Ikon” trademark Founder of Glenwood Springs-based Ride In Harmony Athletics recently sent a cease-and-desist notice to Alterra By Rick Carroll, The Aspen Times May 21, 2018 The upcoming debut of the Ikon Pass from the newly created Alterra Mountain Co. is intended to spur competition with Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass, but it’s also shaken […]
The 5 Most Livable Ski Towns in the USA SnowBrains | May 24, 2018 Durango, CO. Earlier this month, we published: The 5 Least Livable Ski Towns in the USA Today, we’ll look at the other half. This is where you wanna move if you’re a ski bum. Outside Magazine released what they are calling the 5 […]
10 U.S. Airports Pilots Don’t Like Flying Into And why. by BARBARA PETERSON To the average traveler, New York’s LaGuardia and tiny Bert Mooney Airport in Butte, Montana would appear to have little in common. Yet according to data, they do: Both made the list of the U.S.’s top ten white-knuckle airports for pilots compiled by Honeywell Aerospace, […]
FIS Confirms 2018-19 World Cup Calendar May 16, 2018 / By SR Staff FIS Congress is underway in Greece, and one of the first announcements was the confirmation of the 2018-19 World Cup calendar. The schedule is highlighted by the 2019 World Championships in Are, Sweden, from Feb. 5-17. The men and women each have two series in […]
