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12 North American Mountain Towns Perfect For Winter Adventure Jill Sanford CONTRIBUTOR As far as destinations go, there’s no better place to visit in the winter than a mountain town. Snow-dusted pine trees, twinkling shop lights, and cheerful après stops are just a few of the picturesque sights to discover in a mountain town, but […]
U.S. State Department Rolls Out a New Travel Advisory System by Sebastian Modak January 10, 2018 The State Department’s ‘Travel Warning’ and ‘Travel Alert’ designations have been replaced by a new tiered system, with security information for every country in the world. For years, American travelers looking for the latest information on whether a potential destination is […]
107-Year-Old Skier Still Ripping it Up An Inspiration to us All Steven Agar Janary 16, 2018 “You can replace anything – your shoes, your house, your belongings. But you cannot replace time…so make the best of it.” Credit: Chicago Townnews If you woke up this morning feeling a little achy, or with a ‘can’t be arsed’ […]
Skier: Joe Sagona. PHOTO: David Reddick California Resorts Offer Skiing by ‘Subscription’ Mammoth Mountain introduces new monthly membership ski pass January 18, 2018 By Jack Foersterling In today’s day and age, nearly our entire lives are based on monthly subscriptions and memberships. From streaming music and movies on Spotify and Netflix to your gym membership or unlimited […]
Skier: George Hjelte. Location: Squaw Valley, California. PHOTO: Jeff Engerbretson Get to Know Your New Ski Resort Conglomerate Alterra Mountain Company aims to bring people to ‘spectacular mountain places’—and sell a season pass to 12 ski resorts January 18, 2018 By Julie Brown The new player on the Monopoly board of the ski industry has introduced itself–their […]
Drew Petersen skis from the tallest peaks in the American West Published on January 8, 2018 by Sam Taggart Drew Petersen is a skier from the American West with adventurous spirit. Born and raised in Colorado, his 2017 was spent traveling the world, including Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland, before heading back home to set out on the next objective: ski […]
New resort management company, Alterra Mountain Co., set to rival Vail Resorts January 11, 2018 by Donny O’Neill KSL Capital Partners along with Henry Crown and Company—the joint venture that has been busy curating ski destinations across North America under its umbrella since last summer—has announced its name: Alterra Mountain Company. Alterra stems from the fusion of the […]
January 16, 2018 Building the Best Parks in the World: A Snow Park Technologies Interview Click on the title for full story. Posted from Snowboarding.com
Pirate Movie Productions Presents: As the Crow Flies Owen Ringwall | 01.12.18 Burning hot off the trail of last season’s incredible success with Union Binding Company’s, “STRONGER” Pirate Movie Productions is kicking it into high gear again this season with, “As the Crow Flies”. This season’s journey keeps the ball rolling with the high-production value portrayal of […]
Western powder this week and next by Meteorologist Joel Gratz Summary Following like snow this week in the east, the weather pattern will shift with cold air and snow favoring the western US and Canada through the end of January. Expect powder from the northwest to California to Colorado and in between, with one storm later […]
The Lonely Road Back January 12, 2018 / By Tom Kelly – Contributor It had been 10 months since Laurenne Ross lay on the snow at Sugarloaf Resort, Maine, screaming in pain. Ski racing carries risks, as Ross knows – broken pelvis, torn ACL, lacerations to her face from a safety fence, plus that fateful crash in the U.S. […]
January 15, 2018 / By SR Staff T2 Foundation Aims to ‘Send the Kids to Davos’ This year’s World Junior Championships are slated to be held in Davos, Switzerland, and the T2 Foundation, a Park City-based nonprofit, is aiming to raise $40,000 to send the entire U.S. team there to compete. The fundraiser, which seeks small donations from […]
