Nordic Retailers Build Loyalty with High School Ski Teams December 19, 2017 / Lou Dzierzak To grow the sport of nordic skiing and helping build their businesses, many retailers are looking towards local partnerships. The Benefits of Teamwork in Specialty Retail Depending on Mother Nature to deliver weather conditions that spur cross-country ski sales can be a […]
Burton Announces Industry-Leading 2020 Sustainability Goals
Burton Announces Industry-Leading 2020 Sustainability Goals December 15, 2017 / SIA Burton announced new industry-leading goals focused on sustainability that the company is committed to achieving by the end of year 2020. The new goals build on Burton’s already comprehensive sustainability efforts and focus on three major categories – product, people and playground. “As snowboarders and people […]
Vonn Silences Doubters with Win in Val d’Isere
Vonn Silences Doubters with Win in Val d’Isere By Gabbi Hall – Digital Content Editor December 16, 2017 Given her age and recent injuries, some fans have said that Lindsey Vonn should retire and let younger athletes have their turn on the World Cup. The American responded to those comments loud and clear with a victory in […]
Santa Delivers Pre-Holiday Powder To New England Resorts
Santa Delivers Pre-Holiday Powder To New England Resorts Wednesday, 13 December 2017 SnoCountry Santa delivered an early Christmas present of more than three feet of snow on slopes throughout New England over the past week. And as a stocking-stuffer, cold temperatures wrapped up with all that new snow, allowing for round-the-clock snowmaking. So if you’re […]
The French Alps Just Got BURIED
The French Alps Just Got BURIED Ski – Pelvoux Vallouise, France Got 106″ of Snow Chris Wallner | December 12, 2017 Ski – Pelvoux Vallouise, France. Image: Local Authorities According to WePowder, the French Alps just got absolutely buried by a super storm that moved through. Ski – Pelvoux Vallouise, France received 270cm of snow or 106″. The past few […]
Alaska Just Saw One of the Most Extreme Snowfall Rates Ever Recorded
Alaska Just Saw One of the Most Extreme Snowfall Rates Ever Recorded on Wednesday: 10″ of Snow in 1-Hour WeatherBrains | December 8, 2017 | Plowing roads in Valdez, AK on December 6th, 2017. photo: AK DOT 2,678′ Thompson Pass near Valdez, Alaska just recorded 10″ of snow in one hour on Wednesday. That’s 1.7″ of snow […]
New video showcases stupid-deep skiing at Jay Peak, Vermont
New video showcases stupid-deep skiing at Jay Peak, Vermont Published on December 7, 2017 by Henrik Lampert The 2017 winter storm, Stella, was no joke: It dropped nearly five feet of snow in some areas, including 58 inches in Vermont. Stella paralyzed several major cities, knocking out power to half-a-million individuals and crippling air travel for tens […]
American alpine skiing legend Bode Miller calls it quits
American alpine skiing legend Bode Miller calls it quits By Kade Krichko After six Olympic medals across five winter Olympic Games, alpine skier Bode Miller is retiring ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games. The most decorated American Olympic skier in history, the 40-year-old made it official recently, announcing that he would be heading to the Olympics […]
A skier’s guide to baggage fees
A skier’s guide to baggage fees November 27, 2017 By POWDER This story originally appeared on POWDER. Words by Sierra Davis. One early morning last winter I stopped to catch my breath in the San Diego airport after lugging my skis, backpack, and a massive duffle through the terminal when I ran into a friend heading to Hawaii for a week […]
Little B.C. Ski Resort Taps Powder Hounds for Crowdfunding
Little B.C. ski resort taps powder hounds for crowdfunding By Natalie Obiko Pearson Bloomberg News Investors are lining up to buy a piece of Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C., drawn by its rebellious pitch of “Fight the Man, Own the Mountain.” A tiny Canadian ski resort forged by Scandinavian miners chasing an 1890s gold rush […]
US Ski & Snowboard prepares for future success with Project 26
US Ski & Snowboard prepares for future success with Project 26 November 17, 2017 / By SR Staff Alpine ski racing has a long history of success in America. But how is it positioned for the future? U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding in America, is initiating evolutionary changes in how it […]
US Ski & Snowboard puts forward proposals for FIS Council
US Ski & Snowboard puts forward proposals for FIS Council November 9, 2017 / By Heather Black – CEO U.S. Ski & Snowboard sent a list of nine proposals to the FIS for consideration at the FIS Council’s November meeting. At the meeting, the Council will decide whether to endorse the proposals as is, request modification of […]