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National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat January 2018 KSL/Henry Crown Joint Venture Has a Name: Alterra Mountain Company. The joint venture of affiliates of KSL Capital Partners (Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows) and Henry Crown and Company (Aspen Skiing Company) that curated 12 mountain resorts across North America last year can now be referred to as […]
PHOTO: Christy Pelland The Importance of Youth Snow Safety Education Kids are going into the backcountry; these are the people making sure they go prepared January 04, 2018 By Jack Foersterling Every year, our sport progresses as new ski and binding technologies emerge to enable us to go bigger and faster, while new lifts bring us to […]
The 33-Year-Old Skier Who Became the Mayor of Truckee As the Mayor of Truckee, California, Morgan Goodwin put the ski town on track toward 100 percent renewable energy January 04, 2018 By Trevor Husted Ski towns are on the front lines of climate change, and 2017 was a year for local mountain municipalities to take action and […]
Powder for all of the west by Meteorologist Joel Gratz Summary In early January, the most snow and cold air have been in the east, but that will switch during the second week of January when all of the west sees powder between January 8-12th. The weather pattern will likely be dry across the country for […]
Ganong Sidelined for Remainder of Season January 1, 2018 / By SR Staff American Downhiller and two-time World Cup winner Travis Ganong suffered a season-ending knee injury at the recent FIS Alpine World Cup event in Bormio, Italy, which means he will miss the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea. Post-event assessments by a medical team in […]
Shiffrin Crowned Diamond Fox in Kranjska Gora By Sean Higgins – Senior Editor January 7, 2018 There isn’t much left to say about Mikaela Shiffrin. In fact, it seems there are not enough adjectives to describe her skiing as of late. Dominant doesn’t quite capture just how, well, dominant she has been this season. Ten […]
It Snowed in the Sahara… For the Second Year in a Row by Evelyn Wang January 9, 2018 This is the third time in 40 years. As one of the hottest places on earth, the Sahara desert is probably one of the last places you’d expect to see snow. And yet, for the second time in two years, […]
Carv first look: Hitting the slopes with the wearable ski coach January 1, 2018 By Lee Bell We go skiing with the instructor that lives inside your ski boots ‘Tis the season to get your ski boots on, and if you’re on the lookout for a wearable that tracks your performance while out on the slopes, […]
Global Entry Application and Interview: How Not to Screw It Up by Katherine LaGrave September 28, 2017 Getty Global Entry applications must first be completed online. Even if the application process takes a month, Global Entry—your fast pass through customs and immigration—lasts five years. So here’s how to do it right the first time. By now, […]
Published on December 20, 2017 by Henrik Lampert // PHOTOS • PETER MORNING In the spring of 2017, Dover, Vermont native Devin Logan, 24, was skiing down the in-run of a jump at Mammoth Mountain’s Unbound Terrain Park, in California. Logan— the 2014 Olympic silver medalist in slopestyle, five-time Association of Freeskiing Professionals World Champion, three-time X Games medalist and […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat December 2017 Ski industry tries to maintain stability amid shifting user trends in younger generations. Michael Reitzell, president of the California Ski Industry Association says millennials, people who range in age from 17 to 37, are approaching life differently than previous generations. They are waiting longer to purchase homes and […]
VÖLKL IS THE ESSENCE OF BAVARIAN CRAFTMANSHIP WORDS: DONNY O’NEILL // PHOTOS: FLORIAN BREITENBERGER Fertile, precisely cut and maintained farmland wraps around the bustling town while the gentle mountains of the Bavarian Forest arch along the northeastern horizon. The tranquil waters of the Danube flow peacefully through the urban district on their journey southeast to the Black Sea. Beautifully […]
