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Magic Mountain combines big-mountain and giant slalom disciplines in new competition February 1, 2018 by Donny O’Neill Londonderry, Vermont’s Magic Mountain prides itself on doing things differently. The independent ski area works hard to provide a laid back, “old school” atmosphere to complement its steep, challenging terrain—which has helped it develop a cult-like following in New […]
Telluride Ski Resort joins Vail Resorts Epic Pass in 2018-19 winter season Summit Daily staff report January 29, 2018 Vail Resorts, Inc. and Telluride Ski & Golf jointly announced today that the Telluride Ski Resort will join the Epic Pass in a long-term alliance beginning with 2018-19 winter season. Vail Resorts, Inc. and Telluride Ski […]
New Alterra Pass Will Include 23 Ski Resorts Including Squaw, Jackson, Snowbird, Aspen, Big Sky By: Barclay | January 25, 2018 Here it is folks– what we’ve all been waiting for– Alterra‘s new pass will be called the Ikon and will offer up reciprocal skiing benefits at 23 “destinations” across North America. The pass benefits will vary from […]
Unload it if you can. PHOTO: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur Mad River’s Rhythm Man For 15 years, lift operator Brian Aust has been a fixture of the fastest fixed-grip chair in North America January 16, 2018 By Sierra Davis Mad River Glen’s Single Chair has taken skiers some 2,000 feet up the face of the mountain since 1948 (refurbished […]
Catskill Thunder Gondola Debuts At Belleayre Monday, 08 January 2018 Martha Wilson Skiers and snowboarders loading Belleayre’s new 60-cabin Catskill Thunder gondola can now make it from the lower mountain’s Discovery Lodge to the summit in seven minutes. The eight-person cabin can move about 2,000 people per hour, at a maximum speed of 1,000 feet per […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the Face of Climate Change, Park City Has Become a Leader. Is it Enough? Park City, Utah, has pledged to reduce their carbon footprint to zero by 2032, but how much can they really do? December 21, 2017 By Julie Brown PHOTOS: Erik Seo Overnight, it snowed a foot. After weeks of warming, the storm was […]
