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The Reel Deal: 2018’s Ski Movie Trailers Ski movie season is coming! Watch all of the trailers and get the details about ski movie tours here. Jon Jay Jul 26, 2018 It’s time to get excited about watching the best skiers in the world. Get your friends together, get tickets to all of these shows, […]
Confluence Accords Announced A strong outdoor recreation economy ensures the growth of our industry and amplifies our impact on critical public policy issues. Yesterday in Denver, eight states with formal offices of outdoor recreation announced the “Confluence Accords” which outline priorities for advancing the interests of the outdoor industry. OREC update: Reaching an Accord Representatives from eight […]
Where’s The Spirit? Warren Miller’s essay on the history of how many iconic ski areas were built: hard work, love of the mountains, and entrepreneurship. Warren Miller Jul 11, 2018 Originally Published in October, 2000. In 1936, Union Pacific Railroad president Averell Harriman created Sun Valley, Idaho, because he had enjoyed skiing in St. Anton, Austria. […]
New Jersey to Debut Massive Indoor Skiing Facility The group behind the Mall of America will soon open North America’s first true indoor ski hill July 13, 2018 By Jillian Queri Indoor skiing–a popular phenomenon that has taken off across the world in the last decade–will soon make its debut in the States. Located in East Rutherford, […]
The World’s Highest Elevation Ski Resort – Chacaltaya, Boliva at 17,785-Feet Closed Due to “Unprecedented” Glacial Retreat SnowBrains | July 9, 2018 When we think about where the highest ski resort on Earth lies, visions of Switzerland, Austria, France, & Colorado fill our minds. Reality is strikingly different. The highest ski resort on Earth lives at only 16° […]
New Jersey will be home to first indoor ski slope in the Western Hemisphere Indoor skiing is coming to the Western Hemisphere. In March 2019, construction on the much-anticipated American Dream Meadowlands complex is planned to come to a close, providing the public its first glimpse at the enormous entertainment destination, including a climate-controlled indoor […]
Longest Zip Line in USA Launches This Fall in Mammoth, CA The 2,100-Vertical-Foot Mammoth Mega Zip This fall, Mammoth Mountain, CA will introduce a mega 2,100 vertical-foot zip line, the steepest in North America. Mammoth Mega Zip will run from the summit of the mountain down to Main Lodge (check out this video). Riders will […]
9 Travel Nightmares Your Insurance Won’t Cover Ed Perkins Jun 14, 2018 These are the potential travel insurance nightmares to be on the lookout for, and how you might be able to avoid or remedy them. Read More ▸ Posted from Smarter Travel
The Top 20 Ski Resorts In North America With The Most Lifts When evaluating a ski area, its important to factor in the number of lifts that the resort has because that number influences the time that you will spend in line, the terrain that you can shred, and the number of other skies that […]
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 […]
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 […]
