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AN ODE TO A PATROLLER One husband reflects on being married to a ski patroller and her sheer love of doing good and doing it well. By Robert Nussbaum | February 28, 2018 It is still dark out and the winter cold is strongly suggesting that remaining under the covers would be extraordinarily prudent. Nevertheless, […]
Big Sky Resort to Install First Eight-Seater Lift in North America Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Big Sky Resort unveiled Wednesday that that it will bring the first eight-seat, high-speed chairlift to North America, delivering on its commitment to create the most technologically advanced chairlift network in North America. At a community gathering, Boyne Resorts […]
Alterra to Bolster Resorts to Tune of $550 Million by Dan Giesin | Mar 13, 2018 | Ski Industry News Well, it didn’t take long for Alterra Mountain Company to get down to business. On Monday, March 12, the Denver-based conglomerate, which was formed last year when investment firm Henry Crown and Co. (Aspen et al) and KSL […]
Boyne Resorts to Acquire Ownership of Six Mountain Resorts Across North America Steven Agar | March 13, 2018 Miles Clark getting DEEP at Brighton, UT. Credit: Court Leve In a press release yesterday, Boyne Resorts announced an agreement with Ski Resort Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Oz Real Estate, to acquire six mountain resorts and […]
Vail Resorts Introduces $99 Military Epic Pass for the 2018-19 Season by Meteorologist Sam Collentine In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Epic Pass, Vail Resorts is honoring the service of the Company’s founders from the 10th Mountain Division, and men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces and Australian Defence Force, […]
This Old Ambulance Is the Perfect Ski Rig Because skiing powder is absolutely critical to your health March 05, 2018 By Sierra Davis When Kim and Dave Klopper couldn’t get their rig to start after a day of skiing, they didn’t bother calling for a tow. Instead, they unfolded two camp chairs, cracked open a couple […]
Spring Festivals: Last-Gasp Parties Of The Season Wednesday, 07 March 2018 Andy Dennison The coming of spring is a bittersweet time for skiers and riders. But it’s also time to party hearty at a plethora of spring festivals and fun dots the calendar during the final weeks of the year. SnoCountry.com went looking for some of […]
Don’t Believe the Hype: Youth Snowboarding is Thriving March 6, 2018 / Morgan Tilton If you recently questioned the deterioration of snowboarding’s popularity, rest assured: The sport’s decline is debunked by evidence of a growth spurt. Last season, the number of youth snowboarders increased by 6 percent compared to the year prior, according to the 2017 “Participation […]
Learning from Injury Correspondent Ends Her Season In “Routine” Fall, Provides Us With Lessons Learned. [Editor Note: We’ve heard correspondent Yvette Cardozo’s story numerous times, especially the part about immediate post-incident denial. Perhaps there is some biological reaction, perhaps a form of shock, that masks the pain of more serious injury. In any case, her […]
Meet the mentors behind Revelstoke’s exploding female ski touring community WORDS ■ Cassidy Randall // PHOTOS ■ Agathe Bernard I’ve lived in my share of mountain towns across the Western U.S. and I’ve always struggled to find consistent female ski touring partners. And seeing an all-female party in the backcountry? That’s like spotting a unicorn. Until I moved […]
Your Best Ski Vacation: Should You Choose Ikon or Epic Pass? Larry Olmsted , CONTRIBUTOR Yesterday I wrote about the impending debut of the newest multi-resort ski pass shaking up the winter sports industry, the Ikon Pass. Aimed squarely at competing with Vail Resorts’ very popular Epic Pass, the Ikon product is being introduced on March 6 […]
Jim Gaffigan: Skiing is insane There’s still time to get in some winter sports. Just ask our Jim Gaffigan: Because I’m a great father, I took my family skiing last weekend. Yes, it was expensive. No, I don’t own an oil company. I’d rather not think about how much it cost me. I just […]
