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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 […]
That Old Ski Poster On The Wall by Jon Weisberg February 20, 2018 Help defray the cost of publishing SeniorsSkiing.com. Click here to make a modest donation. Vintage ski posters are a fixture in many ski chalets and lodges. Since the late 1990s, their values at auction have increased. To learn more about their history and […]
Ikon Pass announces two pass options, pricing and access details February 22, 2018 by Donny O’Neill Alterra Mountain Company, the recently named joint venture of KSL Capital Partners and Henry Crown and Company that has been acquiring ski destinations across North America since last summer, has announced pricing details for its Ikon Pass. The Ikon Base Pass will cost $599 and […]
Snowboarder Jeremy Jones Frames Combating Climate Change as Saving Snow Jobs “Our mountain economies still have a fighting chance, and we will fight for them.” February 16, 2018 By Ryan Brower Professional snowboarder and founder of Protect Our Winters, Jeremy Jones wrote an op-ed for The New York Times Friday that aims to shift the focus of the climate change debate. […]
This Club Oriented To Senior Skiers Is Thriving by John Farley — January 22, 2018 Seniors Want To Get In Touch With Other Senior Skiers. A Club Is The Answer. Here’s One That Skis And Socializes. The Gray Wolf Ski Club is centered around the Wolf Creek Ski Area in the San Juans. Although the majority […]
