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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 […]
Recap: First-ever Kings and Queens of Corbet’s blows minds at Jackson Hole February 4, 2018 by Henrik Lampert Between the first-ever Kings and Queens of Corbet’s contest living up to the hype and FREESKIER’s 20th Anniversary RV & Party Tour rolling through town, the past few days have been nothing short of legendary here at Jackson Hole Mountain […]
What you need to know about the Winter Olympics February 1, 2018 by FREESKIER The XXIII Olympic Winter Games will be held for 17 days from February 9-25, 2018, in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, the Republic of Korea. This marks the first time the Olympics have been staged in Korea since the Summer Games were hosted in Seoul, in 1988. Japan […]
The Profound Legacy of Warren Miller The most prolific and famous ski filmmaker of all time pioneered the connection between skiing and art January 26, 2018 By Matt Hansen Warren A. Miller, the most prolific and famous ski filmmaker of all time, died peacefully early Thursday morning at his home in Orcas Island, Washington. He was 93. […]
Getty Images U.S. team for PyeongChang largest of any nation in Winter Olympic history By Nick Zaccardi Jan 26, 2018 The U.S. Olympic team for PyeongChang announced Friday is 242 athletes, making it the largest Winter Olympic team for any nation in history. The U.S. holds the record of 222 competitors at the Sochi Olympics, where it […]
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 […]
Hadley Hammer watches as Andrew Whiteford slashes a bench full of cold smoke. PHOTO: Jay Goodrich Why Does It Feel So Good to Watch Other People Ski? Happiness by proxy is something all skiers can understand January 15, 2018 By Powder Magazine By Drew Pogge Dave is killing it. He’s laying deep into each turn, blowing fresh […]
