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How To Personalize Your Ski Equipment Without Compromising Your Safety by Janey Jones As ski resorts reopen around the world, thousands of ski enthusiasts will be preparing to hit the slopes this upcoming winter. One of the most important preparation tasks they will need to do is to buy the right ski gear. However, in recent […]
BOYNE RESORTS BUYS SHAWNEE PEAK SAM Magazine—Bridgton, Maine, Oct. 22, 2021—Boyne Resorts has acquired Shawnee Peak, Maine. Transition of the resort’s ownership has begun immediately, with all Shawnee Peak team members being retained under Boyne Resorts’ ownership. Longtime Shawnee owners the Homer family will maintain a visible role at ski area for the near future. […]
Legendary Trail Map Artist James Niehues Announces New Original Work Collection Clay Malott | October 5, 2021 For over 30 years, artist James Niehues has painted ski resort trail maps all around the world. Chances are if you’re a skier, you’ve seen his incredible work before. Niehues has drawn maps for over 200 resorts worldwide, including legendary […]
Can the Alpine Combined be Saved? By Brian Pinelli September 28, 2021 oticeably absent from this year’s World Cup calendar, lost among 75 men’s and women’s races, is the alpine combined, leaving many perplexed about the future of the historic event. For ski racing purists, it is an alarming omission. FIS men’s race director Markus Waldner […]
Sophie Goldschmidt Appointed as U.S. Ski & Snowboard President & CEO By U.S. Ski & Snowboard September, 27 2021 U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today the appointment of Sophie Goldschmidt as the organization’s next President and CEO. Goldschmidt will officially begin on October 18th, taking over from current President and CEO Tiger Shaw. Goldschmidt will […]
DODGE RIDGE SOLD TO MOUNTAIN HIGH OWNERS SAM Magazine—Pinecrest, Calif., Aug. 17, 2021—California’s Dodge Ridge Ski Resort is being acquired by Mountain High Resort, Calif., owners Invision Capital and Karl Kapuscinski, Mountain High president and CEO. Longtime Dodge Ridge owners Frank and Sally Helm are retiring. The Helm family has owned and operated the ski […]
New Airline Avelo Is Offering $29 Domestic Flights for the End of Summer Fly to California wine country or Montana before summer is over. BY JESSICA PUCKETT August 16, 2021 As fall approaches, many travelers are clamoring to book last-minute summer trips. Airlines are responding in kind, offering flash sales for travel through late summer. The latest […]
New Development at Deer Valley Could Include Gondola To Downtown Park City By Ian Wood August 10, 2021 “This will be centrally located in the plaza area near Deer Valley Resort’s mountain transportation network lifts. This location within the future plaza will enable users of the City Gondola to have convenient access to the amenities of […]
Blue Mountain Resort sold for $32 million to group that includes Camelback operator By JON HARRIS THE MORNING CALL August 09, 2021 Blue Mountain Resort has officially been sold, ushering in a new chapter for the longtime Carbon County ski destination that involves a familiar name who has led the operation for the last 15 years […]
PHOTO: CLUB MED QUEBEC Will The Euro-Style All-Inclusive Ski Vacation Finally Catch On In North America? Skiers on this side of the pond have proven resistant to Club Med’s all-inclusive ski vacation concept, but the tide might be changing. AUGUST 9, 2021 SAMANTHA BERMAN If you’re like most Americans, you don’t associate the all-inclusive vacation […]
Extell Eyes Partnership With Deer Valley For Mayflower Resort By BEN LASSETER August 6, 2021 The developer of the Mayflower Mountain Resort said it could have skiers on the slopes in less than two years. Whether those slopes access Deer Valley Resort remains to be seen. Extell Utah, the developer of the Mayflower Mountain Resort, hopes […]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blade Inline skating is making a comeback, and with the help of a new app, it can help make you a better skier. AUGUST 26, 2019 JON JAY When I found out the brand Rollerblade is launching a new program that utilizes inline skating for pre-season […]
