by Dan Giesin | Mar 21, 2017 | Ski Industry News
One of the greatest innovations in ski resort development has been the inclusion of terrain parks. This aspect of skiing and snowboarding has always been with us, of course — downed trees have served as natural rails and jibs since the early days of downhill...
by Dan Giesin | Mar 15, 2017 | Ski Industry News
California Highway 89 is probably the most mountainous route in the Golden State, winding 243 miles south from the base of 14,179 foot Mount Shasta through the southern Cascade and northern Sierra Nevada ranges to the high desert of eastern California. And for 47 of...
by Dan Giesin | Mar 7, 2017 | Ski Industry News
For the first time in nearly half a century, some of the world’s top alpine ski racers will descend on Squaw Valley for a World Cup event this weekend, March 10-11. Not since the winter of 1968-69 have the athletes of the so-called White Circus competed at the...
by Dan Giesin | Feb 28, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Living in a winter-sports oriented mountain town has some great perks — clean air, quick access to the outdoors, a generally healthy lifestyle — and some downer drawbacks — high prices, crowded weekends and holidays, a bit stifling on the social...
by Dan Giesin | Feb 21, 2017 | Ski Industry News
For much of its history, Truckee was a vibrant railroad and lumber hub, serving as the jumping off point for train passengers heading to Lake Tahoe and supplying the timber to help build the intermountain west. But the interstate freeway, which passes through town,...
