by Dan Giesin | Jan 23, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Although Grand Targhee resort in Wyoming and Powder Mountain in Utah are separated by a couple of hundred miles, they have a lot more in common than Interstate 15, the main access route to the resorts. Both are on the western-most edge of the Rockies; both claim more...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 17, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Safety is no accident, as the old industrial work-place motto goes, and the same holds true with skiing and snowboarding. Every year hundreds of injured wintertime frolickers are carted off North American mountain resorts on a daily basis, and many of them could have...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 10, 2017 | Ski Industry News
When it comes to assessing a ski resort, does size really matter? Shouldn’t we be we be more concerned with esthetics, experience and entertainment value? Quality over quantity? Nah. We believe the bigger the better. Not surprisingly, the largest resorts are...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 3, 2017 | Ski Industry News
If you or anyone you know has ever had a hankering to be part of a Guinness World Record attempt, Friday, Jan. 6, will be a golden opportunity. On that day, various segments of the U.S. ski industry will attempt to hold the largest ski lessons and the largest...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 27, 2016 | Ski Industry News
One of the great winter sports traditions is the apres-ski party, where ski- and snowboard-weary weekend warriors congregate to wind down after a tough day on the slopes. For some the apres may simply mean sipping a cold brew or a hot toddy by an inviting fire in the...
