by Dan Giesin | Nov 9, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
What makes a great ski hill? Is it the terrain? The snow quality and/or quantity? The size of the mountain? The vertical? The quality of grooming? The number of lifts? The apres scene? All of the above, of course, are contributing factors in defining a truly great ski...
by Jack McNary | Nov 2, 2021 | Ski Industry News
BRRRRR We’ve all been there, in the blowing snow, watching it collect in quarter-inch increments with each successive lift ride, catching our breath, but also finding that as our sweat cools, we become well, cold! Not freezing your gourd off is a valid concern for...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 2, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
On the morning of March 31, 1982, a massive avalanche swept down the northern flanks of the Alpine Meadows ski area near Lake Tahoe and crashed into the base area, depositing up to 20 feet of snow in the resort’s parking lot. In its wake, seven people were killed,...
by Greg Colquitt | Oct 29, 2021 | Blog, Ski Industry News
Skiing ain’t what it used to be. Having really only sprouted legs in the US after WWII ended in 1945, skiing is still pretty young. Despite its youth, the sport/lifestyle that we know and love has gone through many phases of fashion. Here’s a rundown of...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 26, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
A bomb cyclone washed ashore on the West Coast last weekend and exploded all over Northern California. As a results, the folks at Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe will be having a blast. The monster storm that ravaged California was a result of an atmospheric...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 19, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
The age of the multi-resort pass in upon us. And that is a good thing. Some locals may bitch — many of them vociferously — about them, saying these multi-resort passes are taking the soul out of skiing and bringing too many outsiders to the hill and clogging up the...
