by Dan Giesin | Jan 7, 2020 | Blog, Expert, Ski Industry News
Consequences. They’re what you get when you make decisions. And the results could go either way, good or bad, shear bliss or total mayhem. Any time you step into your bindings the consequence game begins, and as you move up the ability ladder, the consequences get...
by Greg Colquitt | Jan 2, 2020 | Blog, Ski Industry News
Hear me out. How many times have you found yourself looking at the snow report for a mountain you’ve never been to, only to wince at the lift ticket price? It’s a common dilemma for anyone who dreams of chasing storms. In times like this it is important to...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 31, 2019 | Blog, Ski Industry News
Go Ski a Volcano. More than 40 years ago, that epigram was emblazoned on souvenir tee-shirts purchased at Northern California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, which had a small lift-serviced ski hill on the property. But though you can no longer ride the lifts on Mt....
by Dan Giesin | Dec 24, 2019 | Beginner, Blog, Ski Industry News
Looking for some last-minute holiday shopping tips? How about giving the gift of skiing and/or snowboarding? For a very low price, you can introduce a never-ever to the sport during January, which has become semi-officially Learn to Ski or Snowboard Month. Many...
by Greg Colquitt | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Ski Industry News
[ featured image photo credit Carl Scofield | flickr ] The snow gods don’t always play fairly. Across the West snow has been falling, albeit a bit unevenly. While Utah, Colorado, and parts of California have been getting hammered, folks up in Washington and...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 17, 2019 | Blog, Ski Industry News
Glossary of Ski Terms – A to Z Every sport has its jargon, and skiing and snowboarding are rife with it. Many of these words are self-explanatory, but some have hidden — arcane, even cryptic — meanings. The following is one person’s take on some of these words’...
