by Greg Colquitt | Jan 10, 2019 | Ski Industry News
December got real. After a disappointing November that usually supplies endless refills, Whistler Blackcomb came roaring back for a legendary December. During the month of December, 151″ of blower pow fell on the resort, surpassing the previous record set in...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 8, 2019 | Ski Industry News
Life in the fast lane is not for everybody. Take Tahoe Donner, for instance. The small ski resort in Truckee is as bland and vanilla as the 400 inches of Sierra Nevada snow that annually cover its 120 acres of skiable terrain. But that’s just fine for the folks at...
by Greg Colquitt | Jan 4, 2019 | Ski Industry News
Ever wondered what it would be like to eat a taco in the middle of your ski run? No? Well, you can. Steamboat just rolled out the Taco Beast — a snow cat dedicated to bringing hot tacos directly to your face right on the mountain. Finally you can cozy up to a...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 1, 2019 | Ski Industry News
Capturing the antics of skiers and snowboarders on film is as natural as falling down the mountain. From the black-and-white travelogues of Otto Lang, to the droll, humorous vignettes of Warren Miller, to the outrageous stunts (and puns) of Greg Stump, to the high-res...
by Greg Colquitt | Dec 28, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Don’t Loaf on the ‘Loaf A quick search for Sugarloaf on Powder Magazine’s website turns up a torrent of titles like “Storm Dispatch” and “All Time”, whose sole purpose is to wax poetically about eyebrow deep days just after a storm....
by Dan Giesin | Dec 25, 2018 | Ski Industry News
If there is any mountain resort in North America that best defines high-altitude alpine skiing and snowboarding it has to be Arapahoe Basin. Tucked up against the Continental Divide in Colorado, A-Basin’s base lodge at 10,780 feet is higher than the summits of most...
