by Dan Giesin | Sep 20, 2018 | Ski Industry News
It’s a bluebird powder day or a sun-splashed spring morning and you’re all amped up to get on the hill. Not so fast there, bub. Once you’ve parked the car in the resort lot and perhaps battled queues at the lift-ticket office and/or rental shop, you still have one...
by Dan Giesin | Sep 18, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Kopaonik resort might have taken the lead recently as the most exotic ski station in the world. Already a candidate to qualify for off-beat resort status simply because of its locale — southwestern Serbia — Kopaonik now has another attribute in its uniqueness file:...
by Dan Giesin | Sep 13, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Spend a day taking a good look around your local ski hill and one thing will stand out: Whether they are arcing the groomers or bashing the bumps or scarfing the pow or ripping up the park, there are a lot of pretty good skiers and snowboarders out there. The...
by Dan Giesin | Sep 12, 2018 | Ski Industry News
As the old adage goes, there are two seasons: Winter and Construction. While the former is what we skiers and snowboarders all crave, we need the latter to help us pursue our passion. And this past summer, er, I mean, construction season has been a busy one for many...
by Dan Giesin | Sep 4, 2018 | Ski Industry News
I have been in the winter sports writing biz for quite a while now, and every year about this time, someone will ask me what I think snow conditions will be like in the Rockies or Sierra or wherever this winter. My facetious answer is usually: Ask me in April. The...
by Greg Colquitt | May 3, 2018 | Ski Industry News
The footage. First: The Alps “Have fun on any bit of snow you see,” he says. That’s Arthur Longo speaking, the main character of the poetry that is Side Hits Euphoria below. Arthur is a French snowboarder and he likes to rip around his home mountains...