by Kirsten Dobroth | Feb 5, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Between a reported avalanche inbounds at Vermont’s Jay Peak, big snow totals across the northern Rockies, and the view from my office window in Vail (where it’s been oscillating between snow, rain, and hail for the last 6 hours) it leaves one to wonder, “What the heck...
by Greg Colquitt | Feb 2, 2018 | Ski Industry News
The quiver is changing. No longer are the days of just a pair of resort skis. The newest kid on the block is the alpine touring ski. And it’s becoming sexy. Whether displayed on your iPhones screens, the big screen, or in the screen of our minds, the allure of...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 30, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Out on the southwestern edge of Alberta in Canada’s Banff National Park lies a trio of resorts collectively known as SkiBig3. Individually they are called Banff Sunshine Village, Lake Louise and Mt. Norquay, and they range from massive (Lake Louise has 4,200 skiable...
by Kirsten Dobroth | Jan 30, 2018 | Ski Industry News
It’s been a big ski-news week in Washington. First and foremost, the world of skiing and really all things snow sports-related lost an industry icon, as legendary filmmaker Warren Miller passed away at his home in Washington’s Orcas Island at the age of 93. Miller...
by Greg Colquitt | Jan 25, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Who’s gotten the biggest dumps this year? As previously mentioned we really like big dumps. I mean like the kind you can’t even get yourself dug out of kind of big. Remember Tahoe last year? Well, we haven’t seen any atmospheric river quite to those...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 23, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Tucked into the northern panhandle of Idaho, nestled in a valley surrounded by three mountain ranges and hard by the state’s largest lake you’ll find a delightful all-year playground known as Sandpoint. This community of about 8,000 souls began life as a 19th century...