by Kirsten Dobroth | Dec 11, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Whether you’re a first-timer or a longtime local, there’s plenty of reasons to ski in New Hampshire, especially after resorts around the state racked up some serious snow totals over the past few days. Tuckerman Ravine is a bucket list item for East Coast...
by Greg Colquitt | Dec 7, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Whitefish Mountain Resort’s season is officially underway. Whitefish and the Flathead Valley have been spending hand writhing months of annoyingly almost winter weather, somewhat patiently waiting for this day. Tuning shops packed to the brim are clearing and...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 6, 2017 | Ski Industry News
It’s the first week of December and the winter really hasn’t kicked in for most resorts throughout North America, except for a few areas in the Northwest. Heck, we were mountain biking in Park City last week – in shorts! But that’s not to say winter hasn’t arrived!...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 5, 2017 | Ski Industry News
There was a time when the word “dirtbag” was a very derogatory term, used to describe filthy, generally impoverished vagabonds. But dirtbag has evolved — thanks mostly to the late, great mountaineer Fred Beckey — into a less frowned upon appellation. Nowadays, a...
by Kirsten Dobroth | Dec 4, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Mt. Baker, Washington Surprise, surprise. The ski resort that averages the most snow per season in the world (641 inches, with a season high total of 1,140 inches during the 1998/99 season) finds itself once again far ahead of the rest of the (snow)pack when it comes...
by Greg Colquitt | Nov 30, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Is DPS about to kill waxing forever? Not entirely, but if you look at their Kickstarter, the future isn’t bright for wax makers. Over 1,800 backers have pledged well over the desired $35,000, like $271,000 and beyond kind of well over. Do people want a good...