by Dan Giesin | Dec 14, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
There’s no denying that Jackson Hole is big-mountain skiing. With 4,139 feet of vertical — the second most continuous vertical drop in the United States — and 2,500 in-bound acres and another 3,000 acres of gate-accessed backcountry, Jackson Hole will test the legs...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 3, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News, Ski Resort Marketing
If you like steeps, immense in-bounds backcountry terrain, massive powder dumps and kick-ass views, there’s one place you can go: Crystal Mountain. Just a quick glimpse at the trail map of Washington’s largest mountain resort shows a 2,600-acre playground full of...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 16, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
There’s an old saying that good things come in small packages. This pertains for ski country towns as well. You can get anything you want at most mega-mountain resorts and villages. Except maybe charm. And perhaps a modicum of peace. But at Smalltown Skitown you can...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 9, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
What makes a great ski hill? Is it the terrain? The snow quality and/or quantity? The size of the mountain? The vertical? The quality of grooming? The number of lifts? The apres scene? All of the above, of course, are contributing factors in defining a truly great ski...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 2, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
On the morning of March 31, 1982, a massive avalanche swept down the northern flanks of the Alpine Meadows ski area near Lake Tahoe and crashed into the base area, depositing up to 20 feet of snow in the resort’s parking lot. In its wake, seven people were killed,...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 26, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
A bomb cyclone washed ashore on the West Coast last weekend and exploded all over Northern California. As a results, the folks at Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe will be having a blast. The monster storm that ravaged California was a result of an atmospheric...
