by Dan Giesin | Oct 11, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
It’s only early autumn in North America, and yet the lethal effects of avalanches have been topics of conversation around here lately. First, there was the general theatrical release of the award-winning film “Buried”, which documents the tragic events of an avalanche...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 4, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
It may come as no surprise to you that nearly three-quarters (74%) of the states that comprise the United States of America have some sort of uphill conveyance for skiers and snowboarders within their boundaries. Or that these Alpine playgrounds — more than 450 of...
by Dan Giesin | Sep 24, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
The last week of summer was pretty unseasonal in parts of the West, with high peaks in Colorado, the Northern Rockies, the Wasatch, the Sierra and Cascades all receiving a touch of winter and a coating of snow. And then over the first couple of days of autumn, the...
by Dan Giesin | Sep 15, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
There’s an old saying that there’s only two season’s in ski country: Winter and Construction. Well, it’s been a busy latter season for mountain resorts throughout the United States this summer as ski areas played catch-up from pandemic-related work deferrals to...
by Dan Giesin | Mar 29, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
Apres ski. Are there two more collegial words in the French-English lexicon? Just the very notion of the phrase — particularly in the spring — conjures up an idyllic state of relaxing after a enjoyable day on the slopes by lazing in the afternoon in the sun, kicking...
by Dan Giesin | Mar 22, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
It’s baaack! That annual ritual to goofiness, a.k.a. spring shenanigans, has risen from its COVID-19 enforced hiatus and is resurfacing at many ski resorts across the continent. From pond skims to music festivals, from slush bumps to retro costume contests, skiers and...
