by Dan Giesin | Dec 7, 2021 | Blog, Expert, Ski Industry News
There are a multitude of reasons skiers and snowboarders flock to Colorado for their winter-time fun. The Centennial State is renowned for its light, dry powder, its panoramic vistas, its immaculately groomed slopes, its luxurious resorts and spas, its Rocky Mountain...
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 30, 2021 | Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
There’s nothing like skiing or riding untracked powder, especially when there are acres and acres of unblemished snow for you to play in. But unless you are willing to work for it (grab some skins) or take out a small loan (hello, heli-skiing), most people find the...
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,...
