by Dan Giesin | Dec 27, 2016 | Ski Industry News
One of the great winter sports traditions is the apres-ski party, where ski- and snowboard-weary weekend warriors congregate to wind down after a tough day on the slopes. For some the apres may simply mean sipping a cold brew or a hot toddy by an inviting fire in the...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 20, 2016 | Ski Industry News
Ever wonder how high you could get riding a ski lift? No, not that kind of high. We’re talking about elevation, as in feet above sea level. Well, the answer would be 15,420 feet, which is the top of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain resort in Yunnan province in...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 14, 2016 | Ski Industry News
The family that skis and snowboards together is a family that, well, knows how to have a great time. But it’s not all face shots and ball-room groomers when trying to get a bunch of individuals to cooperate, particularly when said individuals happen to be of...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 21, 2016 | Ski Industry News
The Lake Tahoe area will kick the 2016-17 ski season into second gear on Wednesday when three major resorts — Alpine Meadows, Heavenly and Northstar — start spinning their lifts. Thanks to a series of storms over the past weekend and the return of...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 8, 2016 | Ski Industry News
Mammoth Mountain, historically the last Sierra resort to close for the winter, will be the first one to open this season when it starts spinning its lifts on Thursday, Nov. 10. Thanks in part to a Halloween-weekend storm that dropped two feet of snow at the...
