by Dan Giesin | Jan 1, 2019 | Ski Industry News
Capturing the antics of skiers and snowboarders on film is as natural as falling down the mountain. From the black-and-white travelogues of Otto Lang, to the droll, humorous vignettes of Warren Miller, to the outrageous stunts (and puns) of Greg Stump, to the high-res...
by Greg Colquitt | Dec 28, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Don’t Loaf on the ‘Loaf A quick search for Sugarloaf on Powder Magazine’s website turns up a torrent of titles like “Storm Dispatch” and “All Time”, whose sole purpose is to wax poetically about eyebrow deep days just after a storm....
by Dan Giesin | Dec 25, 2018 | Ski Industry News
If there is any mountain resort in North America that best defines high-altitude alpine skiing and snowboarding it has to be Arapahoe Basin. Tucked up against the Continental Divide in Colorado, A-Basin’s base lodge at 10,780 feet is higher than the summits of most...
by Greg Colquitt | Dec 20, 2018 | Ski Industry News
The Biggest Skiing in America Just Went Huge In case you hadn’t thought of getting your butt warmed next to seven of your best friends, the good folks in Southwest Montana went ahead and did that for you. Leading the American Charge On Dec. 15, last Saturday,...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 18, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Attention skiers and snowboarders. Do you have a friend or loved one who is considering taking up the sport but isn’t sure he or she wants to commit the time and/or the money necessary to get started? Well, the National Ski Areas Association, in conjunction with...
by Greg Colquitt | Dec 14, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Snow as Tall as Shaq Imagine Shaquille O’Neal standing on top of Shaquille O’Neal. That’s about 16 feet of beef and also happens to be the average base depth at Kiroro Ski Resort in Japan. At 7’1″, just one Shaq would make for a solid...
