Your Ultimate Ski Trip Packing List

Your Ultimate Ski Trip Packing List

You’re Going Skiing! And there’s a lot to keep up with. Going on a ski trip requires a lot of planning and herding cats, but consider us your ski trip therapist — we are here to help. Have you thought of all weather conditions, all the evenings out...
Feast on Snow This Thanksgiving

Feast on Snow This Thanksgiving

First the good news: Winter has been making inroads throughout much of North America recently, with multiple snow storms pummeling the Rockies of the United States and Canada in October and the mountains of New England in early November and another round of storms...
Colorado is Getting Buried Early!

Colorado is Getting Buried Early!

Come and get it! We’ve been waiting for it and now we have it. After last year’s disappointing snowfall, Colorado is finally on track to have an excellent season. Both Winter Park and Vail opened Wednesday and many other resorts around the state are...
Big Mountain Skiing on a Small Scale

Big Mountain Skiing on a Small Scale

Remember that old mantra, Go big or go home? Well, it seems a lot of ski resorts these days subscribe to that saying, with mega this and epic that. And it’s particularly endemic in the West, where the mighty Rockies and Sierra and Cascade ranges allow for resorts of...
The Benefits of Getting a Season Pass

The Benefits of Getting a Season Pass

Are you considering buying a season pass? I remember when I got my first pass. It was way back when at Squaw Valley, and when I picked up the 2×5-inch piece of plastic with my name and photo on it, I knew then I was a full-fledged skier. I had become part of a...