by Kirsten Dobroth | Oct 23, 2017 | Ski Industry News
I remember my first friend who had a smart phone; it was 2009, and I was rocking one of those slide Nokia phones that would unveil a numerical typing pad for texting purposes (the cell phone equivalent to the rotary dial). At the time, I remember thinking, “I will...
by Greg Colquitt | Oct 20, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Second is the best? This year’s annual dash to open in Colorado crowned Arapahoe Basin as its victor, but in a close second the Queen of the Continental Divide and ABasin’s close neighbor Loveland Ski Area, has now come rushing in. Why go? View this post...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 17, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Avalanches are a clear and present danger in mountain country. Over the past 10 winter seasons, 270 people — including skiers, snowboarders, hikers, climbers and snowmobilers — have died in avalanches in the United States. And though the 2017-18 season has barely...
by Kirsten Dobroth | Oct 16, 2017 | Ski Industry News
Photo Courtesy of Johannes Waibel. Travis Rice is at it again, and his newest snowboarding epic “Depth Perception,” has us salivating over the results (see below for the teaser). Coming off last season’s The Fourth Phase (which, no disrespect, kind of lost me –...
by Greg Colquitt | Oct 12, 2017 | Ski Industry News
I’ll keep this short. Your attention span is short and so is my time because I live in a ski town. With the ski season fast approaching, the shoulder season is upon us–when time drips by like molasses, the tourists return to their lives as parents,...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 10, 2017 | Ski Industry News
The poet once wrote that April is the cruelest month. But to a skier or snowboarder, that distinction must go to October, the month that teases us most cruelly with hints of the winter to come. Meteorological patterns are starting to shift, bringing in winter-like...
