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 Kirsten Dobroth | Dec 15, 2016 | Ski Industry News
There’s really no other way to put it – California is getting a massive amount of snow. While areas all over the West – and parts of upstate New York and the Midwest – are seeing some big snowfalls over the course of this week and into the...
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 Kirsten Dobroth | Dec 5, 2016 | Ski Industry News
There’s always that time before ski season when the lifts haven’t started to run, and the snow hasn’t started to fall, but you know it’s coming. Usually that time comes within a brief window in September before sleet and snow starts to move in throughout October, and...
by Kirsten Dobroth | Nov 30, 2016 | Ski Industry News
Jackson Hole has been winning all offseason (you might remember a video linked to locals taking advantage of the freshly fallen goods from early October), and after 100 inches of preseason powder, the legendary resort will start spinning the lifts on Thursday for the...
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...
