Mammoth Mountain Opens THURSDAY

Mammoth Mountain Opens THURSDAY

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...
Loveland Ski Area Opens THURSDAY

Loveland Ski Area Opens THURSDAY

It’s official- Loveland Ski Area opens Thursday, joining A Basin’s ranks as the second ski resort in Colorado- and the country- to start spinning the lifts for eager skiers and snowboarders. According to Rob Goodell, director of business operations for the...
North America's Best & Long Groomers

North America's Best & Long Groomers

In our hearts we’re all about the steep and the deep: Hucking the cornices at Squaw’s Palisades or cutting a line on the shower curtains outside Valdez or getting face shots at Silverton. But even though our hearts are in the right place, our minds and...
Arapahoe Basin Opens TOMORROW

Arapahoe Basin Opens TOMORROW

It’s official- Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin opens tomorrow, and officially kicks off the 2016/17 ski season. This year marks the 70th that “The Legend” will be in operation, and this Friday the resort will get things started by running its Black...
The Unlinked Heritage of Snowboarding

The Unlinked Heritage of Snowboarding

Patagonia’s new video short shows a more spiritual side of the historic origins of snowboarding, as snowboarder Alex Yoder and WRKSHRT team up for “The Unlinked Heritage of Snowboarding,” which takes viewers on a cultural and spiritual journey to the...
Early Season Snow Hits The High Country

Early Season Snow Hits The High Country

The high country around the western United States has already seen some early season snow, as anyone who got stuck on I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel in Colorado yesterday knows all too well, and local ski resorts are firing up the snow guns to take advantage of the...