by Greg Colquitt | Feb 3, 2016 | Ski Industry News
Looking for a way to greatly improve your downhill game? The newer and faster cousin of cross-country skiing might be just what you’re looking for. What is skate skiing? Imagine speed skating, pushing from one skate to glide onto the next. Now elongate your...
by Greg Colquitt | Jan 26, 2016 | Ski Industry News
This week I was in a pickle. A few friends and I got to talking. I have the Rocky Mountain Super+ pass–Winter Park, Copper Mountain, and Eldora–another friend has the Epic Local pass–Breckenridge, Arapahoe Basin, and Keystone–and yet the other...
by Kirsten Dobroth | Jan 26, 2016 | Ski Industry News
Disclaimer: This post was inspired by a recent rewatching of the epic and immortal “Fistful of Moguls.” Glen Plake once said, “Moguls, now there’s something you do not buy, you earn; they’re something you do not talk about in the bar-...
by Greg Colquitt | Jan 20, 2016 | Ski Industry News
5. Blue Ridge Parkway – Sugar Mountain Resort, NC In total, the Parkway stretches 429 miles from Virginia to North Carolina. The short section from Boone, NC to Sugar Mountain (weather permitting) takes you along a winding ribbon through an endless ocean of...
by Kirsten Dobroth | Jan 14, 2016 | Ski Industry News
There’s a disturbing trend sweeping through North American ski resorts, one that I’ve had the displeasure of witnessing firsthand countless times on my home mountain of Vail– snowboarders with ski poles. At first, I thought my eyes might have been...
by Greg Colquitt | Jan 13, 2016 | Ski Industry News
In an informal survey, most folks who want to ski say the risk is too high. Yes, it’s true, skiing can be risky, but so can driving your car to the store. The rest of the barriers were as follows: cost, peers, and effort. With all these barriers, there must be...
