by Dan Giesin | Jan 4, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
Talk about going from 0 to 60 in nothing flat! The month of December 2021 dawned in the Sierra Nevada range with a less-than-minimal snow coverage at most ski resorts — the big exception being Mammoth Mountain, which was carefully husbanding the remnants of a huge...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 28, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News, Ski Resort Marketing
There’s a ski hill in California’s central Sierra Nevada that’s so big they have a word for it: Mammoth. And with 3,100 feet of vertical and 3,500 acres of skiable terrain accessed by an efficient lift system (a two-stage gondola and 22 chairs lifts, 10 of them of the...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 14, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
There’s no denying that Jackson Hole is big-mountain skiing. With 4,139 feet of vertical — the second most continuous vertical drop in the United States — and 2,500 in-bound acres and another 3,000 acres of gate-accessed backcountry, Jackson Hole will test the legs...
by Dan Giesin | Dec 3, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News, Ski Resort Marketing
If you like steeps, immense in-bounds backcountry terrain, massive powder dumps and kick-ass views, there’s one place you can go: Crystal Mountain. Just a quick glimpse at the trail map of Washington’s largest mountain resort shows a 2,600-acre playground full of...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 16, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
There’s an old saying that good things come in small packages. This pertains for ski country towns as well. You can get anything you want at most mega-mountain resorts and villages. Except maybe charm. And perhaps a modicum of peace. But at Smalltown Skitown you can...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 9, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
What makes a great ski hill? Is it the terrain? The snow quality and/or quantity? The size of the mountain? The vertical? The quality of grooming? The number of lifts? The apres scene? All of the above, of course, are contributing factors in defining a truly great ski...
