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...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 2, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
On the morning of March 31, 1982, a massive avalanche swept down the northern flanks of the Alpine Meadows ski area near Lake Tahoe and crashed into the base area, depositing up to 20 feet of snow in the resort’s parking lot. In its wake, seven people were killed,...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 26, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
A bomb cyclone washed ashore on the West Coast last weekend and exploded all over Northern California. As a results, the folks at Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe will be having a blast. The monster storm that ravaged California was a result of an atmospheric...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 19, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
The age of the multi-resort pass in upon us. And that is a good thing. Some locals may bitch — many of them vociferously — about them, saying these multi-resort passes are taking the soul out of skiing and bringing too many outsiders to the hill and clogging up the...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 12, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
The massive forests of the Sierra Nevada range have been under siege in recent years by California’s relentless wildfire season. It was only a matter of time before a ski resort got in the way. The Caldor Fire, which began on Aug. 4 in the foothills east of...
by Dan Giesin | Oct 5, 2021 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
The Great Pandemic of 2020-21 put the brakes on a whole lot of things around the world, and the ski industry was no exception. Many projects expected to be completed in time for the 2020-21 ski season were put on hold because of the coronavirus. For instance, of the...
