There is an abundance of first class ski resorts around in the US for people with a healthy budget and an acquired taste for winter sports. Take a look below to see someone of my favorite spots to ski year around. With summer ending it is never too early to start thinking about winter sports […]
Roughing It Goes Digital
July 14, 2014 by ·
Summer is here and it is time to get out into the great outdoors and test your mettle when faced with the elements. Of course, when you do get out in nature, there is no reason to not have a little help from a smartphone or a tablet. After all there are apps available that […]
Ski All Season On Grass
June 26, 2014 by ·
Alpine skiing depends on hills and snow, at least according to conventional thinking. Not for Brian McKay, The Columbian reports, who has been trying to get extreme sports enthusiast on board with his niche sport of grass skiing. Grass skiing is precisely what it sounds like. Exiting the slalom gates, carving your way down hill, […]
The Battle for Park City Ski Properties Heats Up
June 19, 2014 by ·
Rarely is the adventurous world of Park City skiing associated with hostile corporate strategy, but in reality the resort-peppered mountains make up a businessman’s battlefield in the midst of a full-scale war. According to an article on Outside, owners of a few ski resorts are vying for land and eying a 7,500-acre mega resort along […]
Top U.S. Alpine Skier Makes Move To Ski For Mexico
June 10, 2014 by ·
Sarah Schleper de Gaxiola has been one of the top women’s slalom skier for nearly a decade for the U.S, skiing in the 2006 and 2010 Olympics. As NBC Sports reports, she has recently announced that she will come out of retirement in the hopes of competing in the 2015 World Championships as a Citizen […]
Devastating News Hits the French Skiers
December 20, 2013 by ·
One of the best downhill women’s skiers for the French team heading into Sochi 2014 has gone down with injury and will be unable to compete in the games. Tessa Worley, the reigning world giant slalom champion, found ligament damage in her knee after a recent run. This news has hit the French hard and […]
Best Ski Gear for the Season!
November 18, 2013 by ·
With ski season coming up soon, I know all you skiers are just itching to hit the slopes. Some of you may be itching for new ski equipment as well- If you’re anything like me, last year’s gear is all battered up from extensive wear and tear, you may be in the market for some […]
Going up to Go Down: Helicopter Skiing is the Way to Go
October 9, 2013 by ·
You can’t go down without going up first. I don’t mean that as a figure of speech, that has been a literal issue in the history of skiing. Since 1934, when the first motorized ski lift was invented using a Model T Ford engine to run a rope and pulley, skiing has been about finding […]
Snowbird Update: Mountain Coaster!
September 12, 2013 by ·
I am so proud to be an employee at Snowbird, it is truly an awesome place to work. The mountain is absolutely unbelievable, the staff is wonderful; all of them friendly, great people who are thrilled to be working there and are dedicated to their jobs, we have beautiful lodges, and the food is delicious! […]
