Each year on the longest day, a group of die hard ski bums make their way to Illumination Rock on the southwest side of Mount Hood. The destination is the site of the annual Illumination Saddle solstice celebration that serves as the unofficial beginning to the mountain’s summer ski season, Powder reports. The destination is […]
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, […]
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 […]
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! […]
