by Dan Giesin | Jan 31, 2023 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
Jackson Hole. The name itself should bring shivers of anticipation to any seasoned skier or snowboarder in North America. Where else can you find a several seasons’ worth of steeps, chutes, couloirs, glades and seemingly boundless snowfields — 4,139 vertical feet of...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 25, 2023 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
Young children are great ski buddies. The stoke level is generally on 10, and every run — every turn almost — can seem like a brand-new adventure. But continually running up and down the local hill can feel restricting at times, for both you and your little buddy....
by Dan Giesin | Jan 18, 2023 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
So, you and your significant other have agreed: It’s time to take the little ones — we’re talking 6 years old or younger here — on a first-time ski holiday. But as simple as that concept seems to be, it can be totally fraught, full of potential pitfalls that could...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 11, 2023 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
Most people consider skiing and snowboarding a high-end activity. The cost of lift tickets or season passes, equipment, food and beverage, accommodations, travel expenses and the like generally are not for the seriously budget-minded. The sport, for good or bad, can...
by Dan Giesin | Jan 3, 2023 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
Colorado is known as Ski Country USA, with its 28 resorts and hundreds of lifts and thousands of runs supplying winter-time fun to all levels of skiers and snowboarders. And when the sun goes down — or even earlier for some folks — Colorado becomes Apres Country USA,...