by Dan Giesin | Nov 29, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
A little more than a year ago, Sierra-at-Tahoe general manager John Rice faced a grim prospect: More than 700 acres of his 2,000-acre ski resort had been torched by the Caldor wildfire. In the aftermath of California’s 16th largest-ever wildfire, which consumed...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 23, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
Winter has been making inroads throughout much of North America recently, with multiple snow storms pummeling the mountain ranges of the western United States and Canada in October and the mountains of New York and New England getting pasted just this past week. So...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 15, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
Is there anything more American than a road trip? From Steinbeck to Kerouac, from Kuralt to Canned Heat, setting out on the open road has been an inspiration for generations of poets and writers. There’s nothing more invigorating and alluring than putting the car in...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 8, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News, Ski Resort Marketing
It’s baaaack! After a two-year, COVID-induced absence, the greatest ski and snowboard show in the East returns to Boston’s Haynes Convention Center for a three-day mid-November run with a different name — Snowbound Expo — and a beefed-up lineup of attractions and...
by Dan Giesin | Nov 1, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
For many skiers and boarders, the perfect way to end a day on the hill is with a cold one … or two. Most of those thirsty riders will head for the base lodge bar or a tavern down the road; others will forego the indoor niceties and simply tailgate in the parking lot....
by Dan Giesin | Oct 25, 2022 | Beginner, Blog, Expert, Intermediate, Ski Industry News
When most folks think of skiing and snowboarding the big mountains of the West, their thoughts often drift to the Rocky Mountain highs of Colorado. With legendary — and world-renowned — resorts hills like Aspen, Vail and Telluride, it isn’t hard to conjure up images...
