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Fashion Mogul #2: The Resurgence of the '90s
Trends from the '90s circle back to haunt us every few years, and in skiing, trends cycle in a similar fashion. We investigate the trend cycle, fashion marketing, what colors were popular in the '90s, and which of those colors we saw from outerwear companies in the '23/'24 ski season.
Why Beartooth Basin's Owners Are Selling
Vail and Alterra aren’t the only players in the great resort ownership reshuffling—last week, news broke that Beartooth Basin, a small, summer-only ski area in Wyoming near the Montana border, was up for sale after two decades under one ownership group. Austin Hart, one of Beartooth’s several ...
Heavy Snowfall Delays Ski Portillo's Opening... Again
Ski Portillo has recorded 198 inches (503cm) of snow in 2024. That's 99% of their reported 200 inches of annual snowfall, before lifts have even opened for the season. The resort was poised to kick off its 75th Anniversary season with a bang on Saturday June 22nd, but the seemingly endless snowfall ...
Keep Your Clips Up #9: Best Ski Videos of the Week
It’s all looking a bit thin out there, folks. The snow, the clips—they're drying up faster than Lake Powell. In the Northern Hemisphere, the great skiing drought is upon us. But Keep Your Clips Up doesn’t quit. Someone has to keep the skiing excitement alive over the summer, right? The clips—not ...
Ski Bluewood Announces First High Speed Lift
Bluewood in Washington is upgrading its most important lift for more reasons than to improve the skiing experience. We detail the timeline of the upgrade, who is working on this project, and what else is included in the larger improvement plan.
Montana's Beartooth Basin Is Up for Sale
Beartooth Basin, a small, historic summer-only ski area near the Wyoming and Montana border, is up for sale. The sale includes a 20-year permit with Shoshone National Forest allowing year-round operations on 90 acres and 1000-plus vertical feet, two high-speed Doppelmayr surface lifts, three ...
Kai Jones is Back After Breaking Both Legs, Announces New Movie
On March 7th, 2023, professional skier Kai Jones was seven miles into the backcountry. He dropped a large cliff and broke both legs. Specifically, his tibia tubercles broke and pulled off at the growth plate. After a rescue by Teton Country SAR, a same-day surgery, and months of ...
Too Much Snow Delays South American Ski Area Opening Dates
Remember the 2022-2023 ski season in North America? Of course you do. The endless powder days, Mammoth Mountain's absurd late-season campaign—it's pretty impossible to forget. Now, South America is getting its own taste of what could become a mythically deep ski season. PowderQuest, a guiding ...
From the Pipe to Motherhood and Back: Cassie Sharpe Isn't Done Yet
Canadian freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe is an Olympic Gold Medalist in Superpipe, has won the Winter X Games in Superpipe--twice, and won Silver competing in women's halfpipe at the World Championships, twice. Recently, Sharpe gave birth to a baby girl named Lou. While starting a family ...
Why The Freeride World Tour Doesn't Have More North American Stops
Competitive freeride skiing is having a moment. Over the past few seasons, the level of talent on the Freeride World Tour (FWT) has skyrocketed, making for one of the best snowsports shows around. "It's not a hidden thing that freeride skiing is kind of becoming the hottest flavor in ...
Delta Airlines Expanding Service to Top Ski Destinations
Delta Airlines recently announced an increase in the number of flights and seat capacities from three major hubs to top ski resort destinations. All changes announced in the press release will be implemented during the Winter '24/'25 season. Notably, ski flights out of Los Angeles (LAX) will be ...
Is Bigger Better? Pros Weigh In on Skiing's Hottest Debate
Gone are the days of skiers rocking 200-centimeter-plus planks, but a certain attitude remains amongst some sects of the expert recreational crowd. Bigger, they posit, is still better. How do I know? I’m one of them—or, at least, was one of them. Growing up, my friends and I leaned towards hopping on the longest and stiffest skis around. Barely 5’9”? No matter. Here’s the stiffest 188-centimeter ski we could find. Enjoy it. I’m not a large man, and, at some point, I realized that some skis didn’t jive with my stature or on-snow temperament. More precisely: in college, I...
Montana Hit With Deep June Snowfall
Montana residents received a Winter Storm Watch alert from the National Weather Service late last week. Snow, the NWS said, was possible at high altitudes throughout the state. There’s something undeniably silly about the NWS discussing “Winter Storms” in June. Should it have been a “Summer Storm ...
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