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Candlestick Ice: Summer's Bizarre Natural Phenomenon
Like the majority of Americans, skiers look to summer as a time for rest and relaxation. The powder panic has subsided, temperatures are pleasant, and we remember that joy can be found in activities other than sliding on snow. Professional skier Owen Leeper is slightly less willing to give up ...
From Skiing the Streets to the Vineyard
Words by Ian Greenwood / Photos by Espen Thomassen and Brady Perron Forster Meeks stood atop a tank of glistening grapes and pungent, fermenting wine. He was 18—fresh out of high school—and working his first fall wine harvest at Penner-Ash, an Oregon-based winery co-founded by the trailblazing ...
Marc Rochat & Bode Miller Debut New Documentary at Tribeca Film Festival
La Roche is a film following the challenges of Slalom ski racer Marc Rochat during his journey to make the Swiss national ski team and his position within it. The film officially premiered in the U.S. at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, and we caught up with Marc, the directors, and the producer, Bode Miller, to learn more about the film.
Teton Pass is Closed- How Does it Affect the 'Wydaho' Community?
Early in the morning of June 8th, a section of Wyoming Highway 22 on Teton Pass catastrophically failed in a large landslide, forcing a complete closure of the highway connecting Jackson Hole and the communities of Victor and Driggs, Idaho. Two days earlier, a crack started to develop in the road ...
Arapahoe Basin's 'Lake Reveal' Emerges for Final Weekends of Season
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado is one of only two ski areas still open in the United States, but it feels like the party is just getting started. One of Arapahoe Basin's most charming spring/summer features, known as Lake Reveal, has recently emerged to add to the fun. Check out the images below ...
Jay Peak, Vermont, To Reopen for One Day of Skiing and Riding on June 22nd
On, Saturday, June 22nd, winter will make a fleeting reappearance at Jay Peak Resort, Vermont, during the ski area's inaugural Solstice Sessions event. Held in the Stateside Amphitheater, the concert series stars Dopapod, Lazy Bird, The High Breaks, and DJ Local Dork, alongside a summer terrain ...
Keep Your Clips Up #7: Best Ski Videos of the Week
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." While he was onto something in the '80s, I don't know if Ferris Bueller's advice applies to 2024. Thanks to the non-stop deluge that is social media, life's now moving at warp speed—blink, and you're out ...
Valle Nevado, Chile to Open for Daily Skiing Weeks Ahead of Schedule
Valle Nevado, Chile, opened for daily operations two weeks ahead of schedule today, June 7th, due to an early-season storm that dumped four feet of snow in the Chilean Tres Valles region. The ski resort already hosted a three-day pre-season between May 31st and June 2nd. During this wintry ...
Bridger Bowl, MT, Doubles Down on Remaining Independent
This month, Bridger Bowl, Montana, wrote on social media that it has "chosen to remain independent," eliminating a reciprocal partner program that offered deals to other mountains with the purchase of a season pass and vice versa. These benefits varied, offering anything from half-off tickets to ...
Skier Joe Collinson on The Challenges of 'The Mallory Route' of the Aiguille du Midi
There's a reason some of the gutsiest steep skiers in the world call Chamonix, France, home. In the center of town stands the bottom terminal of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. The engineering marvel is often billed as a sightseeing tool—it deposits tourists and their ilk atop the 12,600-foot ...
Sun Valley Named Host of 2025 FIS World Cup Finals
Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, has been named the host of the FIS Ski World Cup Final. The event, which won’t be officially ratified until September, is currently scheduled from March 22nd through 27th, 2025. It will be the first FIS Ski World Cup Final on U.S. soil since 2017 and the first Sun ...
A Case for Skinny Skis: Killington Closing Day 2024
Skiers are used to dodging bare spots on closing day, but nothing is quite like the rough and rugged mogul-bashing festival that takes place on Killington's Superstar Glacier each late-May/June. Need proof? Watch Ski The East Director of Sales and Marketing Jake Whitlock at Killington's ...
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