Viceroy Snowmass’ $40k Luxury Ski Package Viceroy Snowmass, a luxury hotel located at the base of Snowmass, CO, is offering the ultimate skiing experience this year. This $40,200 package is known as “The Seamless Ski Luxury Package” The hotel claims this package is the “most stress-free ski getaway” and “everything is over-the-top.” Related: Aspen Snowmass, CO, to Charge Uphill Skiers Next Season So what exactly makes […] Industry News Breya Bergom | September 17, 2021 1 Comment
Study Finds Skiers are Less Likely to Develop Anxiety As if skiing wasn’t enjoyable enough, it can also better one’s mental health. Frontiers in Psychiatry found that skiers are 60% less likely to develop anxiety than people who don’t ski. According to CNN, 10% of people worldwide suffer from anxiety. Physical activity is a “promising strategy” to reduce some of the effects of anxiety, some mental health experts believe. […] Industry News Breya Bergom | September 16, 2021 1 Comment
Big Sky Resort, MT Undergoes Construction of the Fastest 6-Seat Lift in the United States With ski season just around the corner and people itching to travel, lift wait times could be longer than ever for the 2021-2022 ski season. Luckily, Big Sky Resort in Montana has a solution: installing the fastest six-seat chairlift in the US. This chairlift, known as the Swift Current 6, is predicted to be completed within the next two months. […] Industry News Breya Bergom | September 13, 2021 0 Comments
The 5 Weirdest Ski Resorts Throughout the world, there are 6,053 ski resorts. Within the thousands of resorts worldwide, there are bound to be some odd ones. With so many to choose from, what are some of the strangest ski resorts in the world? 1. Masikryong, North Korea The country this resort is located in is unusual, considering North Korea has been under dictatorship rule […] Industry News Breya Bergom | September 12, 2021 4 Comments
The Genius Behind Terrain Park Skis Jason Levinthal, the founder of J’s skis, created skis that are more appealing to terrain park riders. With Liventhals genius design, he was guided through many challenges and breakthroughs throughout his time managing his company. Now being sold under the K2 ski brand, the impact on ski design that Levinthal has left is rippling. Industry News Breya Bergom | September 9, 2021 0 Comments
Why is Skiing in Jeans Such a Big Deal? Skiing in jeans is a controversial issue in the ski community. No one would think that a random tourist wearing a slab of denim for ski wear could come with so many presumptions from random bystanders, yet here we are. Among skiers and boarders on the mountains, the most commonly known negative connotation of a skier is known as a […] Industry News Breya Bergom | September 8, 2021 4 Comments
Toddler in Australia Found After Being Lost in Woods For 3-Days On Monday, a missing three-year-old boy named Anthony “AJ” Elfalak was found in Canberra, Australia. This was three days after he was initially lost in the woods of Australia. Elfalak, who is non-verbal and has autism, was found drinking water from his hands while sitting in a creek by a police helicopter crew. According to ABC News, he originally went […] Breya Bergom | September 7, 2021 0 Comments
EcoSki: A New Sustainable Ski Wear Rental Platform Skiing, which heavily relies on the environment to function, just got met with a sustainable ski wear rental platform. The company, known as EcoSki, is a self-proclaimed “contemporary, sustainable skiwear rental service.” The rental philosophy this brand presents is nothing short of genius. Even if you live in a major ski state such as Colorado, skiing is only realistic for […] Industry News Breya Bergom | September 1, 2021 2 Comments