Consumers Meet Connoisseurs – Why Curated Works Are you confused about what gear to get to do the thing you are interested in? Curated is the solution to this problem. Have you ever bought something because of the following reasons: You constantly hear how great it is Someone from a shop (who is affiliated with the brand) sells you the product and false social proof Everyone around […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | November 21, 2023 0 Comments
How to Wax Your Skis In 4 Simple Steps As the snow starts to fall in the western United States, it might be a good time to discuss how best to wax your skis or snowboard. Don’t know how to take care of your equipment? Do your friends ski past you all the time? Do you feel like you aren’t gliding weightlessly across a white ocean? We’ve got you […] Brains Greg Obernesser | October 7, 2023 0 Comments
Best Months to Ski Colorado Resorts Living in a ski town in Colorado, I have friends that call me from the East Coast and ask, “when is the best time to come and ski Colorado?” The short, fill-in-the-blank tl;dr answer is late February into mid-March. At face value, it seems like a pretty easy question to answer. However, there are particular nuances that the ski enthusiast […] Greg Obernesser | September 25, 2023 3 Comments
Why You Should Ski Valle Nevado, Chile, for Summer 2023 As the northern hemisphere’s winter season comes to a close, skiing is just around the corner for southern hemisphere ski areas. Right now is the best time to start planning your trip; there is no better place than Valle Nevado in Chile. Now is the time to start thinking about skiing this summer, and Valle Nevado is the place to […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | May 15, 2023 1 Comment
An Insider’s Perspective to the Freeride Community at Monarch Mountain, CO Monarch Mountain, CO, is family. In 2020, I was invited to meet the Monarch Mountain team to do a piece on their freeride team. At first, I did not know what to expect. I got to Monarch on a cold, snowy February day and shuffled into the main area, asking if I could meet with the marketing director. I was […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | February 21, 2023 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, Report: Super Steep Grippy Chalk Report from Thursday, February 16th, 2023 Big Sky, Montana, has some of the best steep chalk skiing in the world, and it is amazing this season. Big Sky has been in a dry spell, but that doesn’t mean the snow is bad. We got decent snow on Tuesday, and it was just enough to cover up the mountain and make […] Conditions Report Greg Obernesser | February 17, 2023 2 Comments
National Brotherhood of Skiers 50th Anniversary in Vail, CO, Day 4: Ski Racing and Ne-Yo Concert Report from Tuesday, 7th February 2023 The National Brotherhood of Skiers 50th Anniversary continued today in Vail, Colorado, with a full day of ski racing, backcountry ski course inspection, more demos, and Vail’s 60th Anniversary Concert (Soul on Snow). The weather for the 4th day of the NBS 50th Anniversary Black Ski Summit was a beautiful bluebird Colorado day; I […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | February 8, 2023 0 Comments
National Brotherhood of Skiers 50th Anniversary in Vail, CO, Day 3: President’s Breakfast and More Day three of the 50th Anniversary of the National Brotherhood of Skiers kicked off February 6th in Vail, Colorado. Today, there was a plethora of fun to be had; First Tracks followed by a breakfast at The 10th with guest speakers, NBS members running gates while getting pointers from ski instructors, doing course inspection at Golden Peak, free demos by […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | February 7, 2023 1 Comment
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