James Pulfer II

Colorado Native having spent a few years in Montana. An extreme snowboarder who enjoys rock climbing, fly fishing and mountain biking among other things. Lift Operations veteran of nine winter seasons at resorts such as Big Sky, Crested Butte, Telluride and Powderhorn.

How Walt Disney Helped Create the Ski Area Trail Sign System in North America

Trail sign designation symbols are fundamental knowledge at ski resorts in North America, but their origins are not. They consist of green circles (easiest), blue squares (more difficult), and black diamonds (most difficult), and are the basis of all ski runs in the U.S. Although many variations exist at specific locations, the history of these three main symbols is fascinating. An […]
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Aspen Ski Company, CO, Offers Free Tickets to X Games Aspen 2025 to Local High School Students

It should come as no surprise that Aspen, Colorado, produces some incredible young winter sports athletes. Three examples at the top of our heads are Gretchen Bleiler, Alex Ferreira, and Torin Yater-Wallace, all of which accomplished X Games podiums at a young age. These kids have great access to incredible terrain, both in-bounds and out-of-bounds. Aspen Skiing Company intends to […]
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Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, Report: The Warm Springs Enhancement Project Comes to Fruition

 Report from February 15-16th, 2024 As long as I have been participating in snowsports, I’ve wanted to visit Sun Valley, Idaho. Mostly due to the incredibly rich ski history that has made this mountain what it is today. From North America’s first aerial ski lift to the Union Pacific railroad history that put this place on the map. The history […]
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Silverton Mountain, CO, Report: Worth the Wait For All-Time Conditions

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Trip report from 3/25/2023 at Silverton Mountain, CO Yet another atmospheric river event has delivered the goods here in western Colorado. If you were skiing this day in the San Juan mountains, you may have thought it was January. Not only due to a soft, deep, and mid-winter-like snow surface, but the temperature was downright frigid for March in Colorado. Silverton […]
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