Recovered Body of Missing Bellingham Snowboarder Brings Closure for Friends and Family A body recovered near Mt. Baker last Sunday is believed to be 24-year-old Bellingham resident Vitaliy Datskiy. Datskiy was reported missing back in January after failing to meet his friends at the bottom of the lift. He was last seen going under a rope that marked a danger zone in the Panorama Dome area. Although Datskiy was riding in-bounds, more than 50 inches of […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 24, 2018 0 Comments
One of These Lake Tahoe Ticket Thieves is Back in Custody After Violating Probation After his conviction of embezzlement in July of 2016, Mark E. Graham, is back in custody after allegedly violating probation. He lasted about 9 months before finding a reason to update his mug shot. He was originally convicted for selling fraudulent Heavenly lift vouchers in 2016. Back in the 15-16 season, fraudulent passes started showing up at Kirkwood, Heavenly, and Northstar. According […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 22, 2018 0 Comments
European Ski Resorts Take Up Snow Farming for Next Season With the increasing pressure on resorts to open early and with good conditions, snow farming has been recognized as one of the most useful ways to preserve snow. Resorts use tarpaulin to cover their snow farms or sawdust to cover mounds of snow. Both methods have proven successful for multiple resorts and are an important part to their success. After […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 21, 2018 3 Comments
Blacktail Mountain, MT is on the Market Forget buying lift tickets, buy the whole resort. Priced at a modest $3.5 million, this little gem overlooking Flathead Lake is up for grabs. With three lifts, a rope tow, 1,000 skiable acres, and a 17,000 square-foot lodge, Blacktail Mountain is fully operational and ready for the taking. A small cozy resort tucked in the hills of northwest Montana–what’s not to want? Blacktail Mountain receives around 250 […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 18, 2018 0 Comments
The Art of the Ascent: Skinning Tips from Dynafit’s Donny Roth [arve url="https://youtu.be/LmzA6Z1wbss"] Katy Shipley | May 17, 2018 11 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Double Amputee Summits Everest on Fifth Attempt Xia Boyu, a Chinese climber and double amputee, just conquered Everest. After four previous attempts, losing his feet from frostbite, and fighting lymphoma, he never gave up. According to Outside, “at 8:26 a.m., on Monday, the now 70-year-old Xia finally stood on top of the world.” Xia and his team were led by Imagine Trek and Expedition. They left at 8pm Sunday […] Climbing Katy Shipley | May 16, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in Japan Opens for the 2018 Season After carving through this year’s snowfall, Japan’s Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is now open for the season. Known for it’s amazing Snow Wall Walk when it first opens, the walls reached 17 meters this season. The route goes through the Northern Japenese Alps from Mt. Tateyama to Mt. Akazawadake. Known as the “Roof of Japan”, it brings in tourists and mountaineers alike. There are […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 16, 2018 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA Conditions Report: Spring Groomers, Wind Buff, and Wild Mountains At the end of every season, a spring Mammoth Mountain trip is called for. We left Donner Summit, CA early on Saturday morning and showed up for some afternoon fun. Friday night brought low temperatures, skiffs of new snow, and high winds, so we took our time and let things heat up. Lower aspects were perfect creamy corn snow– always a spring favorite. Steep wind buffed […] Conditions Report Katy Shipley | May 15, 2018 0 Comments
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