New App to Keep Track of Friends & Family on the Slopes It’s a common problem: you’re skiing with your family and friends and decide to go one way, but the group splits into three, and all of a sudden, you are spread across the mountain. You play telephone tag, trying to identify where you are and how to get back to each other. Now, there is an app trying to make […] Gear Review Liam Abbott | March 8, 2021 0 Comments
Snow Summit, CA Report: SoCal Skiing at its Finest Brought to you by Ski California Report from Friday, March 5th, 2021 What is Big Bear, California known for? It’s known for being one of the sunniest ski destinations in North America, and today was no exception. Bluebird skies and temperatures pushing 55ºF (13ºC) made today’s skiing feel like summer. The best conditions were in the morning. Temperatures that dropped […] Conditions Report Liam Abbott | March 5, 2021 1 Comment
Does Obesity in U.S. Cities Correlate with Their Proximity to Ski Resorts? This week, Wallethub.com published its findings on 2021’s Most Overweight and Obese Cities in the U.S. In the report, Wallethub listed the top 100 most populated metro areas in the United States and ranked them based on 19 categories that they determined indicate weight-related problems. Some of these categories include the highest percentage of obese adults, the highest percentage of […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 5, 2021 0 Comments
Man Pulls Snowboarding Stunt on Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada In a video posted to Instagram on Monday, March 1st, Jérôme Arbour is seen attempting to snowboard down the side of the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. View this post on Instagram A post shared by #FNoMTL (@fucknomtl) When speaking with CTV News Montreal, Cedric Cédric Essiminy, spokesperson for the Olympic stadium, said that: “You know, I can’t […] Liam Abbott | March 4, 2021 0 Comments
Snow King, WY, Being Sued for Chairlift Accident In June 2020, Sabita Shrestha, 75, and her daughter were downloading on a chairlift at Snow King Mountain Resort in Jackson, Wyoming, when a nasty accident happened. The chairlift knocked both her and her daughter into the protective netting below causing significant injuries, including Shrestha breaking her ribs. Shrestha is suing Snow King Mountain Resort for over $75,000 for the […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 2, 2021 1 Comment
46% of Workplaces Inspected in Whistler, BC, Found to Not Be Following Covid-19 Guidelines In a conversation with City News News 1130, Al Johnson, head of prevention services for WorkSafeBC, said that in a Covid-19 enforcement blitz on Whistler’s business from January 30-31st, 32/69 businesses inspected were not following Covid-19 guidelines. This news comes after seeing continual high numbers of new coronavirus cases coming out of Whistler, BC. As of the week of February […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 1, 2021 1 Comment
Loveland Ski Area, CO, Gets Initial Greenlight to Expand Beginner Terrain and Add Additional Parking Lot Last Wednesday, February 24th, U.S. Forest Services released a draft decision that approves Loveland Ski Area’s proposal to expand two of its beginner runs in addition to adding a 500 car parking lot. The two runs in question are Boomerang and Zig Zag off Chair 3, which are looking to be widened in multiple sections and graded to provide […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 1, 2021 0 Comments
Man at Mount Baldy Resort, British Columbia, Killed by Groomer On Friday, a man in his seventies was reported dead at Mount Baldy Resort in British Columbia after getting stuck under a ski groomer. After an attempt at first aid, Mount Baldy employees were unable to keep the man alive, the RCMP reports. After an investigation was launched by both the BC Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC, Mount Baldy was forced […] Industry News Liam Abbott | February 28, 2021 0 Comments