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Michael Schmid

Skier and filmmaker from the Andes

Sustainability And Holiday Destinations: The Zermatt Case

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Sustainability is, without a doubt, a topic that has gained a lot of popularity in the last couple of decades. Nowadays people care about things like the carbon print they leave, the source where the energy they use is coming from, and how are the soil, the forests, and the wildlife impacted by the products they are consuming. These concerns […]

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Micho | December 6, 2019
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The RECCO Story | How A Tragic Accident Changed The Whole Snow Rescue Industry

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When I was a kid I would always wonder what that small, almost unnoticeable object hiding between the layers of my ski jacket was. I could also notice it was in my parents’ ski jacket, in some gloves and even helmets and boots. All I could tell at that time was the name on it, RECCO®. I never really understood […]

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Micho | December 6, 2019
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Snowmobiling Boom And How To Keep It Low Impact

We all love winter sports, or at least most of them, and nowadays there are more and more people starting to love them as well. One of those sports is snowmobiling. Sleds are undeniably growing on popularity year after year. In fact, sales of new snowmobiles have risen by 6.6 percent worldwide in the 2019 season. Last season, 55,025 new […]

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Micho | November 29, 2019
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Avalanche Cycles | Why Avalanche Activity Is Significantly Higher Some Years

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No matter where you live, ski or venture into the mountain, it is very likely that you are well aware and concerned about avalanches. You might have only heard of them or seen them on the distance. You might, as well, have experienced them in first person, having a mass of sliding snow affecting you, your house, your car, or […]

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Micho | November 22, 2019
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Anchorage, AK Gets Snow After Warm November | Storm Breaks 3 Records.

Last Saturday Anchorage saw its first major snowfall of November. Throughout the day, snow showers were reported along the city, leaving several inches of snow on what is its first measurable snow accumulation of the season. Intermittent showers produced a total of 5 to 9 inches of snow in the Anchorage Bowl, with the hillsides seeing even a higher amount […]

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Micho | November 18, 2019
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Saddleback Mountain, ME Expected To Reopen In 2020

More than 4 years ago, Saddleback Mountain closed their operations and have not reopened since. Today the ski resort sees new hope, as Arctaris Impact Fund, a Boston based investment company, has agreed to buy it. The mountain is expected to reopen for skiing sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas of 2020. Saddleback is a ski resort located in Rangeley, in […]

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Micho | November 13, 2019
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Listen To This: Ski Wax Is Silently Polluting The Mountain

It’s the year 2019 and everybody knows that everything we do has a consequence, at some level, on Planet Earth. We have come a long way in developing awareness about this, we have messed up a couple of times in history, but we are finally starting to realize how important it is to take care of the places we live […]

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Micho | November 8, 2019
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Drink Beer, Spread The Message: Keep Public Lands Safe

Public lands have come to be a more common topic of discussion in the last few years. The government’s intentions to make industrial use of those lands don’t fit well with many people’s desire to keep them as they are, free to explore and enjoy. Public lands are areas of land that are open to the public and managed by […]

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Micho | November 8, 2019
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