8-Year-Old Boy Sets Out to Become Youngest Ever to Scale Yosemite’s El Capitan, CA This week, a father and son duo initiated an attempt to climb El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California. The feat would make the 8-year-old boy the youngest person ever to climb the world-renowned peak. Rising more than 3,000 feet above the valley floor, you don’t have to be a climber to comprehend that El Capitan is a challenging […] Climbing Nick DeRiso | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
Forum Forever? Forum Snowboards is Back, Again—But For Real This Time Rarely in snowboarding is a brand as iconic and as widely loved as Forum. The brand was founded in 1996 by pro rider Peter Line and the Four Star Distribution company. Known for its unconventional marketing, product development, and overall influence on the industry, Forum was a snowboarding powerhouse in the 1990s and early 2000s. Ran for riders by riders, […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 26, 2022 3 Comments
Snowriver, MI, to Install First and Only High-Speed Chairlift in Upper Peninsula Snowriver Mountain Resort, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, has just announced its plans to install a new Doppelmayr six-passenger detachable chairlift ahead of the 2023-24 season at the Jackson Creek Summit area of the resort. Replacing three of the ski area’s original chairs installed in the 1960s: the Chippewa Double (installed in 1961), the Leelinaw Triple (1964), and the Voyager […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 18, 2022 0 Comments
The World’s Largest Ski Area is Launching a New Online Travel Agency The Association Les 3 Vallées, which operates the largest ski region in the world, has announced today that is launching a new online travel agency: Les 3 Vallées Travel. The goal is to provide winter sports enthusiasts around the globe with a simple and direct way to book holidays to the region throughout the year. The site aims to offer […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 17, 2022 7 Comments
Headlamp Night Skiing Returning to Big Sky, MT, This Season Headlamp night skiing, a night skiing adventure like no other, will return to Big Sky Resort in Montana for the upcoming 2022/2023 Winter Season. A unique way to experience skiing and riding in a whole new light, guests fasten on a headlamp as guides lead the way down a variety of terrain under the starry night sky. Related: First Snowman […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 13, 2022 0 Comments
Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO, to Auction Off Double Chairs from Rip’s Ride Lift Breckenridge Ski Resort’s Rip’s Ride chairlift is currently undergoing construction to be upgraded to a high-speed quad before the 2022-23 season commences. As part of the improvements, the Riblet double chairs will be removed to make way for speedy, new Leitner-Poma four-seaters. Now is your chance to own one of these classic ski lifts and a piece of Breck history, […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 13, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Mountain, CO, is Opening 2 High-Altitude Ice Bars New for the ‘22/23 Season, Vail Mountain is planning to open two on-mountain bars sculpted out of ice and snow. In celebration of the resort’s 60th season, Vail is bringing back the high-altitude party spots for the first time since the 1960s. Vail pioneer Bill Whiteford built the original ice bar in February of 1965, during the resort’s third season […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 11, 2022 0 Comments
Ruka Ski Resort in Finland is Now Accepting Applications For a New CEO Ruka Ski Resort in Northern Finland has just announced a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity on their Facebook Page: CEO of the Resort. For the first time in the resort’s history, the upper management team of The Rukakeskus Group (part of the Aho Group, owned by the Aho siblings) is opening up the CEO position to candidates who are outside of the […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 6, 2022 5 Comments
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