Skiing and Snowboarding in Vermont Can’t be Beaten – But it Can be Improved | Here’s What’s New for Winter 2018/19 Skiing and snowboarding in Vermont are experiences that can’t be beaten – but they can be improved. Green Mountain State ski areas have had their noses to the grindstone this off-season, revamping everything from their facilities, terrain and ticket/pass options to off-slope activities and amenities. Here are the myriad ways in which Vermont areas have made the state’s official sports […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 20, 2018 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Hunting Guide Killed by Grizzly Bear in Teton Wilderness A 37-year-old Jackson Hole, WY businessman, hunting guide and father of five was found dead Saturday afternoon near where he was attacked while retrieving a client’s elk carcass from a guided bow hunt Friday afternoon. The men were aggressively charged by two large grizzly bears, a sow and its grown cub, reported the Jackson Hole News and Guide. The body of […] Steven Agar | September 18, 2018 0 Comments
China Building the World’s Largest Indoor Ski Resort in Shanghai Having been awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, it seems like China is taking this winter sports thing seriously. After yesterday’s announcement of a possible acquisition of Amer Sports by a Chinese consortium, it emerges that KOP Properties is building the world’s largest indoor ski resort in Shanghai. The park, called Wintastar Shanghai, will cover almost 1 million square feet of […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 14, 2018 0 Comments
UPDATE: Despite Disastrous Cable Car Fire the Grand Montets Ski Area near Chamonix, France WILL Open this Winter In the early afternoon of Tuesday 11th September, a devastating fire broke out at the upper station of the 1st cable-car between Argentière & Lognan (Les Grands Montets ski area), near Chamonix, France. The fire spread almost instantaneously throughout all the buildings of the arrival station, creating severe damage to the infrastructures of the two cable-cars, causing cables to snap […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 14, 2018 0 Comments
Female Hiker Impaled By Hunter’s Arrow On Alaskan Trail Alaska State Troopers were called to the rescue of a 59-year-old Anchorage, AK woman who was impaled in the knee by an arrow that had been left on a Cooper Landing Trail Thursday afternoon. Janis Bronson was five miles from the trailhead when she walked into the tip-up broadhead arrow, which was embedded in the ground but hidden in tall […] Steven Agar | September 13, 2018 0 Comments
Moosejaw CEO Writes Open Letter about Inclusion and Diversity in Response to Walmart Backlash The recent opening of a Moosejaw outdoor product site within the main Walmart site was met with plenty of skepticism from premium industry names and led to a distinct frostiness between some industry players and the retail giant. Four brands that had been sold on the site at the launch – Black Diamond, Deuter, Katadyn and Leki – reached agreements with […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 12, 2018 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, California Labor Day Cleanup Removes Thousands of Pieces of Trash Another holiday, another cleanup operation was required on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe. Sadly, it’s to be expected. In fact, there’s a whole group of volunteers who organize the cleanup beforehand, so sure are they that they’ll need to clean up after lazy revelers. This year, more than 70 volunteers from KeepTahoeBlue donated their day to pick up the […] Steven Agar | September 10, 2018 0 Comments
Search and Rescue Teams Successfully Find Man who Spent a Night in the Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry A man was reunited with his family after spending a night in the Lake Tahoe backcountry, the second successful search and rescue mission this weekend, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The first concerned a missing hiker on the Tahoe Rim Trail. According to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Hasty Team, the overdue hiker was located Saturday afternoon with help from […] Steven Agar | September 10, 2018 0 Comments
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