Deer Valley Plans Gondola Link to Park City’s Main Street More big news out of Park City, UT following Vail Resort’s $50 million dollar plans to connect Park City Mountain Resort and Canyons Resort. Deer Valley Resort has unveiled plans to build a gondola transporting people from the ski lifts at Deer Valley directly to Main St. in Park City center. The gondola will provide a convenient and effective way to move skiers, tourists, and even employees from the slopes to the most popular spots in Park City. Deer Valley is considering two alternative plans, one involving a single gondola from Park City’s Old Town transit center to Silver Lake Village, the other […] Industry News ameliatraynor | January 5, 2015 0 Comments
Vail Raises Single Day Ticket to $160 Single day, walk-up lift tickets have seen another increase in pricing this week at numerous Colorado ski destinations owned by Vail Resorts. Selling at $145 the Wednesday before Christmas, single day tickets to Vail and Beaver Creek are now $159 during the holiday season. These tickets also provide access to Breckenridge, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin, all of which are owned by Vail Resorts. Resorts outside of CO are raising prices for the holiday season too – Deer Valley, Utah, went from $114 to $120. Whistler/Blackcomb, in […] Industry News ameliatraynor | January 5, 2015 16 Comments
Cat Skiing Guide Takes 400-Foot Ride in Aspen, CO Avalanche: A tour guide with Aspen Mountain Powder Tours is safe after being caught in an avalanche on Thursday morning. The guide was able to stay above the snow, but was carried over 400 feet. No other skiers were caught in the avalanche. “He was never submersed in the avalanche, but did get swept through some trees and suffered a knee injury,” says guide Greg Shaffran in his report with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Fortunately, an Aspen ski patroller was working nearby digging avalanche pits, and was able to bring the injured guide down to receive […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | January 4, 2015 0 Comments
Alaskan Snowmobilers Dig Out Moose Caught in Avalanche A moose in Alaska has three snowmobilers to thank for making it to the New Year. On December 28, Marty Mobley, Rob Uphus and Avery Vunichich were snowmobiling at Hatcher Pass, about 55 miles northeast of Anchorage when they passed a small bowl, covered in both ski and moose tracks. When they came back an hour later, they saw an avalanche had covered the tracks. The men saw a snout sticking up through the snow, and heard noises coming from the area. They immediately grabbed their shovels and headed over to start digging. “It looked like a guy’s […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | January 3, 2015 3 Comments
Skier Takes 500-Foot Ride in Avalanche in Park City, UT A skier was caught in an avalanche Friday afternoon in the Dutch’s Draw area near Canyons Ski Resort. After triggering the slide up near the “Goal Posts”, he was carried about 500 feet, managing to stay on top of the wash. Buried up to his neck, the skier was dug out by his party, and he luckily walked away unharmed. According to the report from Utah Avalanche Center, the avalanche was 300 feet wide and ran 500 vertical feet. UAC received a report from the skier caught in the avalanche, who’s said to be “one of the most experienced […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | December 28, 2014 5 Comments
“It’s Called Backcountry Skiing”: New Edit from Cody Townsend and Elyse Saugstad The world’s greatest mountain power couple, Cody Townsend and Elyse Saugstad present their new video, “It’s Called Backcountry Skiing”. This hilarious edit comes from two of the top freeskiers in the world, wanting to see what happens when they decide to “try out” the backcountry. Cody and Elyse wed in Maui in 2011. This powder duo absolutely shreds, and Elyse brings us some of the best female footage yet this year. Backcountry ameliatraynor | December 19, 2014 0 Comments
Turnagain Pass Avalanche: Backcountry Skiier Survives Full Burial According to the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center, an avalanche in Turnagain Pass, Alaska fully buried a backcountry skiier on Thursday afternoon. This skiier-triggered avalanche was 350 feet wide, and ran an estimated 1,000 feet downhill. In an incredible turn of events, the skiier was able to dig his head out of the snow and walk away unharmed. “Yesterday a skier triggered an avalanche on the Southwest face of Sunburst. The skier was caught, carried and […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | December 19, 2014 1 Comment
New Video from DPS Cinematic: “Sun Dog” Watch the award-winning short film Sun Dog, as dog and man go skiing in a winter wonderland. DPS Skis is proud to present Sun Dog, the third film in The Shadow Campaign series. Presented by DPS Cinematic in association with Outdoor Research and Gore-Tex, Sun Dog has already received film festival accolades from Banff Mountain Film Festival, Cold Smoke Winter Film Tour, and the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival. The film has also been selected for the Banff Mountain Film Festival Global Tour. Deep within the snow-capped peaks overlooking Bariloche […] ameliatraynor | December 17, 2014 0 Comments
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