Heavenly Ski Resort Names Trail After Local Legend – Martin Hollay Heavenly Ski Resortย recently held a ceremony at the top of the mountain as a trail was dedicated to the 96-year-old local legend, Martin Hollay. Martin hit the slopes for an impressiveย 100 days last winter. After leaving Hungary and settling in Lake Tahoe in 1958 he eventually settled in the peaceful South Lake Tahoe where he could enjoy the relaxed mountain […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | October 11, 2017 1 Comment
Hidden Ski Resorts in Canada Worth Exploring Planning a holiday to a Canadian ski resort but don’t want to wait in crazy lift lines, dodge people on the slopes and want to avoid excessive prices? I hear you! This article looks at some of the best kept secret ski resorts in Canada that offer some great terrain, excellent atmosphere with fewer crowds and often at cheaper rates. […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | October 9, 2017 3 Comments
Best Value For Money Ski Resorts in Europe Value for money is a top priority for most when going on a snow holidayย However they don’t have to mean paying excessive amounts at well-known ski resorts and waiting in the crazy lift lines. Nor does it mean that you have to compromise on the terrain or overall experience offered. All it requires is that you are willing to […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | October 7, 2017 1 Comment
Snowboarder Sues Big White Ski Resort For Negligence Ski resort negligence or just plain stupidity? Big White Ski Resortย near Kelowna, BC, Canada, was sued after a snowboarder rode off a snow ledge into the car parking lot, breaking his leg in the process on March 4th, 2013.ย The plaintiff Mr Gary Colin Fillingham says: “he was injured when a known route from โHighway 33,โ a ski run on […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | October 5, 2017 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn May Get The Opportunity To Race Against Men In 2018 With over 100 wins and over 190 podium appearances, Lindsey Vonn is one of the most decorated female skiers in the history of the sport. With her retirement in sight for the near future, thereย are two goals she would really like to achieve, the first is to make it to the 2018 Olympics and the second is to race […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | September 30, 2017 1 Comment
Congratulations to Coen Bennie-Faull Winner of The Buller X Big Mountain Event, Australia After waiting all season for conditions to align perfectly event organisers of the ‘Buller X‘ extreme freeride event finally gave the green light for the competition to go ahead.ย This event operates much like big wave surfing competitions, such as the Quiksilver Eddie Aikauย memorial event do, conditions have to align perfectly for the event to go ahead, Once competitors received the […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | September 27, 2017 1 Comment
The Importance of Immigration in Ski Towns Not only is the government restricting immigration from specific countries they are now looking into cutting down the J-1 cultural exchange program. This program includes 13 categories and allows up to 300,000 foreign visitors to come to the United States each year. The majority of participants in this program are students on their school breaks and are under the […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | September 26, 2017 4 Comments
Jones Snowboard Giveaway To Help With Hurricane Relief Jeremy Jones is raffling off a one of a kind snowboard to raise money for Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria victims. Jeremy is an influential big mountain and backcountry freerider who has committed himself to an environmentally sustainable way of life. Not only is he a pioneer in the industry, he is also a front-runner in the fight against climate […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | September 25, 2017 0 Comments