A Review of the 2018 GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, CO This past weekend, Vail hosted the GoPro Mountain Games. The GoPro Mountain Games is a four day event (Thursday thru Sunday) that celebrates summer mountain activities and culture. According to GoPro, the games kick off the first or second weekend of June, have more than 25 events, and over 70,000 spectators. The games are for everyone! While there are tons of professional […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | June 12, 2018 0 Comments
Alex Ferreira Receives FIS Crystal Globe in Vail Alex Ferreira received his FIS crystal globe for his freeskiing accomplishments. According to the Aspen Times, Ferreira finally got to take home his Fédération Internationale de Ski trophy on May 14th at the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail awards dinner in Vail, Colorado. Specifically, Ferreira won the prized trophy in the Men’s Halfpipe discipline for 2018. The FIS globe is an […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
Three French Ski Mountaineers First Ski Descent of Laila Peak A first descent of Pakistan’s Laila Peak was made by three French ski mountaineers. According to Snow Forecast, French skiers Carole Chambaret, Tiphaine Duperier and Boris Langenstein are the first to have ever skied the peak. Laila Peak is a 6,092m or 20,000ft peak in the Hushe Valley near the Gondogoro Glacier and is apart of the Karakoram range. The trio skied the […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | June 8, 2018 0 Comments
Riding Chairlifts and Shooting Arrows [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BGJqhCL454"] Greg Obernesser | June 7, 2018 44 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Debating New Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Gondola [arve url="https://vimeo.com/239854621"] Greg Obernesser | June 6, 2018 79 Likes 1 Tweet 5 Comments
Denver’s Olympic Exploratory Committee Recommends 2030 Bid Denver’s Olympic Exploratory Committee has suggested that the city state pursue a bid for the 2030 Winter Games. According to Sky Hi News, the committee said that they would like to push for a referendum as soon as 2020. The timeline is extremely long. A bid committee would be created in 2020, candidate city would be chosen in 2023, then the US […] Olympics Greg Obernesser | June 6, 2018 0 Comments
Fate Of New Chairlift in Aspen Could Go To Ballot People of the City of Aspen could be voting in regards to the development of a chairlift. According to the Aspen Times, the election will be held in early 2019 for a new chairlift at Aspen Mountain with new hotels adjacent the lift. The two hotels will be called the Gorsuch Haus and Lift one Lodge and will be located […] Greg Obernesser | June 4, 2018 0 Comments
Ski Apache New Mexico Has Worst Snow Year Ski Apache had one of the worst snowfall years ever. According to On The Snow, the New Mexico ski resort received just 27 inches of snow this ski season. Let me say that again, the ski resort, which is dependent upon snow for business purposes, received only 27 inches of snow TOTAL. Ski Apache averages around 15 feet per year, which […] Conditions Report Greg Obernesser | June 1, 2018 0 Comments
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