Jay Peak Resort, VT, Sees First Snowfall of the Season It is mid-September, which means that winter is not that far away, and some of us will be hitting the slopes in roughly 60 days. Snow has already fallen in parts of the United States and Canada this season, and the Northeast has joined the club this week. Whiteface Mountain in New York saw snow flurries early this week, and […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 11, 2024 0 Comments
New Nonstop Flights Make Travel to Big Sky Resort, MT, Easier Than Ever Big Sky, Mont., September 10, 2024 – Skiers, pack your bags and turn your ski dreams into reality. Big Sky Resort is now more accessible with expanded air service to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) this winter. Travelers will benefit from new nonstop Saturday flights from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) via United Airlines, the first time offered for the winter season. […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 11, 2024 0 Comments
Whiteface Mountain, NY, Sees First Snow of Season The Adirondack Mountains in New York are one of the coldest places in the Lower 48. Whiteface Mountain has the nickname “Iceface” for its brutally cold winters and sometimes icy conditions. Skiing on ice is something all East Coast skiers have to deal with and are accustomed to. The mountain is also known for its high wind speeds, high elevation, […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 11, 2024 0 Comments
Small Vertical-Drops Don’t Mean You Can’t Have Big Fun: 8 U.S. Ski Areas with the Least Vertical Many skiers and riders want to hit the big mountains for the variety of trails and the big verticals they offer. It is a lot of fun cruising down a lazy green on a nice bluebird day that may take 15 minutes to get to the bottom of the mountain. It is also a lot of fun hitting those double […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 10, 2024 2 Comments
Eaglebrook Middle School, MA: This Private School Has its Own Ski Area Athletics is huge in the United States, with popular leagues like the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB grossing billions of dollars every year. Sports are part of the American culture, and it starts very early in children’s lives. From elementary school to high school and college, sports are a constant presence. It is not uncommon to find schools throughout the […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 6, 2024 0 Comments
Copper Mountain, CO, Offers Year-Round Skiing And Riding on Real Snow Copper Mountain, Colorado, has been offering skiing and riding on real snow for 12 consecutive months. It all started with ski race training in October 2023, and the action hasn’t stopped at the Athlete’s Mountain. The resort officially closed for winter on May 12. However, local groups like Team Summit and Vail clubs continued to train on the upper mountain […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 5, 2024 0 Comments
Inconsistencies in Classification of Ski Slope Difficulty Ratings According to the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), the U.S. had 473 ski resorts operating throughout the country during the 2021-22 season, offering different conditions, terrain, and elevations. However, when it comes to the classification of the difficulty levels assigned to varying slopes throughout these resorts, there seems to be an inconsistency throughout the ski industry in the U.S. Have […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 4, 2024 5 Comments
6 Fall Events to Build Winter Stoke in the Northeast Ski season is just around the corner, but it does not mean that there are not other things to do on the mountain until then. Autumn is known for its vibrant foliage and it also brings that excitement of the approaching ski season. The Northeast is a great place to check out the mountains and the beautiful colors of the […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 3, 2024 0 Comments
Copper Mountain, CO, Announces Opening Date Copper Mountain, Colorado, announced on its Instagram page that it will open for the season on Friday, November 8. Copper has extended its ski season into May for the last two seasons. Copper received 60 inches of snowfall in April, racking up major single-day snowfall totals, including an 18-inch powder day on April 16. From its world-class skiing and snowboarding terrain […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 2, 2024 0 Comments
Mount Bachelor, OR, Receives Dusting of Summer Snow While some parts of the United States are still sweltering in temperatures in the low 100s, there are some locations that are getting ready for winter. Banff Ski Resort located in Alberta, Canada, received its first dusting of snow this week and three days later, Oregon joined the club. Mount Bachelor, Oregon, received its first snowfall at its summit Pine […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | August 23, 2024 0 Comments
Sunshine Village Ski Area in Banff, AB, Reports First Snowfall of the Season We are still in August, and summer is rapidly ending in some parts of North America. It has been a very active year for Mother Nature this year, with extreme weather affecting people worldwide, ranging from flooding, wildfires, hurricanes, and record amounts of snowfall. We are getting closer to opening day every day, and summer is still trying to hold […] Gregg Frantz | August 23, 2024 0 Comments
Faction Skis’ 2024-25 Collection Brings Together Freeskiing And the Creative World The Faction Collective Verbier, Switzerland Faction Skis unveils its 24|25 ski collection, featuring new models and exciting artwork updates to its award-winning classics. The new collection blends performance and playfulness, engineered for freeskiing. Over 95% of the collection is produced with Austrian manufacturing partners, emphasizing Faction’s commitment to quality and durability. The award-winning flat-tail Dancer Series is making waves with […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | August 22, 2024 0 Comments
Legendary Former Ski Racer Ingemar Stenmark Captured Pole Vaulting at Age 68 Age is just a number—that is how the saying goes. However, for most, age does catch up with us at some point. We all start to move a little slower, get out of bed in the morning a little slower, and sometimes even take us longer to do things a little longer. This seems not to be the case for […] Gregg Frantz | August 21, 2024 0 Comments
Candide Thovex Has Married French Model Ambre Socquet Juglard One of skiing’s greatest athletes, Candide Thovex, publicly announced today that he married French model Ambre Socquet Juglard. The model has been featured in campaigns for ski brands like Rossignol or Picture and ready-to-wear advertisement campaigns and is represented by Metro Models. The marriage was announced on both Thovex’s and Ambre’s Instagram accounts. The Legendary skier and social media phenomenon […] Gregg Frantz | August 20, 2024 0 Comments
Meet The National Ability Center’s New CEO Willie Ford The National Ability Center (NAC) provides world-class adaptive recreation and outdoor adventures for individuals, families, and groups with varying physical, cognitive, and developmental disabilities. Rooted in Park City, Utah, for nearly 40 years, with a satellite location in Moab, the NAC empowers over 5,500 competitive athletes, children, active-duty, and veterans yearly. Through on-campus and community-based programming, participants build self-esteem, confidence, and lifetime […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | August 20, 2024 0 Comments
Heli is Offering a Deep Niseko, Japan, Privately Guided Ski Experience Japan is quickly becoming one of the most popular skiing destinations worldwide. Known for JAPOW, the incredibly light, dry powder snow that covers the mountain regions each year, it’s no wonder skiers and snowboarders flock there every year to check it off their bucket list. If you ever dreamed about skiing in Japan, you can start planning that trip now. […] Gregg Frantz | August 19, 2024 0 Comments
Michael Strasser Climbs the Seven Summits of the Alps The 771 Solo Run is a race that covers 1,400 kilometers and 34,000 meters in altitude, climbing the seven highest mountains in seven Alpine countries non-stop and without support in just seven days. The race consists of climbing Mont Blanc (France), Gran Paradiso (Italy), Dufourspitze (Switzerland), Vorder Grauspitz (Liechtenstein), Zugspitze (Germany), Großglockner (Austria), and Triglav (Slovenia). The 771 Solo Run […] Climbing Gregg Frantz | August 19, 2024 0 Comments
British Skier Sets New Guinness Book World Record By Jumping Off Himalayan Peak A British man, Joshua Bregmen, broke a Guinness World Records for the world’s highest altitude ski-BASE jump. The 34-year-old jumped off the Himalayan mountain, Mera Peak, a 5,716-meter high cliff (18,753 ft), and parachuted to the ground. Bregman easily beat the previous record of 4,359 m (14,301 ft), set by Frenchman Matthias Giraud in 2019. Ski-BASE jumping combines the sports […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | August 19, 2024 0 Comments
Vermont is the Only State Where it is the Law to Lower the Restraint Bar On A Chairlift Are you one of those people who ride the lift up the mountain with the restraint bar up or down? Some people will put the bar down every time they ride the lift, while others choose to leave it up. Most of us have heard Ski Patrol and lift attendants tell people who do not put the bar down to […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | August 19, 2024 0 Comments
What Resort Will Open First for the 2024-25 Ski Season? It is that time of year again when we all start to get excited for the upcoming ski season and eagerly await news of opening dates. Some ski resorts are only about two months away from opening. Last year, Ski Ward, Massachusetts, was the first ski area in North America to open on October 22. Less than an hour from […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | August 17, 2024 0 Comments