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Joseph Phillips

Anybody else like to ski? Cuz I certainly do. Recent college grad and snow aficionado.

Yes, You Can Actually Ski in Hawaii

You read that right, Hawaii’s tallest mountain gets a dusting of snow most winters. Mauna Kea towers over the ocean at 13,796 ft. The “ski area” has no lifts, but a road to the summit provides access to the world-class observatory as well as skiable terrain. When it snows, a 4-wheel drive vehicle is required to reach the summit. Riders […]

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Joseph Phillips | December 3, 2021
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Thinking About Being a Ski Instructor This Winter?

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Becoming a ski instructor or snowboard instructor is easier than you think! Especially this season since the ban on work visas will likely leave ski resorts short-staffed. On June, 22nd, the US put a hold on J-1 visas (the most common visa used by foreigners to come work at US ski resorts). Even as ski resorts are taking measures to […]

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Joseph Phillips | November 6, 2020
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The World’s Top 9 Ski Towns

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Après-Ski: a French term that translates literally to after-ski. This beautiful term encompasses the glorious post-ski beer, the needed post-ride snack, and the required unwinding of an epic day. Nothing beats hitting up the go-to happy hour bar and enjoying a local brew in a mountain town. Ski towns often get a bad rep for being overly expensive, too touristy, […]

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Joseph Phillips | May 12, 2020
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Ikon’s Alternative Transportation Campaign

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ikon Pass (@ikonpass) Crowded resorts have been a huge area of complaints recently. Many blame the newer collective passes (Ikon Pass and Epic Pass) for the crowds. A couple of pictures of congested traffic and horrific lift lines drew tons of attention online and more hate for the passes. The Ikon […]

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Joseph Phillips | February 8, 2020
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Why Your Phone Battery Dies in the Cold

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So why do phone batteries die in the cold? The short answer: type of battery. Phones and small electronics usually use a popular type of battery called Lithium-Ion. Side note: there are actually lots of different kinds of Lithium-Ion batteries (the ones in a Tesla or a power drill are made from different metals than the ones in phones and […]

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Joseph Phillips | January 21, 2020
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Sugar Bowl, CA Report: Big Storm Hitting, but Letting Up Tomorrow Morning

Report from 16th January 2020 – Brought to you by Visit Reno Tahoe Sugar Bowl’s Instagram video for the day, captioned “Complete whiteout right now!” was spot on! The storm rolled in around 10 am this morning and it hit hard causing some lifts to go on and off of wind hold. I stuck to 2 lifts that stayed open […]

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Joseph Phillips | January 17, 2020
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Mt. Rose, NV Report: Great Snow and Even Better Weather

Report from January 15th, 2020 and brought to you by Visit Reno Tahoe The wind let up today at Mt. Rose, NV and it was a great day! Clear skies all morning and a recent storm (and on a weekday too) provided some amazing runs. Certain wind prone mountains can be plagued with icy, windswept runs and weather holds, and […]

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Joseph Phillips | January 16, 2020
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Australian Ski Resorts Using Snow Guns to Fight Fires

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Some Australian Ski Resorts have been deploying their snow guns to fight off incoming fires. Thredbo Ski Resort and Perisher Ski Resort are hoping to survive the brush fires ravaging Australia. The highest and largest ski areas in Australia, respectively, hope to avoid the fate of Selwyn Snow Resort, which succumbed to the fires at the beginning of January. Nobody […]

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Joseph Phillips | January 14, 2020
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