“The Best-Preserved Ancient Skis Ever Found:” Archaeologists Unearth 1,300-Year-Old Wooden Skis From Norwegian Ice Although skiing never gets old, skiing itself is old—really old. In 2014, archaeologists discovered a single, 1,300-year-old wooden ski frozen in the ice on Digervarden Mountain in southern Norway. The ski once belonged to an ancient hunter or traveler or both. Fast-forward to September of 2021 and archaeologists have found the single ski’s missing counterpart. Together, they’re among the best-preserved […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 19, 2021 4 Comments
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Criticizes New ‘Fast Tracks’ Program at Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor in Letter Addressed to Parent Company’s Founder Mt. Bachelor is one of POWDR’s four resorts that will implement the new and controversial Fast Tracks pass this winter which allows guests to pay extra to skip lift lines. The pass will let anybody skip the regular lines on all but three of Bachelor’s lifts on the day they purchase it. The program has sparked widespread criticism; first from […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 15, 2021 8 Comments
The Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 1: “A Beautiful Day to Get Lost in the Mountains” Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from Wednesday, Oct. 13 Day one. A beautiful day to get lost in the mountains. Being barely halfway through the month of October, we were not yet back into the flow of things when it came to skiing; we started an hour after we said we would, I forgot my […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | October 14, 2021 0 Comments
New ‘Fast Tracks’ Passes for Upcoming Season Spark Criticism, Petition at Mt. Bachelor, OR Mt. Bachelor is one of Powdr’s four resorts that will implement the new and controversial Fast Tracks pass this winter, which allows guests to pay extra to skip lift lines. The pass will let anybody skip the regular lines on all but three of Bachelor’s lifts on the day they purchase it. It’s a guest experience that’s new for the […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 12, 2021 4 Comments
Photo Tour: October Storm Drops Hefty Snowfall Totals Across the West It snowed across the West this week. That is all. Enjoy these lovely pictures of snow from various ski areas across the western United States. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aspen Snowmass (@aspensnowmass) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ski Utah (@skiutah) View this post on Instagram […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | October 12, 2021 0 Comments
Killington, Snowbird, Copper Mountain, & Mount Bachelor to Introduce Premium ‘Fast Tracks’ Pass for Skipping Lift Lines this Winter More money may equal less time spent waiting in lift lines at select mountains this winter. Starting this winter, ski industry operator Powdr will be introducing dedicated fast-access lanes at four of its ski resorts. For those willing to pay a premium, visitors will be able to skip lift lines and directly load the lifts at Colorado’s Copper Mountain, Vermont’s […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 11, 2021 8 Comments
Where the Three Rivers Meet It could have been an old truck’s exhaust backfiring, we didn’t know. What it really sounded like was a gunshot, but we wouldn’t admit that. We only saw one other vehicle in the area on the way in. It was already dark when we decided to spend the night at the rusty, abandoned windmill and cattle tank. We were on […] Martin Kuprianowicz | September 16, 2021 0 Comments
Record-Breaking Number of Public Comments Could Postpone Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Traffic Options A record-breaking 13,000 comments were submitted to the Utah Department of Transportation during the public comment period for the environmental impact statement on how to mitigate traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Josh Van Jura, project manager for UDOT, says the number tops the department’s previous record for public comments on other significant projects by nearly 10,000 submissions, according to Deseret […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | September 15, 2021 4 Comments
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