Steamboat, CO, Snowplow Drivers Worked More in January than Any Month in the Last 3 Years It’s no secret that there’s been quite a bit of snowfall at ski resorts across the west this year, and Steamboat has been no exception. This is a sight that skiers and riders visiting the Colorado resort are certainly happy to see, but it creates a lot of problems for the town as well. January was an especially difficult month […] Industry News Matt Scribner | February 28, 2023 0 Comments
Top 5 Small Ski Towns in the U.S. Although the United States is home to some of the greatest premier mountain towns in the world, there are also dozens of amazing small ski towns you can visit from everywhere from the Sierra Nevada mountains to the East Coast. These communities offer an authentic and less commercial vibe that has developed over generations of ski town history, offering a […] Industry News Matt Scribner | February 21, 2023 8 Comments
Gerald Ford: America’s Ski Bum President Of all the 46 Presidents the United States has elected in its nearly 250-year history, President Gerald Ford takes the crown for best skier.ย The 38th President was an avid alpinist in his day and even owned a house in Vail where he regularly enjoyed hitting the slopes with his family. President Ford was quite the athlete, leading him to develop […] Matt Scribner | February 16, 2023 3 Comments
Denver International Airport Sets Record Passenger Numbers in 2022 Denver International Airport saw its busiest year of travel in 2022.ย 69,286,461 flyers traveled through DIA in 2022, which may explain why the slopes have been so busy! DIA surpassed its pre-pandemic record year, 2019, by almost 200,000 passengers.ย This comes despite a December mega storm that crippled travel across the country and led to flights being canceled and delayed at a […] Industry News Matt Scribner | February 14, 2023 0 Comments
Flagstaff, AZ, Just Had Its 3rd Snowiest January Ever January was quite a good month for Northern Arizona’s snowpack.ย With 61.4 inches of snow falling during the first month of 2023, Flagstaff is in the midst of an amazing year that has been among the best since snowfall totals began being recorded in 1898. This total of over 5 feet of snow is good for third overall in the record […] Industry News Matt Scribner | February 7, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Tanner Hall Pulls Out of Freeride World Tour After Hitting Tree in Utah Tanner Hall suffered an unfortunate injury that will keep him off the slopes for an extended period of time.ย The legendary skier was skiing near Alta, Utah, when he collided with a group of trees while attempting to jump over them, hitting them head-on in brutal fashion. The video of the unfortunate crash is attached below, however, viewers should be warned […] Industry News Matt Scribner | February 3, 2023 0 Comments
Eileen Gu Out With Knee Injury Eileen Gu, the young superstar skier who won a gold medal in Big Air and Halfpipe at the 2022 Olympics Games in Beijing, was forced to withdraw from X Games 2023 with a significant knee injury.ย The 19-year-old phenom suffered the injury during a practice run before the competition and will miss an extended period while going through rehab. Related: Eileen […] Industry News Matt Scribner | January 31, 2023 0 Comments
A First Timer’s Guide to Vail Mountain, CO Looking to visit Vail for the first time but don’t know where to start? With 5,289 acres of skiable terrain, a beautiful base village widely regarded as one of the best in the nation, and dozens of fantastic food and restaurant options, Vail is undoubtedly one of the premier mountain destinations in the world. With so many excellent options, having […] Matt Scribner | January 26, 2023 4 Comments