22 Year Old Tadej Pogacar Dominates Competition At 2021 Tour de France 2021 marked the 108th edition of the storied Tour de France, the most significant grand tour in cycling. ย The 2021 edition was a blowout, with 22-year-old Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates taking the GC (Overall Classification) title. Pogacar took the lead on stage 8 in the Alps and never looked back. In the mountains, he was able […] Cycle Nic Stathos | July 23, 2021 0 Comments
U.S News & World Report Releases 2021-22 Best Places To Live: How Cities In The Mountains Ranked U.S News & World Report just released their list of 150 best places to live in the United States for 2021-22. ย To make the list,ย “U.S. News analyzed the 150 most populous metro areas to find the best places to live. To make the top of the list, a place had to have good value, be a desirable place to live, […] Nic Stathos | July 22, 2021 0 Comments
Grand Targhee, WY Will Only Get 1 of the 3 Proposed Expansion Lifts Due To Avalanche Risk A Master Plan to increase the skiable acreage of Grand Targhee, WY, by almost 50% has hit a significant roadblock in the past week. Currently, the Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed “Grand Targhee Master Plan.” ย This past week, Teton Basin Ranger Jay Pence said two of the three lifts proposed in […] Industry News Nic Stathos | July 15, 2021 0 Comments
Chilean Ski Resorts Get 2021 Ski Season Underway After a mostly non-existent 2020 ski season, several ski resorts in Chile have opened for the 2021 ski season. ย El Colorado, Valle Nevado, Corralco, La Parva and Nevados de Chillรกn are among those open. ย These late-June/ early-July openings are a bit later than normal, however, locals are stoked to be back on snow. Currently, conditions are mainly machine groomed trails […] Conditions Report Nic Stathos | July 8, 2021 0 Comments
Less Than 100 Days Until Non-Glacier Skiing Returns to the Northern Hemisphere Ruka Ski Resort announced a few days ago that it plans to open for the 2021-22 winter Ski and Ride season in less than 100 days. ย The resort, located in Finland, plans to open for the season on October 8th, 2021. This is significant as the resort does not exist on a glacier. Given that Ruka isn’t on a glacier, […] Industry News Nic Stathos | July 2, 2021 0 Comments