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Outdoors Enthusiast. Freeskier. SKO BUFFS

Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From a Freestyle Skier

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Lists are inherently wrong no matter how you look at them. There will almost always be something to argue about. So why make them at all? Well…I love a good debate. There are no set factors that I decided to rate each resort on. The majority of this list are resorts that I have had experience skiing and I ranked […]

Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | July 15, 2022
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Top 13 U.S. Park Resorts: Opinion From A Freestyle Skier

The flip side to big mountain skiing is park. They are almost like the yin and yang of freestyle skiing. Both must exist in perfect balance for the sport as a whole to progress. I am a big mountain skier by passion, but park skiing has recently become a bigger aspect of my skiing. It is a great place to learn […]

Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | July 5, 2022
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7 Great Colorado Ski Resorts You Have Never Heard Of

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Colorado has some of the most well-known ski resorts in the world. The land of 14ers. Ski country USA. A place where a skier could live more than one lifetime and only uncover a fraction of what the mountains have to offer. I have called Colorado home for the past 4 1/2 years, growing to love and respect the Rocky […]

Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | July 6, 2021
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2020-2021 Colorado Avalanche Deaths Most Since Winter of 1992-1993

Colorado Avalanche And Skier

Colorado is a state well known for its towering, snow-covered peaks. While these mountains are beautiful, they come with serious threats in the winter. Since the 1950-51 winter season, Colorado avalanches have claimed more lives than any other state in the U.S. With COVID-19 disrupting the 2020-2021 season, avalanche experts feared that the forecasted rise in backcountry users this winter […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | April 21, 2021
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The Teton Surf Classic – Where the Surf Meets the Snow at Grand Targhee, WY

The ski community never ceases to amaze when it comes to new events. One of these fairly young events, The Teton Surf Classic, hosted at Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort has combined surfing, skating, and snowboarding into an event that everyone should experience. The event has been hosted 2 times since starting in 2018 and has lived up to the hype. […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | March 23, 2021
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Colorado Snowpack Update + What To Expect The Rest of The Season

Depending on where you have been able to ski this season in Colorado, you probably saw two very different snowpacks. La Niña winters are typically hard to predict snowfall patterns in Colorado. The overall trend is that La Niña patterns slightly favor the northern mountains while the southern mountains see slightly warmer and less precipitation than average. Again, this is […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | March 8, 2021
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Freeride World Tour Stop #2, Ordino Arcalís: Results + Winning Runs

The Freeride World Tour is finally off and running! With two stops in the last week in Ordino Arcalís, it is just great to see the highest level of big mountain skiing and riding back again. The first competition saw some new and old faces take the top spots in each respective category. The second competition, held on the same […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | February 25, 2021
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The Alta Environmental Center: A Model For The Future

Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Alta Ski Area recognizes the importance of sustainability in the ski industry. The mountain created the Alta Environmental Center (AEC) in 2008 to guide sustainability efforts and look after the natural environment in which the ski area operates. As the volume of skiers increases, the Alta Environmental Center strives to continue minimizing the […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | February 4, 2021
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