The 9 Best Independently Owned U.S. ‘Mom-and-Pop’ Ski Resorts We recently reached out to our loyal readers to ask the question, “What are your favorite independently owned mom-and-pop ski areas?” Here’s a list of the top responses. Thank you, and we hope you enjoy reading. Silverton Mountain, CO Properly described as “a unique mountain experience,” Silverton operates unlike any other ski resort in the U.S. Silverton Mountain was operated […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 13, 2025 28 Comments
Fact, Fiction, or Folklore? A Look at the Obscure and Mysterious History of the Phrase “Send It!” A Brief History Goofy terms and oddball slang have become popularized in skiing over the recent years, but perhaps none more so than the phrase, “Send it.” It’s almost routine to hear it shouted out now at the resorts, especially on big powder days. Hooting and hollering as you, your friends, and perhaps your yet-to-be introduced friends, encourage each other […] Brains Ryan Kime | May 20, 2025 2 Comments
The Start of Modern Skiing? A Look At 7 of the World’s Oldest Ski Resorts Where is the Birthplace of Modern Skiing? According to the International Skiing History Association, the art of skiing dates back some 3,000 years when archaeological evidence across the Eurasian arctic region shows evidence of primitive skis. But surely that doesn’t reflect today’s modern skiing with perfectly groomed slopes and high-speed lifts. So where do you go to find the birthplace […] Industry News Ryan Kime | March 23, 2025 3 Comments
World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: The Winter Dew Tour Part Three – The Winter Dew Tour Welcome to part three of our five-part series looking at the world’s best ski and snowboard tours. Our goal in this series is to take a look beyond traditional alpine racing and bring to you some of the most inspired competitive freeride skiing and riding happening today. Part One: World Ski & Snowboard […] Industry News Ryan Kime | March 8, 2024 0 Comments
World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: Kings & Queens of Corbet’s A Final Look Welcome to the last article of this five-part series looking at some of the world’s best ski and snowboard tours. Our goal is to look beyond traditional alpine racing and bring to you some of the most inspiring competitive skiing and riding happening today. Part One: World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: Freeride World Tour Part Two: […] Industry News Ryan Kime | October 17, 2022 2 Comments
World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: The Junior Freeride Tour Part Four Welcome to part four of our five-part series looking at some of the world’s best ski and snowboard tours. Our goal in this series is to take a look beyond traditional alpine racing and bring to you some of the most inspired competitive freeride skiing and riding happening today. Part One: World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: Freeride […] Industry News Ryan Kime | October 6, 2022 0 Comments
World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: Natural Selection Tour Part Two Welcome to part two of our five-part series, looking at some of the world’s best ski and snowboard tours. Our goal in this series is to look beyond traditional alpine racing and bring some of the most inspired competitive freeride skiing and riding happening today. Part One: World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: Freeride World Tour Snowboarding’s Big […] Ryan Kime | September 22, 2022 0 Comments
World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: Freeride World Tour Welcome Message Welcome to the first part of our five-part series looking at some of the world’s best ski and snowboard tours. Our goal in this series is to take a look beyond traditional alpine racing and bring to you some of the most inspired competitive freeride skiing and riding happening today. What is Freeride Skiing(or Riding)? Freeride skiing invites […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 16, 2022 3 Comments
How Fast is Your Lift? Doppelmayr’s New System Moves Upwards of 8,000 Guests Every Hour Old School Skiing, Modern Day Lifts Switzerland, the home of St. Moritz and possibility some of the best skiing in the world is once again pushing the limits of the sport. This time it’s Doppelmayr introducing its new lift design, TRI-Line (pronounced “treeline”). According to a Doppelmayr company spokesman speaking in another interview the new TRI-Line concept, “pushes all the […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 12, 2022 3 Comments
For The First Time in 10 Years, University of Nevada-Reno Will Bring Back Alpine Skiing This Season Proud to Be Back Exciting news came out of the University of Nevada–Reno (UNR) last week as UNR President Brian Sandoval proudly announced, “The Pack is back in women and men’s alpine skiing.” The famous UNR alpine skiing program will be officially reinstated this year after being dropped from the athletic program in 2010. UNR’s Championship History The UNR ski […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 8, 2022 2 Comments
Where Do Americans Want to Ski This Winter? Ski Vacations That was the question answered recently by the experts at money.co.ua, an online comparison service with a singular focus on consumer savings. Recognizing that most people who travel for ski vacations do research ahead of time, particularly those with families, it makes sense to look at these search results. That’s exactly what Money analysts did when they sifted […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 6, 2022 2 Comments
Is Psychedelic Skiing Coming To Aspen, Colorado, as the City Pushes to Decriminalize Plant Medicines? Right To Heal Potentially, the city’s “Right to Heal” initiative is now collecting signatures. It’s working diligently to meet an October 8th deadline and find its way onto the ballot for next March. According to their website, “Right to Heal seeks to decriminalize plant medicines within the City of Aspen by establishing a framework for safe, regulated therapeutic use and […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 6, 2022 0 Comments
The 9 Best ‘Up and Coming’ Resorts in North America The Skiing Experience The ski industry changes every year. New technology. New designs. New gear. You name it. And the ski resorts are changing, too. You see improvements to guest services, amenities, and online conveniences being made all across the country. But what rarely seems to change is the skiing experience itself. Related: The 9 Best Independently Owned U.S. ‘Mom-and-Pop’ […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 1, 2022 3 Comments
Busy Summer Continues as Alta Ski Area, UT, Replaces Lift and Prepares For Upcoming Season Progress Continues After 23 seasons, Alta finally decided to upgrade its Sunnyside lift in an attempt to reduce lift lines in the Albion base area and improve access to the Sugarloaf and Supreme lifts. This summer they have been working to install the replacement, a new high-speed six-pack lift made by Leitner Poma. Leitner Poma is one of two companies […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 1, 2022 0 Comments
Smugglers’ Notch, VT, Recognizes Vermont Volunteers With Free Winter Daycation Pass Simple Beginnings From its simple beginnings in 1956 with only two Poma lifts to today’s presentation with more than 78 trails and seven lifts including a resort village, things have changed quite a bit at Smugglers’ Notch. What hasn’t changed though is perhaps its focus. Family-Focused With A Community Commitment According to its website, “What makes Smugglers’ Notch a unique […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 31, 2022 0 Comments
The Million Dollar Question Everyone is Asking This Season… Which Pass is Best? The Million-Dollar Question A safe answer would be to say ‘it depends’ but that’s no fun and more importantly it doesn’t help us make a better decision. We still have questions like: Which pass gets you access to the most resorts? What is the cheapest way to access the biggest and most popular resorts? Which pass is the best to […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 29, 2022 3 Comments
As the Eagle Valley Trail, CO, Nears Completion, Excitement Rises. But So Does The Difficulty and Expense Work Nears Completion Work steadily continues this summer as the Eagle Valley Trail inches closer to completion, now down to the last 12 miles. The Eagle Valley Trail is a bike-pedestrian route that extends 63 miles across Eagle Country, Colorado. It starts at the top of Vail Pass before winding its way west through Vail to Minturn then Edwards and […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 26, 2022 0 Comments
New Updates on Annual Avalanche Report Shows Colorado and Montana Have Highest Rates of Avalanche Fatalities In an effort to provide you with the best information available, here’s an important follow-up on an article we published earlier in the week titled, Annual Avalanche Report Shows Colorado and Montana With Highest Rates of Avalanche Fatalities. The article discusses the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center’s annual report of fatalities from avalanches across states within the last 10 years. […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 26, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Announces Plans to Limit the Number of Daily Lift Tickets at Every Resort New Daily Ticket Limits Vail Resorts just announced opening dates for its resorts. Keystone kicks off the season’s festivities by opening in October (as soon as its state-of-the-art automated snow-making system gets rolling), followed by the rest of the resorts, depending on conditions. In addition to reporting opening dates and perhaps more interesting news, Vail also announced plans to limit […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 26, 2022 2 Comments
The Resort Triangle Trail in North Lake Tahoe, CA, is Now Halfway Completed… After 18 Years of Work Mission (Halfway) Accomplished You’re halfway done, congratulations. For a complicated project like the one you have been working on for more than 18 years, that’s a serious accomplishment. And a good reason to celebrate as work finished on the trail segment connecting the town of Truckee, CA, to Northstar Drive. It also signified an important milestone, the halfway point to […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 24, 2022 2 Comments
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