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Ryan Kime

Free-riding soul skier who after four decades is still inspired by fresh turns and big mountains!!

Cockaigne Resort, NY, Looks to Reopen with New Lodge and Year-Round Family Friendly Atmosphere

Cockraigne Resort lodge

In 1964 the Cockaigne’s ski lodge was originally built for the World’s Fair in New York City before being moved two years later (1966) to its home in Cherry Creek, New York. Ski operations continued until 2011 when a devastating fire burned down the famous lodge and the resort closed soon thereafter. In 2017 the property was repurchased, and then […]

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Ryan Kime | May 26, 2022
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Equal Distance, Equal TV Coverage? New Cross Country Skiing Proposal Equalizes Distances in Men’s and Women’s World Cup Events

group cross country racing

For most of us in the Northern Hemisphere the month of May signals goodbye to the snow as we reluctantly stow our skis away for the season, unless of course you are Miles Clark and are killing it in Mammoth for the month of May: Related:  Mammoth, CA Report: Bluebird Powder Day in May at 7:30 am Related: Sierra Nevada, […]

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Ryan Kime | May 24, 2022
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New “Game Changer” ACL Repair Comes to Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Knee injury skiing

U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team doctor and practicing Steamboat Springs orthopedist Dr. Alexander Meninger recently became the first doctor in Colorado to perform an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee repair using the BEAR technique or Benign-Enhanced Repair Technique.  Dr. Meninger examines many knee injuries in his sports medicine practice and states, “ACLs are among the most common injuries that orthopedic […]

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Ryan Kime | May 23, 2022
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Ski & Sleep Like a Rockstar? Rockstar Energy Drink Creator Russell Weiner Sets New Price Record with Park City, UT, Property Purchase

Russ Weiner's Park City Luxury Home

Whether you’re famous like a rockstar or even own Rockstar, there always seems to be luxury real estate involved. This time is no different as the most expensive real estate sale in Utah state history just sold last week for a blistering $39.6 million to Rockstar Energy Drink Creator Russell Weiner. The new owner, who, according to Forbes Magazine, is […]

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Ryan Kime | May 23, 2022
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How Safe is Your Helmet?

head injury ski crash

Ski Helmet Usage in the United States According to the National Ski Areas Association, helmet use has steadily increased over the last ten years. And that’s a good change. Any time you step onto the mountain, head injuries become a risk. (I feel silly even writing this, but I also remember a time way back when…) Helmet safety is critical […]

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Ryan Kime | May 23, 2022
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Want to Sleep on Top of a Mountain? The Bertol Hut in Switzerland Might Be Just Right for You!

Bertol Hut on Col Des Bertol

At an elevation of 3,311 meters (10,863 ft.), sitting high above the glacier pass which shares its name, the Bertol Hut is undoubtedly one of the iconic huts along the Haute Route.  Related: Haute Route Trip Report: Ski Touring From Chamonix, France, to Zermatt, Switzerland Since “The High-Level Route” was originally named by its English hikers who first traversed it […]

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Ryan Kime | May 17, 2022
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Reservations Required? New Parking Reservation System Implemented at One of Colorado’s Most Popular 14ers

Quandary Peak perspective

Quandary Peak in Summit County, Colorado is no stranger to its share of recreational visitors. Only hours from the Front Range at an elevation of 14,265 ft. and with relatively easy access to the summit, Quandary Peak is one of Colorado’s most crowded 14er. The Peak averaged almost 50,000 hikers annually, that was, until a new reservation pilot program was […]

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Ryan Kime | May 16, 2022
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Finding Balance? How White Pass Ski Area, WA, Plans to Address Overcrowding and Preserve its Mountain Experience

overcrowding, White Pass Ski Resort general manager Rikki Cooper

White Pass Ski Area first opened in 1953 and is considered by many of its nearby residents a hometown mountain, much more so than a destination resort. With more than 2,050 ft. of vertical covering 1,400 acres of skiable terrain, including 45 runs and eight lifts, White Pass welcomes skiers and snowboarders alike to its unique family mountain experience. With […]

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Ryan Kime | May 10, 2022
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