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 9 Best Independently Owned U.S. ‘Mom-and-Pop’ Ski Resorts, According to SnowBrains Readers 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 has been […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 29, 2022 26 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