Ski Club Med? You Can See for Yourself This December With The Opening of Three New All-Inclusive Ski Resorts Tropical Paradise? Club Med is a vacation concept that undoubtedly conjures up images of sun, sand, and surf in an all-inclusive resort setting. That may be true and, in fact, it is. But how about going to Club Med for a ski vacation? Thatโs what Club Med hopes to help you with when it opens its three new ski resorts […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 18, 2022 1 Comment
Always Connecting, Never Conquering: The Next Elite Mountain Athlete’s Rise to Fame No Looking Back Coming in waves, circling white sheets of snow whipped around him as he ceremoniously slowed to a stop halfway up the face of one of Coloradoโs gnarliest 13,000 ft. peaks. Michael Wirth stops, not necessarily because he wants to, but rather because he has to. Storm conditions have worsened over the last few hours and now his […] Backcountry Ryan Kime | August 18, 2022 4 Comments
The Aspen, CO, Real Estate MarketโฆRed Hot or Slumping?ย Let White Elephant Resorts’ New Luxury Residences Help You Decide Be careful. Donโt blink. The Aspen real estate market is red hot again, at least according to a luxury hospitality management group, White Elephant Resorts (WER). Historically, the Aspen real estate market has been a great investment, with the only true risk being on the sidelines. It has accumulated ridiculous gains in value. According to Jason Blevins, a journalist with […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 12, 2022 2 Comments
Reexamination of Coloradoโs Snowpack Leads to a Surprising Discovery about Microplastics and Possible Clues to Receding Snowpacks Reynoldโs Rediscovery Richard Reynolds, a retired U.S. Geological Survey researcher recently made an important discovery in Coloradoโs Upper River Basin snowpack. It is concerning a subject Reynolds has been looking at for quite some time, co-authoring one article on the topic in 2015 titled, โRegional Variability in Dust-On-Snow Processes and Impacts in Upper Colorado River Basinโ followed by another in […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 11, 2022 0 Comments
New Superstar? 8-Year-Old New Zealander Holds 3rd Annual Charity Ski Challenge to Help Fight Cancer It appears thereโs no stopping this eight-year-old New Zealander when it comes to cancer and skiing. In fact, Lochie Win is about to launch his next quest to raise funds and increase cancer awareness. This time heโs planned a 12-hour endurance race at Coronet Peak Ski Resort, home to New Zealandโs premier night skiing. Related: As Giant Snowstorm Dumps on […] Industry News Ryan Kime | July 25, 2022 0 Comments
First Trails Cut at New Mayflower Mountain Resort, UT, as Construction Begins The Wasatch County Council heard an update at their meeting last week on the proposed work for the new Mayflower Mountain Resort (MMR). Related: Work Has Already Begun on New Billion-Dollar Ski Resort in Utah Although skiing is not targeted to open until late 2024, the New York-based real estate firm Extell Development Company (EDC) is moving ahead with construction […] Industry News Ryan Kime | July 21, 2022 0 Comments
Worldโs Best Mountain Runner Kilian Jornet Wins Hardrock 100 for 5th Time and Sets New Course Record Wins 5th Hardrock 100 Race The annual Hardrock 100 kicked off again this past weekend inviting participants to engage in one of ultra-trail runningโs premier races. Offering competitors a chance to test every bit of the mind, body, and spirit to finish, let alone race in, the mountain distance event is arguably one of the worldโs toughest. Related: VIDEO: Kilian […] Industry News Ryan Kime | July 21, 2022 0 Comments
FBI Deploys New ‘Drone Detection Technology’ To Stop Drone Use Near Wildfires Last year, the U. S. saw just over 58,000 wildfires burning and a total of more than 7.1 million acres set on fire. This fire season has also started in much the same way. Related: USA Fire & Smoke Report & Forecast โ July 18, 2022 / 85 Fires are Currently Burning Almost 3-Million Acres Drone Technology for Fire Suppression […] Fire Ryan Kime | July 18, 2022 0 Comments