Finding Balance? How White Pass Ski Area, WA, Plans to Address Overcrowding and Preserve its Mountain Experience 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 […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 10, 2022 3 Comments
Better Mountain Experience? Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Receives Approval For Two Lift Upgrades Park City Mountain Resort’s (PCMR) application to upgrade two of its lifts received approval last week. Under a 1998 mountain upgrade development agreement, Vail Resorts plans to replace The Silverlode lift with a new 8-person, high-speed detachable chair which will be the first of its kind for Vail Resorts in North America. In addition, a new single Eagle lift will […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 6, 2022 0 Comments
Backpacker’s Dream Trip? Find Guided Hikes Around Lake Tahoe This Summer! What is the TRT? High in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, located on the California border with Nevada, lies North America’s largest alpine lake. Lake Tahoe may be well known for its many major tourist attractions, but what backpackers may not recognize is that it is also home to an incredible multi-use trail system, the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT). In […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 3, 2022 1 Comment
Drones to the Rescue? How Drones are Changing the Landscape of High Mountain Rescue Efforts Imagine for a moment that you were this unfortunate snowboarder trapped on the side of a cliff for two hours, frightened, cold, and not understanding what’s going to happen next? Related: Snowboarder trapped on cliff-face at Whistler Blackcomb Now imagine how it might feel to be in that same position (yes as frightening as it was!) but also able to […] Avalanche Ryan Kime | April 26, 2022 1 Comment
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: When the Winds Kick Up, the Stories Come Out! Report from 18-19 April 2022, and brought to you by Palisades Tahoe Following a huge weekend of festivities capped off with the annual Cushing Crossing and after-party on the KT sundeck, Monday morning was supposed to mellow. We were expecting another break in the weather patterns before the high winds preceding the next storm arrived later that afternoon. Acting in […] Conditions Report Ryan Kime | April 21, 2022 2 Comments
The Emergence of Deadly Fentanyl in Eagle County (Vail), CO and Surrounding Communities Fentanyl is not “new” to Colorado, nor is the devastating impact it has on the user, their family, and their community. What is new, however, is Colorado demonstrating the fastest rate of fentanyl deaths besides Alaska over the last six years (2015 -2021)—a statistic that also includes Eagle County and the surrounding communities. What is fentanyl? Fentanyl is a synthetic […] Industry News Ryan Kime | April 18, 2022 3 Comments
Rescue by iPhone? How 1 Man’s iPhone Saved Him from Certain Death After Falling Alone on a Mountain Solo Session What would you do if you found yourself injured and alone on the mountain? Who would you call for help? Just ask Tim Blakely, a 41-year-old personal trainer and snowboarder with over 17 years of experience, most of which is solo and done off-piste. While casually riding in the Swiss Alps on what appeared to be a routine […] Brains Ryan Kime | April 14, 2022 1 Comment
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Seven Springs Mountain Resort – Somerset, PA Background Quietly nestled in the western Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania and within scenic view of the Laurel Highlands lies a true mountain resort. Better known by locals as “The Springs”, Seven Springs Mountain Resort (SSMR) is my hometown favorite and where I grew up skiing. Mountain Profile Originally founded in 1932 by the Dupre family, and less than an hour’s […] Industry News Ryan Kime | April 12, 2022 1 Comment
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