Vail Mountain to Honor Warren Miller by Hosting the ‘Warren Miller Legacy Day’ on April 7th Together with his family and friends, Vail Mountain will honor the late Warren Miller by hosting the Warren Miller Legacy Day in Vail on Saturday, April 7. The day will include a commemorative ski down Vail Mountain and a legacy celebration reports Summit Daily. Combined, Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek Resort have appeared in 28 different Warren Miller feature films. […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 23, 2018 0 Comments
Body of Australian Missing in Whistler Since November found in Nearby Lake Months after the search for a missing Australian woman was suspended, Whistler RCMP has confirmed her remains have been found and identified, reports Global News. Alison Raspa was first reported missing on Nov. 23, hours after she was last seen leaving a Whistler bar, but multiple searches found no trace of the 25-year-old. Police say they were alerted at around […] Steven Agar | March 22, 2018 0 Comments
Nepal Begins Huge National Cleanup Campaign to Remove the Tons of Trash Littering Mount Everest With the increasing popularity of climbers looking to climb Mount Everest each and every spring climbing season, trash has become a serious problem. Often, climbers leave items like empty oxygen bottles, discarded food cans and torn tents in an attempt to save weight, and in turn conserve energy at the oxygen-starved altitude. But like any trash, it soon piles up, […] Climbing Steven Agar | March 21, 2018 0 Comments
Endurance Athlete Smashes World Record for the Most Human-Powered Vertical Skied in One Day For nine years, the most vertical feet gained in 24 hours seemed an impossible record to break. Many skiers tried over the years to eclipse the seemingly inhuman 60,000-foot record, but all fell short, reports Gear Junkie. But on March 18, North Face athlete Mike Foote broke that record, skiing an unbelievable 61,200 vertical feet. He completed the outrageous feat of […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 20, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Nick McNutt Ripping Up the British Columbia Backcountry Watch this awesome little edit, courtesy of Teton Gravity, of Nick McNutt exploring British Columbia, Canada. Trees, steeps, pillows, and powder… BC has been dumped on this year, and here Nick takes full advantage. Steven Agar | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
Winter Park, CO Conditions Report: Powder Moguls! Change is in the air at Winter Park, CO. Brand new gondola in the pipeline, new pass affiliation, music in the lift lines and definitely more groomed black runs across the mountain. But thankfully, one thing that hasn’t changed is the variety and awesomeness of the terrain, especially on a powder day. The storm that crossed Colorado last night was […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | March 16, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Harlem Globetrotter Takes First Ever Ski Lesson and Combines with Some Basketball Skills You’ve seen him on the basketball court, but never a ski slope. Until now. Buckets Blakes of the Harlem Globetrotters took a ski lesson for the first time in his life at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO. He manages to pick up a few skills on the slopes while incorporating some ball handling… and managing to stay upright occasionally. The Harlem Globetrotters will be […] Steven Agar | March 16, 2018 0 Comments
Current Season Pass Holders at Eagle Point Ski Resort, UT will Ski for Free Next Year On the back of a lackluster winter, which left the resort with limited hours and suspended operations earlier this year, Eagle Point, UT is generously offering current season pass holders the opportunity to ski next winter for free. Although the 17/18 season passes are non-refundable, season pass holders will be granted an unlimited season pass for the coming 18/19 season. Passholders […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 15, 2018 0 Comments
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