Hakuba Valley, Japan Joins the Epic Pass for 2018/19 Season Hakuba Valley, Japan is the latest international destination to join the Epic Pass for the 2018-19 season. Hakuba Valley is located in the northern part of the Nagano Prefecture at the base of Japan’s Northern Alps and played host to the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, reports opensnow.com. “We are pleased to include Hakuba Valley among the world-class mountain resorts that […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 7, 2018 0 Comments
Heavenly Mountain Rescue had to Recover Two Skiers Stuck in Deep Snow Outside Resort Boundary Two skiers were rescued Sunday after going outside the boundary line and getting caught in deep powder at Heavenly Mountain Resort, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. It was the second time in a fortnight that visitors at Heavenly had to be rescued after going outside a boundary line. The skiers called for help around 5:30 pm Sunday, March 4, just a […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 6, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mother Attempts to Hold on to Daughter Hanging off Chairlift at Perfect North Slopes, IN A mother tried desperately to hang on to her young daughter as she slipped from a chairlift, and dangled 25-feet above the ground at Perfect North Slopes, Indiana. A video, captured by Adam Browning of Cincinnati, Ohio who started filming after he heard the screams from the chair behind, shows the girl slipping and falling to the ground to be caught […] Steven Agar | March 6, 2018 2 Comments
Another Skier Loses Aspen Pass and is Fined for Ducking TWO Ropes into an Area Patrollers were Blasting Last week, and for the fifth time in February, a skier had his pass pulled from Snowmass Ski Area and was given a $250 fine for ducking a rope, reports the Aspen Times. Snowmass Ski Patrol caught the 43-year-old Seattle man on Feb. 23, skiing in the Cirque Headwall area, about the same time patrollers were using explosives in the […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 6, 2018 2 Comments
Local Skier Smashes Lone Peak Tram, Big Sky, MT All-Time Record | 35 Laps and 50,750 Vertical Feet It was Valentine’s Day at Big Sky Resort, Montana and Rob Leipheimer was loving life. It had just passed 1 pm and he had just beat his Lone Peak Tram all-time record of 27 laps, reports montanauntamed.com. “I was doing five laps an hour,” he said. “I was thinking this is a really good pace.” Recently, Leipheimer, 50, had been […] Steven Agar | March 4, 2018 4 Comments
UPDATE: Body of Missing Skier Found at Squaw Valley | 42-Year Old From Rocklin, CA UPDATE: CBS Sacramento is reporting that a body has been found during the search that delayed Squaw Valley opening this morning. The body has been identified as 42-year old Wenyu Zhang from Rocklin, CA. —————————————————————————- Squaw Valley ski resort just opened after skiing and riding operations were on hold all morning during a search and rescue mission. At 9 pm […] Steven Agar | March 2, 2018 4 Comments
Pair of Foil Handcrafted Italian Skis can be Yours for Only $60,000 Italian ski maker Foil has just released a pair of handcrafted skis, the Oro Nero Classico, with a ridiculous $60,000 price tag. Foil is an Italian ski maker that specializes in rare, unusual, and often precious materials, think rosewood and purpleheart top sheets, bamboo sidewalls, and metal-plated bindings. Its aim is “to create a ski of World Cup performance, in perfect […] Gear Review Steven Agar | March 2, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: New POV Footage of Snowbird, UT Mineral Basin Powder Panic Rope Drop Frenzy A video that went viral yesterday showed a rope drop at Snowbird, UT and the ensuing chaos. On the back of that, here we have POV footage from the center of the melee. Is it even that deep? Was it worth it? Enjoy… Steven Agar | March 2, 2018 5 Comments
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