Please Be Kind in the Mountains This Winter Two things kill more than anything—kindness, and avalanches. But only one is healthy towards our collective ski season this winter. Ski season is going to be weird this season. Life is going to be weird this season. There’s going to be more people in the backcountry than ever before and ski resorts (the ones that will still be open) are going […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | November 5, 2020 1 Comment
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The 9 Highest Cities in the World From city streets to mountain peaks, humans live at all different elevations across the globe. Where do most humans live? The vast majority live less than 1 mile high (5,280 feet), however 6% of the World’s population lives among the clouds. Most of the World’s highest cities are centered in South & Central America, with 6 of the top 9 […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | November 3, 2020 1 Comment
Disney’s Failed Attempt at a Ski Resort in Sequoia National Park, CA Disney, a company that makes movies and theme parks, once had big plans to build a ski resort in Sequoia National Park, CA. Disney does have a history within the ski industry, as Walt Disney was an original investor in Sugar Bowl Resort near Truckee, California. His plans did not stop at just Sugar Bowl. Mineral King Valley, a then […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | October 30, 2020 5 Comments
Origins: How The New Deal Helped Foster The U.S. Ski Industry In this week’s edition of Origins, we will take a deep dive into how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’ New Deal initiatives helped influence ski areas and mountain towns. If you missed last week’s edition of Origins on heli-skiing, check it out here: Related: Origins: Heli-skiing The New Deal was a series of programs and institutions created during the Great Depression […] Ryan Flynn | October 30, 2020 5 Comments
A Deeper Look into the Controversy Behind the Pieps DSP Avalanche Transceiver View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ian McIntosh (@ianmcintosh) on Oct 13, 2020 at 11:31am PDT Fif-teen minutes. That’s approximately how long you get as an avalanche burial victim before your chance of survival falls to roughly 40%. After that, it accelerates toward zero. And that’s given that you’re wearing your avalanche transceiver and that […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 23, 2020 0 Comments
The Ultimate Guide to Skier Slang As we head into what is likely to be another epic winter, thanks to La Niña, we’ve compiled a list of common skier slang. Wondering about the difference between blower and boilerplate? Curious why that guy with the twin tips in the lift line keeps yelling about steeze? Read on. Blower: adjective Refers to ultra-light powdery snow. See also: cold smoke […] Lynn Barlow | October 23, 2020 1 Comment
Animated Map: California Wildfires From 1910-2019 [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o58Te06fOkw"] Alex Camerino | October 23, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
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