The Top 9 Coldest States in the U.S. Below are the coldest states and their average temperature for the whole year, measured across the five most populated cities in each U.S. state from January 2009 to October 2023. The data came from Payless Power who consulted the World Weather Online API for the data. Stay tuned until the end of the list for a few fun graphs to […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Today’s Deepest Resorts — North America’s Top 5 Snowfalls, March 27, 2024 What happened to spring? Maybe we got the season’s wrong but the snow just keeps coming this March like it’s January! These open resorts across North America saw the most snow in the last 24 hours, confirmed at the time of writing. Others with bigger totals may have not yet updated their websites. All numbers were taken from the resorts’ […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Red River Ski Area, NM, Report: Your New Favorite Mountain Town Report from Saturday March 23, 2024 Skiing Red River Ski Area is located four and a half hours south of Denver. Only 8 air miles from its larger neighbor Taos, this is an area I’ve been dreaming to ski. During the drive in, it quickly became apparent Red River was different. Red River, New Mexico, is quaint town tucked into […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 13, 2024 Well, well, well, who would have thought — we have a new # 1 and it’s not a French resort! We almost had a German resort move into the top 7, with Kleinwalsertal/Oberstdorf at the Austrian German border recording 4.36 meters (14 feet). Which resorts have the most snow right now? Here is the top 7 for the European Alps: […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
Meet The New GM of Jack Frost and Big Boulder Ski Resorts, Tony Santora Pennsylvania ranks eighth on a 2022/23 list by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) with 25 ski resorts. Ski resorts in Pennsylvania are primarily located in the Pocono Mountains and on the Western side of the state towards Pittsburgh. Over the last few years, Vail Resorts has acquired eight of the 25 ski resorts in Pennsylvania. Two Vail Resorts in Pennsylvania are Jack […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America [Updated 2024] All data was pulled from each resort’s website as of March 2024. It’s no secret that the West is the snowiest region in North America. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resorts in the west that average over 500” of snow. […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Powder Returns! Report from March 23, 2024 Yesterday was Fox’s 1 year anniversary of his hip fracture. We went for a walk. Clouds and views were in and out. We dropped into 12-16″ of fluffy, fast new snow that had all fallen overnight. There was definitely a firm, smooth bottom, but we didn’t notice hitting it. The skiing was superb. We came […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 24, 2024 0 Comments
Gear Review: LEKI’s Unique Twist on Poles and Mitts I was instantly impressed opening the box and more so after skiing the equipment. I have never skied with any LEKI equipment until trying these poles and mitts. After trying the Copper S Lobster Mitts, Guide Lite 2 Poles, Detect 3D Mitt, and Spitfire 3D Poles, I am convinced LEKI makes the best pole-mitt combo on the market. Mitts and […] Gear Review Dominic Gawel | March 22, 2024 0 Comments