Waterville Valley, NH, Report: Fresh Corduroy on Opening Weekend Report from Sunday, December 1 After about a foot of snow blanketed the White Mountains of New Hampshire on Thanksgiving, skiers and riders were getting in the mood to start their ski seasons. They didn’t have many resorts to choose from. Bretton Woods, Cannon, and Waterville Valley had all recently opened, and each had about an equal amount of open […] Conditions Report Jake Benton | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
Tignes, France, Report: Decent Conditions and Plenty of Terrain for Early December This report is from Monday, December 2, 2024 While most resorts in North America are making snow and waiting for Mother Nature to fill in the terrain so they can open, there is no such problem here in Tignes, France. Related: [VIDEO] Candide Thovex Crashes in Monster Jump at Tignes, France Tignes opened on November 23, and while it is […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
Brain Post: What Does a 50% Chance of Snow Actually Mean? You wake up, pulling back the curtains and checking the forecast for the day. Your weather app reports a 50% chance of snow between 9 and 10 a.m. Excitement bubbles up—visions of fresh tracks through powder fields dance in your mind. But hang on. Does that mean half the mountain will be blanketed in snow? Or maybe it’ll only snow […] Weather Clay Malott | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Cross-Country Skier Jessie Diggins Kicks Off 2024-25 World Cup Season With Victory in 20KM Race in Ruka, Finland Jessie Diggins delivered an exciting victory in the women’s 20 kilometer (12.4 miles) mass start freestyle cross-country race at the opening weekend of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup. The three-time Olympic medalist edged Sweden’s Jonna Sundling by three-tenths of a second in an electrifying final sprint. Norway’s Heidi Weng completed the podium in third on Sunday, December 1 at Ruka, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
9 Ski Areas Seniors Can Ski for Free If there is one perk to aging, it‘s got to be free skiing. Growing older certainly is proving to have its benefits, with some resorts across North America offering free ski passes to those who meet their definitions of “Senior” or “Super Senior” (now there’s a super-hero we can all aspire to be one day). Related: 3 Ski Areas to […] Industry News Luke Guilford | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
Slopes App Update Provides 2,000+ Interactive 3D Ski Maps in the Palm of Your Hand Researching trails, topography, and other aspects of resorts can be a valuable strategy for planning days on the mountain, and a new app called Slopes offers a way to map out the best possible day at the resort. Slopes provides users with a globe that includes ski resorts from North America, Europe, Australia, Japan, and others and spans across IKON, […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
Update on Mikaela Shiffrin’s Condition Post-Crash at Giant Slalom in Killington, VT The American ski association, U.S. Ski & Snowboard, and Killington Resort, Vermont, have provided an official update on the injuries sustained by Mikaela Shiffrin at the Giant Slalom race on Saturday, November 30. According to the report, Shiffrin has not sustained any fractures to bones or ligaments. She also did not suffer any damage to internal organs, however, has punctured […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
Swiss-Swedish Sandwich Podium at Killington, VT, While Paula Moltzan Dislocates Shoulder During Slalom Race With local favorite Mikaela Shiffrin out of the race due to her injuries incurred during the Giant Slalom the prior day, the victory at Killington, Vermont, was up for grabs. Ultimately, it was a double-whammy for Switzerland, with Camille Rast winning the Slalom race on Sunday, December 1, and her teammate Wendy Holdener placing second. Equal second place at Killington […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
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