Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Snow Creek Ski Area, Weston, MO – Ski The Gateway to The West! Located just 40 minutes Northwest of Kansas City, Missouri, sits a small but lively ski area called Snow Creek. This is where so many flatlanders learn to ski or ride and where my passion for the mountains was born. Local hills like Snow Creek play a vital role in exposing those all around the world to the beauty of winter […] Luke Guilford | January 23, 2023 1 Comment
Unlimited Ski Pass? How About an Unlimited Flying Pass with Frontier Airlines Perfect for Chasing Powder The cost of everything has been increasing this year and airline tickets are no exception. However, if you have been cutting down on travel lately, now may be the best opportunity to make up for the lost time. Frontier Airlines has announced its GoWild! Pass. This annual flying pass gives you unlimited flights for an entire year. For now, you […] Industry News Brent Thomas | November 21, 2022 2 Comments
Perisher, Australia, Report: Great Snowbase for the Rest of the Season Apologies for omitting last weekend’s update but I was on competition duty at a moguls competition and then got a bad case of laryngitis. So let’s jump in where we left off, in the last 10 days we have had 28in (70 cm) of snow of which 6in (15cm) in the last 24 hours. Snow descended all the way to […] Conditions Report Julia Schneemann | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
Perisher, Australia, Report: Fresh Snow and More on the Way After the Storm last week Perisher saw a good 30cm (12 in.) of snow on the weekend, followed by four days of sunshine before the next front moved across the Australian Alps. This current front brought about 15cm (6 in.) of snow yesterday with some snowflakes still falling during the day. Temperatures hover around freezing, making the new snow wet […] Conditions Report Julia Schneemann | August 12, 2022 0 Comments
Tamarack Resort, ID, Offering Free Lift Tickets to Epic and Ikon Pass Holders Brought to you by Tamarack Resort Idaho’s Tamarack Resort Offers Free Ski Relief for Epic and Ikon Passholders There’s nothing that takes the joy out of skiing and riding quite like epically long lift lines. To combat what seems to be a growing issue at mega-resorts across the west, Idaho’s Tamarack Resort has announced an ‘epic deal’. The resort, located […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 18, 2022 0 Comments
Last Chance to Purchase an Epic Pass for 2021-2022 Season with Pre-Season Pricing Winter athletes have until Sunday, November 21, to purchase an Epic Pass before the price increases. The Epic Pass is an incredible convenience to traveling athletes. The pass provides pass-holders with unbound access to 34 North American Resorts. A few of the resorts included are Vail Ski Resort, Whistler, Breckenridge Ski Resort, Beaver Creek Ski Resort, Kirkwood, and more. For […] Industry News Breya Bergom | November 18, 2021 0 Comments
Crested Butte, CO Report: Chalk, Bumps, and Snow in the Forecast! Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Saturday, January 16, 2021 Crested Butte, CO is offering chalk, bumps, hardpack, and responsive snow. Although it has not significantly snowed in several weeks, the snow is skiing exceptionally well with few icy spots. Crested Butte has a 30″ base depth and an 83″ season total so far. Temperatures have been […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | January 16, 2021 0 Comments
25 of Colorado’s 64 Counties Move to ‘Level Orange’ Coronavirus Restriction—One Away from ‘Stay at Home’ Order Rising hospitalizations, repetitive news media headlines, seemingly mild state restrictions that bring forth more, stricter state restrictions that soon leave you with nothing open but the grocery stores and the (ski area-less) mountains themselves—sound familiar? It’s not Déjà vu, it’s COVID—again, eight months later. Just as we all have collectively feared from the time when ski lifts stopped spinning last […] Martin Kuprianowicz | November 16, 2020 0 Comments