Tribute Video to Bindu Pomeroy “The Mayor of East Vail” Greg Obernesser | December 3, 2018 31 Likes 0 Tweets 1 Comment
Trademark Wars: Forum or Against’em If you’ve been on or around a snowboard in the last twenty years, you’re likely well aware of Forum Snowboards and their once dominating presence that’s slow fade was tragically drawn out too long. Founded by legendary pro snowboarder Peter Line in 1996, Forum Snowboards quickly assembled what was arguably the most influential team known, becoming forever cemented in snowboard […] Industry News Jon Roubik | November 2, 2018 0 Comments
Why Women Need More Representation In Snow Sports Industry Women need to be more represented in the snow sports industry. I was recently surfing the web and found a startling statistic. According to Snowsports Industries America, a 2016 data set from the Peterson Institute of International Economics revealed that out of a sampled 22,000 publicly traded companies, 60% had no female board members, 50% had no females in executive positions, […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | September 1, 2018 0 Comments
Mountain Rescue Aspen Now Using Drones Aspen Mountain Rescue is now using drones to help aid them in search and rescue operations. According to the Aspen Times, the drone proved to be of great use to mountain rescue on it first mission while searching for a lost hiker at night utilizing an infrared camera with a powerful zoom. The optical zoom is an astonishing thirty-times, can hover […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | July 13, 2018 0 Comments
Man Sets New World Record and Climbs Ten 14ers in a Day A man just set a new world record climbing ten 14ers in one day. According to Denver 9 News, Josh Sanders, from Kalamazoo, Michigan broke the record of summiting ten 14,000 foot (4,267 meters) peaks in one day on June 29th. He started at midnight and completed summiting 10 peaks by 11:33pm. He had attempted the record last year and had […] Greg Obernesser | July 10, 2018 0 Comments
First American Indoor Ski Resort Coming to New Jersey The first ever indoor ski resort is coming to the United States. According to NJ Family, the ski resort, called Big SNOW America, will be located in a massive mall called American Dream Meadowlands. Big SNOW America is expected to open in March of 2019. It will not only be the first indoor ski resort in North America, but in the […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | July 6, 2018 0 Comments
Help Loveland Ski Area, Colorado Name New Lift Loveland Ski Area, Colorado needs help naming their new ski lift. According to the Loveland Ski Area Facebook post, the ski mountain is seeking advice from the public on what they should name their new ski lift. For the 2018-2019 ski season, Lift 1 will be replaced with a new detachable high-speed quad. The lift is made by Leitner-Poma, a well […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | June 30, 2018 0 Comments
Amazing Ski Descent On Aiguille Verte A very steep and technical line was recently skied on the Aiguille Verte. According to Planet Mountain, French alpinists Vivian Bruchez and Paul Bonhomme skied the northeast face of the peak on June 19th. This is a very challenging task and extremely risky. What’s so gnarly about the line? The Aiguille Verte, or also known as Nant Blanc is located on the […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | June 27, 2018 1 Comment
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