Your Phone Is Your Ticket to the Slopes: Vail Resorts Plans Hands-Free, Digital Access to Its North American Resorts New Guest Experience Innovation Expected by the 2023/24 North American Season Vail Resorts yesterday announced its plan to introduce a new technology that will allow guests to store their pass or lift ticket directly on their phone – eliminating the need to carry a plastic card, visit the ticket window, or wait to receive a pass or lift ticket in […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 29, 2022 3 Comments
How To Take The Best Skiing Photos Using Just Your Smartphone Sure, ski days are the greatest, but what makes them even better is getting some amazing photos on your smartphone to impress your friends with later. However, all too often you know that you hit an epic jump, but when you pull out your phone later it just looks like a blurry mess. Thankfully, smartphone cameras have gotten better and better, […] Lucy Ferneyhough | September 29, 2022 0 Comments
Does Your Mountain Need a Ski Detective? Just Ask Miles Vaille at Keystone Resort, CO Lost, Found & Returned What’s a Ski Detective? I don’t know exactly, and without an official designation (as of yet) it might be difficult to determine. However, it does appear that 16-year-old Colorado resident Miles Vaille just might have an answer. During an interview with his local news station in Colorado Vaille describes his role by saying, “During the summer […] Industry News Ryan Kime | July 18, 2022 1 Comment
Phone, Wallet, Keys: A Story of Recovered Belongings Phone. Wallet. Keys. Some of our most important personal items are also the most commonly lost. In fact, one study found that: “70 million smartphones are lost each year, with only 7 percent recovered.” Recently, in Utah’s Deer Creek Reservoir, a scuba instructor recovered a man’s phone and wallet, which had been lost at the bottom for several years. Evan […] Laughs Jesse | July 27, 2021 0 Comments
Ears Pricked; UNIT 1 Brings the Noise “You’ve really got to check these guys out,” the mountain marketing manager points excitedly to promotional signage arrayed around the base area. “Unit 1 has taken the helmet to a whole new level.” I read the demo day signs with respectful interest while in truth I’m thinking, I’m the classic skier with a loud beanie, outdated iPod, and earbuds–but that […] Gear Review Paulie | January 13, 2020 0 Comments
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