10-Year-Old Skier Suffers Broken Shoulder After Snowboarder Hit and Run in Vail, CO On Saturday, February 27, ten-year-old Brayden Head was skiing in Blue Sky Basin on Vail Mountain, CO, with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. Brayden and his teammates were preparing for a freeride competition on Wednesday. On his last run of the day, Brayden was hit by a snowboarder, double ejected, broke his shoulder, and ruined a ski. The team had […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | March 4, 2021 0 Comments
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Crested Butte, CO Report: Cold, Snowy, and Powder! Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from December 12, 2020 Crested Butte, CO – A cold and snowy day at the resort. The storm provided 8″ of fresh snow, making the best conditions of the season so far – much needed for Colorado! Related: Crested Butte, CO Skiers Start Campaign to Save Local Theater Crested Butte currently has […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | December 12, 2020 0 Comments
Heavenly Ski Patroller to Swim, Bike, and Run Perimeter of Tahoe Athlete, Heavenly ski patroller, and certified badass, Andi Bertolina, is embarking on an epic Tahoe endurance trifecta- to run, bike, and swim the 73-mile circumference of Lake Tahoe. After learning that a 50-mile ultra-marathon she signed up for was canceled due to Covid, Bertolina sought to create her own endurance challenge instead. Originally, Andi had decided she was only going […] Spencer Cox | September 17, 2020 1 Comment
Ski Patrol – A Real Job It happens to ski patrollers at every resort. A guest gets on the chairlift, sees the crosses on the jacket, and asks: ‘So…do you guys just ski around all day? Do they pay you for that?’ I usually don’t dissuade them. On most days, I do just ski around, and yes, they pay me for it. Occasionally though, I am […] Featured Article D’Arcy McLeish | June 12, 2020 20 Comments
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Great Ski Etiquette: 10 Dos and Don’ts The skier in front of you has the right of way. They may be a slowpoke and be blocking your line, but give them space, so you don’t accidentally hit them and have to get ski patrol involved. Always ski in control, too. Related: Friday Fun: Skiing Stereotypes – How Many of These Have You Come Across? Stop somewhere sensible. […] Brains SnowBrains | May 11, 2020 14 Comments
Should We Pay Ski Patrollers More? Ski patrollers are the most important people at any ski resort. The services they provide are beyond value. Patrollers perform avalanche safety, save lives and limbs, reset boundaries ropes and signage after every storm, decide what can be skied each day, answer an onslaught of questions, work long hours, handle high explosives, fire canons, and ski like demons. Patrollers spend everyday on the mountain making sure you’re as safe as possible. What’s fascinating is that we don’t pay […] Miles Clark | April 25, 2020 114 Comments
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