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Keystone Could Become Colorado’s Newest Town

New Town in CO? Keystone, Colorado

A new grassroots effort has emerged out of the Colorado High Country to turn the area of Keystone into an official town. The petition signing started this week and is now underway. The first person to sign? 96-year-old Bill Bergman, Keystone’s forefather and original co-founder. Related: Keystone Resort, CO, Gets Approval to Restart Bergman Bowl Project | Now Won’t be […]

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Nick DeRiso | August 5, 2022
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Housing in Ski Towns | Getting Your Foot In the Door

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You’ve sent in your job applications, packed your gear, and are ready to spend your winter out west.  Powder days and party nights await, but one thing every mountain person has asked themselves at one point or another, “Where am I going to live?” Finding a roof over your head in a ski town requires some planning, a little luck, […]

Katy Shipley | July 6, 2020
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The 25 Best Small Towns to Visit in the USA – Guess How Many are Ski Towns?

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Filled with charm and plenty of friendly locals, small towns are synonymous with American life. To help you decide which towns are worthy of a vacation, US News narrowed it down to places with a population of fewer than 50,000 that offer plenty of restaurants and attractions, plus have a unique character all their own. Turns out, many of them are ski […]

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SnowBrains | June 28, 2019
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The Ugly Truth Behind the Mountain Blues

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While we love to think it is all sunshine and powder days in the mountains, there are a few issues that seem to spring up in many mountain towns.  Unfortunately, suicide, depression, and substance abuse is nothing new to these Neverland destinations.  Anyone who as seen Dexter go off the rails in Aspen Extreme knows what I am talking about.  […]

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Katy Shipley | September 21, 2018
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Top 5 Ski Towns in North America:

What makes a great ski town? For us its a combination of the skiing, nightlife, and extra recreation. Towns that offer not only great mountains but also endless fun. We put together a list of mountain towns that we think offer the best of everything. North America is lucky enough to be loaded with tons of great mountain towns each […]

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Jake Rubnitz | March 8, 2018
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The Importance of Immigration in Ski Towns

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  Not only is the government restricting immigration from specific countries they are now looking into cutting down the J-1 cultural exchange program. This program includes 13 categories and allows up to 300,000 foreign visitors to come to the United States each year. The majority of participants in this program are students on their school breaks and are under the […]

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Caitlin Perry | September 26, 2017
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Top 10 Ski Towns for Foodies:

In Italy, people don’t go to ski resorts to ski. They go to ski resorts to eat. Eateries at Italian ski resorts serve world class food that sends foodies flocking. There are some other ski towns on Earth with some spectacular food as well. At far too many ski areas across North America, the slopeside food options are dismal, consisting of little more than hamburgers, pizza, and wings eaten off plastic trays. But that doesn’t have to be the case. In […]

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SnowBrains | December 11, 2013
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Top 10 Up-And-Coming Ski Towns:

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National Geographic has just ranked the top 10 up-and-coming (emerging) ski towns in North America.  They have some interesting picks in here and their detailed reasoning behind each pick can be found right here: TOP 10 EMERGING SKI TOWNS:   #1 = Ogden, Utah Best For: Utah powder seekers who don’t like crowds #2 = Reno, Nevada Best For: Mixed […]

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SnowBrains | December 9, 2013
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