Lyft Introduces New ‘Ski Rack’ Mode in Colorado Ride-share service Lyft just announced the introduction of a new service in the Colorado high country, called Ski Rack. If you’re heading to Vail, Beaver Creek, Aspen, Snowmass, Steamboat Springs, Telluride, Winter Park and Granby, Ski Rack can make those car-free trips to the mountains a little easier (or just your post-aprés ride home). Winter is here and it’s time […] Industry News Steven Agar | December 7, 2017 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Takes Another Gold Medal to Defend Her Title of “Best Slalom Skier In The World” Mikaela Shiffrin, Vail Colorado native, won her first race of the World Cup season for Women’s Slalom on Sunday. She won both runs with a combined time of 1 minute, 40.91 seconds. This was 1.64 seconds faster than Petra Vlhova, who took silver, and 2.67 seconds faster than Bernadette Schild, who took bronze. The lead she took was the largest time […] Helena Guglielmino | November 30, 2017 0 Comments
“We Were the Original Ski Bums” | Ski Industry Shows Gratitude to United States Military The United States Military and the ski industry have a long, illustrious history: beginning with the 10th Mountain Division during WWll and the boom to the ski industry that followed, to the handful of military bases that provide training in mountain capabilities today. The original men who were a part of the 10th Mountain Division all had one thing in […] Robin Azer | November 10, 2017 1 Comment
Vail Resorts CEO, Rob Katz, Set Up A $58 Million Charitable Fund For Mountain Communities A 58 million charitable fund has been established by Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz. The charitable fund will be used to make non-profit grants for mountain community social service organizations. The money comes from the sale of approximately 114,000 shares of Vail Resort stock, which were sold exercising Katz’ share appreciation rights, SAR, and were due to expire within the […] Industry News Douglas Perry | October 12, 2017 0 Comments
SKI Magazine Readers Name The Top 10 Ski Resorts In The West SKI Magazine recently polled it’s readers to determine the top ski resorts in the American West. We’ll admit to being slightly surprised by some of the results! The top ten are as follows. #10: Whitefish Mountain Resort, Montana #9: Beaver Creek, Colorado #8: Aspen Highlands, Colorado #7: Jackson Hole, Wyoming #6: Vail, Colorado #5: Telluride, Colorado #4: Snowmass, Colorado #3: Whistler […] Industry News Matt Brennan | September 26, 2017 1 Comment
Vail Approved to Convert Offices to Housing in Silverthorne, Co Colorado Mountain Express, a subsidiary of Vail Resorts, has just been approved to convert commercial space that they own into two four bedroom apartments. In order to comply with zoning regulations, a small portion of the 3,000 square foot first floor will have to remain commercial. This is a significant development because it shows a willingness between Summit County and Vail […] Industry News Jake Rubnitz | September 14, 2017 0 Comments
Mountain Biker Dies after Crash at Vail, CO August 18th, Vail, CO— Mark V. Johnson, of Beverly, Massachusetts, was visiting Vail when he fatally crashed while mountain biking.  Eagle County Coroner, Kara Bettis, deemed blunt force trauma to his abdomen as the cause of death. David Williams was also biking near the top of Chair 8 that day when he discovered Johnson behind a berm and in an drop-off with […] Cycle Spencer Miller | August 23, 2017 0 Comments
United Airlines Adds A TON Of New Non-Stop Flights From Hub Cities To U.S. Ski Town Airports Flying to your favorite ski resorts just got a whole lot easier. United Airlines seems intent on being the industry leader for getting customers to ski destinations this next year. This is good news. With more flights more frequently to destinations like Aspen, Vail, Steamboat, Jackson, Telluride, Reno/Tahoe, Mammoth, Salt Lake City, Sun Valley and Bozeman you can storm chase […] Industry News LadyBrains | August 13, 2017 0 Comments
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