Ode to the Tailgate
Or why PBRs in the parking lot are the soul of skiing.
Or why PBRs in the parking lot are the soul of skiing.
Ty Dayberry talks about the old days (circa 1998) when he telemarked in women’s leather boots on skinny skis. Now 21, he throws down double back flips and 1080s in slopestyle contests. We caught up with Ty to find out why, exactly, anyone would want to telemark in a halfpipe.
...not that you needed any. Check out Skiing Magazine's favorite hotspots and what to order when you get there.
The liquor laws just changed in Utah. Just last year, here's what you had to go through in order to get a stiff drink in the land of Brigham Young.
When Skiing magazine set two readers up on a blind ski date, the potential for disaster was high. Luckily, a shot ski and a first-run yard sale helped break the ice. Here is Jen's response to the weekend she spent with Wes at Sugarloaf, Maine.
In Skiing magazine’s February 2009 issue, we ran a letter from Jen Winslow from Maine, who asked for our help finding her a guy who cares about skiing as much as she does. So we sent out a call for help, asking guys to write in and tell us why they deserved a ski date with Jen. Sugarloaf was willing to donate some lift tickets and an apres-ski bar tab for the occasion. Dozens of eligible bachelors from all over the country wrote in, hoping for their chance at romance. The lucky guy? Wes Berkshire, from Colorado, who flew across the country to meet Jen. Here’s Wes' story.
The TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival offers no shortage of action – music, arts, sports. Barbie, you’re over. Here’s a list of ten spunky women to catch up with in Whistler all of whom deserve an action figure of their own.
What happens when six female telemarkers pile into an RV and set out to ski some big, Alaskan peaks? First, they stuff the mobile home with a dozen skis, a hair dryer, cowboy boots, trashy magazines, ice axes, and whiskey. Then they bring a boy along to drive and fill up the propane tank. And finally, they ski some big peaks.
MacLean Magazine gave Whistler Blackcomb accolades for employee engagement, Fitzsimmons Creek renewable power project, community stewardship, and reducing waste and energy consumption .
Mother Earth poured on more powder this week to resorts deserving a snowy reward for their environmental efforts. Still skiing? Good for you.
From the creation of sustainable jobs to on-slope solar panels and wind turbines, the ski industry is stepping up to the plate when it comes to environmental concerns. Here are the greenest resorts in the biz, and what they’re doing to combat global warming.
Holiday activities include the Golden Bunny Classic Candy Hunt and Fun Race
Join 101.5 FM Truckee Independent Radio for Meet Your Mountain 50/60 Day and Pool Party and get acquainted with Tahoe’s top-ranked resort with $20 lift tickets
TWSSF TO FEATURE MORE THAN 45 MUSICAL ACTS over ten days and nights of non-stop FREE concerts (and ONE silent disco)
Small snow and big development didn't quite add up to a stellar season for the new, huge resort. Next year has huge promises.
TIM DUTTON AND REBECCA SELIG TAKE THE LEAD IN DAY 1 OF THE SUBARU FREESKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ALYESKA RESORT, ALASKA
HELI-SKI PANORAMA'S BACKCOUNTRY FROM ONLY $340. RK Heliski Now Offering Spring Seat Sale
New Zealand Skiing 14 - 40% Cheaper For International Guests This Summer
A memorial service for Shane McConkey will take place at 4:30 pm on Sunday, April 5th on the Olympic Plaza Sundeck (base of KT-22) in Squaw Valley USA.
The main lodge at Idaho’s Soldier Mountain burns to the ground, prompting the most celebrity ski coverage since Sundance
Save some gas money and do the environment a favor while you’re at it. Check out these best bets for alternative transportation at resorts across North America.
The West got another large helping of spring snow this week - coating the slopes for what will hopefully be a nice, long season.
Swedish extreme skier Fredrik Ericsson will try to be the first person to ski the world’s three highest mountains: Mount Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga.
Sat. March 28 Famiies can enjoy great food, live music, and entertainment for the kids
Scaling the Heights of Fashion
The Frenchmen, Xavier de Le Rue in snowboard and Aurelien Ducroz in ski, are the Freeride World Champions 2009 while taking incredible victories on the mythical Bec des Rosses.
With 40 inches of new snow in last week, slopes are anything but spring-like.
A short preview of some of the amazing in-bounds backcountry experience at Keystone, Colorado.
MSI Ninja Dex Mills wins Backcountry.com Sickbird Award
Unveiling the best-kept European powder stash one story at a time.
The Secret is Revealed
Mass Murderer's don't inhabit the hills of Switzerland. Kind, cheese-bearing sheep-lovers do.
Spring is here and with that comes plenty of beer, corn, parking lot shenanigans, and freak dumps. Check out the best places to ski on your spring break here.
The resort is offering $30 lift tickets to all California State workers affected by furloughs, on the first and third Friday of each month, beginning February 6, 2009.
Terrain Park Competition takes place March 15th and March 20th-22nd
Ski towns are infamous for having way more dudes than ladies around. Check these bars out to make sure you don't get hit on more than you want to.
Aurélien Ducroz nails the #1 spot in Squaw. The mythical Tram Face is still to be conquered.
Julien Lopez took home almost $2,000 from Aspen Snowmass this weekend, winning the ski championship.
Before launching the second day of competition on the mythical Tram Face at the beginning of the week, the athletes and organizers are anxiously awaiting the snowfall predicted this weekend.
With incredible VIP hospitality, local, regional and national media along with on-site branding, Spring Back to Vail captures resort visitors during the entire winter sports season.
Nissan Tram Face - Squaw Valley USA 2nd stop of the Freeride World Tour
One Turn Leads To Another
In the end, Seb Michaud (FRA) and Ane Enderud (NOR) win in ski
The Toyota Sick Twisted Freestyle Tour is open to men and women of all skills and ages.
Jo Jo’s Mardi Gras Band Will Perform a Free Concert at Checkpoint Charlie in Vail, Colo. on Fri., Feb. 27 from 6-9p.m.
Who knew Nevada had anything besides casinos and clubs? Joe Royer of Ruby Mountains Heli-Experience did and built an empire. This is his story.
Chason Russell has nabbed a podium spot at the Subaru Telluride Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier. Placing third in the competition earns Russell a spot in all 2009 Freeskiing World Tour events.
Day 1 of the long awaited first stage of the Freeride World Tour 2009, the Nissan Russian Adventure, took place today in the Krasnaya Polyana resort near Sochi in Russia, the site for the 2014 Olympic Games.
Everyone is in the starting blocks for the first stop in Krasnaya Polyana
Very high level of competition at the Nissan Russian Adventure 2009
Back Again for Year 4
Winning cocktail will be featured at select CarniVail locations
Who knew Nevada had anything besides casinos and clubs? Joe Royer of Ruby Mountains Heli-Experience did and built an empire. Check out some pictures here.
A starving writer and a small-town resort battle over ski-pole amnesty.
Entergize system controls energy usage in unoccupied hotel rooms. Boyne Mountain Resort's Mountain Lodge & Spa is the first hotel in Michigan to employ the system.
Inexpensive green lodging at ski resorts is hard to find. Whether these lodging options are full-scale eco-havens or have subtly incorporated environmentally-friendly practices into their everyday operations, you’ll find that being green doesn’t necessarily mean paying a pretty penny.
Think you can ski Corbet's and the Palisades and call yourself an expert? Check out our list of the most insane terrain in-bounds in North America.
Beavercreekextreme.com showcases resort’s extreme terrain and progressive terrain parks
The Salomon Back Yard Bang will be held this Saturday, part of the You Look Good Rider’s Cup series. This slope-style competition – for snowboarders only and known throughout Canada – will be held at Tremblant again this year, for the fourth time.
Waterville Valley, NH, and Zipcar are joining forces to create incentives for skiers who carpool.
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DW will arrange for ski rentals, lift tickets, taking shipment of your luggage, providing baby gear, grocery shopping and even deliver heat and eat meals!
When the snow falls, this favorite warm-weather vacation spot is transformed into a one-stop destination for thrilling activities that are sure to cure the winter blues.
Resort makes efforts to be environmentally friendly
Home to Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, and Wolf Creek Utah, Ogden is America's Adventure Capital
SkiNet Users Sound Off on their Favorite Towns to party, sleep, and ski in.
Liftopia.com has tons of cheap lift tickets available for this weekend. 51% off anyone?
What's the next best thing to a helicopter? A SnowCat filled with 12 of the best skiers you know. You'll never go back to a chairlift again.
Photos from Kristen Ulmer’s Zen ski camp.
In 2006, Evan Reece cofounded Liftopia.com, a purveyor of discounted lift tickets that can save you up to 70 percent. Here, Reece explains ticket-buying strategy. As told to Skiing Magazine contributor Katie Matteson.
How far can $300 take you at North America’s ritziest resorts?
Ski two days, stay two night, and feed yourself at Stowe....all for just $240.
These secrets of the Web will help you save on lift tickets, gas, lodging, and real estate.
For the practiced ski-town scavenger, nourishment doesn’t cost much.
Inside Skiing Magazine’s South American Photo Challenge.
Skiing Magazine wrote. You read. Now here are the responses the editors got on the article with reader's favorite bars.
Get the scoop on where to ski, what to do, where to eat, and who to see in one of the best ski towns in the country.
Build your own wood fired hot tub in a few (relatively) easy steps.
Julia Mancuso and Skiing Magazine offer tips on pond skimming, including this one: Style conquers substance...abuse.
The world’s most decorated hockey player on violating his contract to ski, the upside of losing, and fighting resort development in BC. As told to Jake Bogoch, editor of Skiing Magazine.