On June 1st, a secret, six-year-old plan to build a gondola between Vermont’s Smugglers’ Notch and Stowe Mountain resorts was uncovered by a local paper. While Smugglers’ Notch Resort president Bill Stritzler believes connecting the two resorts would benefit all user groups, locals have their doubts.
Ski Bum Dreams: A Vermonter follows her father’s skintrack
There are many reasons to become a ski bum. For Greta Close, chasing her ski bum dreams meant following in her father’s skintrack.
Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Ski Mountaineering Course
It’s easy to get caught up in the hardskills when you take a course, instead Tom Hallberg shares the human factors he found improved his learning experience.
Dust-on-Snow Events Threaten Winter and Spring Snowpacks
Dust on snow events are sure to make your skiing less fun, but they also pose major risks to streams and rivers by changing snow runoff.
In Relatively Average Season for Avalanche Deaths Across U.S., Colorado Approaches Record Number of Fatalities
Avalanche deaths across the country are so far just shy of the 10-year average, but in Colorado that’s not the case.
The Long Game: Knee Surgery, a Year of Recovery and a Record-Breaking Return
Most athletes avoid thinking about injury, except to work hard to avoid them. For Claire Hewitt-Demeyer, a yearlong recovery from knee surgery was a time to slow down and refocus, but she was still overjoyed to get the go-ahead to start snowboarding again.
The Art of Bailing: Turning Around in the Face of Uncertainty
It’s not easy to bail on a line. Especially one you’ve dreamed about. Harder still to bail on your backup plan. So, Sophia Schwartz reframed her approach to these hard decisions—and left the mountains safe and happy despite turning back.
Mountain Skills: Plan Like A Pro
How an effective morning meeting can lead to better days out.
Gearbox: Avalanche Safety Gear
Skiers give a lot of credence to which beacons work best for them, with good reason, but what about the rest of your requisite avalanche safety gear? Is a shovel just a shovel, meaning any model works just as well as its competitors? In a word, no.
Filmmakers Launch Kickstarter for Upcoming “Advice for Girls” Movie
The “Advice for Girls” team hopes this film will inspire young girls to show up as their true selves and not let anything stand in their way. First, the filmmakers are asking for a little help to get the project over the finish line.
