Very, very interesting read. Those first generation HSQ's? They are not going to be reused. Are Used Lifts Good Value? - Ski Area Management Purchasing a used lift requires careful consideration of a variety of factors well beyond the initial cost of acquisition. Used ski lifts are still finding new homes at North American ski resorts. But the cost of refurbishment, safety concerns, vanishing engineering knowledge, and increasing... www.saminfo.com ..read more

Driving to Colorado late in the month. Thinking of grabbing a 3 pack of midweek tickets for A Basin. Haven't been since I was 12 so it's been awhile. Any advice is appreciated ..read more

Interesting to see the growth of a few Ski mountains trail maps over time. Some new trails or some removed trails. Decades and dozens of trail maps worth of changes at some mountains Skimap.org Skimap.org has the most ski resort trail maps on the internet. skimap.org Vermont 648 maps from ski areas in Vermont at Skimap.org skimap.org ..read more

Sometimes its the Tickets you have. Sometimes it the Skiing and Riding partners you are with. Hopefully its due to a better SNOW storm or SNOW conditions at certain mountains and not crappy conditions. Here is where other can throw a little help or ideas? This is a interesting weekend and Storm system to say the least. Have someone coming and meeting me up in VT to ride on SAT and SUN. The Sunday is open for Sothern VT. If you had to ride between Stratton and Okemo and Mt Snow on Sunday. We... Read more ..read more

Gunstock - More Improvements Planned for Gunstock www.gunstock.com Really nice plan by Gunstock. Expanding from 4 to 6 reliable trails off the summit is going to be great. Some will miss Hot Shot as an all natural trail, but as great as it is as a narrow natural trail, it's hardly ever open as Gunstock isn't blessed with a ton of natural. So, this makes a lot of sense and adds much needed reliable... Read more ..read more

The Electric boost went from Snowboards to Skis now. Everyone thought the Cyber Truck was the biggest announcement Telsa would make for the foreseeable future but they had an ace in their sleeve that will surely disrupt the outdoor industry. Tesla has been working behind the scene with J Skis for two years on a world’s first electric ski and they picked today to debut it. Here is the press release from J Skis who collaborated with Tesla on the project. They work better then the... Read more ..read more

I wish it wasn't April 1St and this was true ..read more

"Guess who is buying Alterra?! Stay EPIC my friends!" (April 1, 2024 Announcement ..read more

I'm not going to address the weather, which we can't control but wanted to go over some tips for the eclipse. 1) Close doesn't count for an eclipse. 90% or even 99% coverage is not good enough. If you are traveling to the eclipse you need to be in 100% totality, anything else is a waste of time. Hard to explain, but trust me. On a powder day if the neighbor resort gets 10" and you only get 9", it's all good, but it doesn't work like that for an eclipse. And the closer you get to the... Read more ..read more

All i can say is..if you can avoid this clusterfuck of an airline..do so. Besides their planes falling apart... They appear to be unable to transport people on ones thst do work. 40 in our group...ALL had a nightmare getting out of Aspen. Bumped Bumped off the plane trying to board. Sent to other airports...you find a ride. Luggage sent by fedex... Flights cancelled..wait..not canceled..yup..canceled..or not. They should just shut down until thry figure out how to run an airline.. Tix are... Read more ..read more