
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Why a Ski Vacation During Covid Is Worth the Hassle in News 2 hours 22 minutes ago

Jackson Hole and other popular ski resorts in the West are up and running with varying Covid rules and limitations. For purists, that’s not such a bad thing. On a recent Wednesday at noon, I stood in the middle of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Saddleback, Rangeley Businesses See Success Since The Mountain's Reopening in News yesterday

For the first winter in five years, skiers and snowboarders are once again hitting the slopes at Saddleback Ski Area. The mountain officially reopened in mid-December, and businesses in the area are already seeing a boost in revenue. "I believe we ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post 'On The Mountain, You Forget Covid Even Exists' in News 3 days ago

Gigi Girard, an OB-GYN in Louisville, Ky., says she has been to Vail approximately 50 times over the last 20 years. So, over dinner during our overlapping visit this month to Colorado's largest ski resort, I figured she'd be a perfect person to ask a ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Mountaintop Splendor - Snowshoe Mountain Resort Is Rich In History, Ripe With Op ... in News 4 days ago

It may be easy to imagine you’re out West at a giant ski resort when you visit Snowshoe Mountain, but a closer look underneath the powdery surface reveals a rich local history and a pride for the traditions and people who once called these 11,000 acr ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post This Austrian Ski Resort Is Preparing For A Snowless Future in News 5 days ago

St. Corona is a model for ski resorts in the Alps that are transitioning to mountain biking, hiking and other tourist offerings that don’t depend on snow. In this village at the foot of the easternmost reaches of the Alps, a ski town for four ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post These Ski Resorts Offer Superb Ski-In, Ski-Out Lodging in News 6 days ago

Now more than ever, people will require a real sense of seclusion while on their ski vacations. Gone for the time being are the après ski parties, the socializing in the lodge during a quick break for lunch and eight-passenger gondola rides. These ha ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post About 7% Of Ski Resort Customers Are Black; 'Exclusive Sport' Now Working Toward ... in News 7 days ago

Skiing, despite the cold, the travel and the high cost, offers an attraction few sports can rival. In a word: "Freedom," said Henri Rivers, of West Babylon. Rivers is president of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, founded in 1973 to encourage mo ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Colorado Ski Industry Hoping For Strong Finish To Difficult Season in News 1 week ago

More than halfway through a snowy February, Colorado ski industry officials hope the momentum carries into the spring, a season beloved by regulars and visitors alike who know conditions to be most promising in the final weeks of chairlifts running. ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post What It’s Like to Ski-Tour for 60 Hours Straight in News 2 weeks ago

In an uncommon skimo race in New Hampshire, two skiers climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest—twice. After skinning to the top of the same run for the 60th time in as many hours, Ben Eck and Jerimy Arnold turned off their headlamps and to ...
Shared by SnoCountry updated blog post Why Utah is in the Middle of one of its Most Deadly Ski Seasons in News 2 weeks ago

The backcountry, once considered a wild terrain suitable for only the most rugged and experienced adventurers, has gotten crowded. It didn’t happen suddenly, though it may feel like that to those who have taken pride in “earning their turns.” Impr ...
Shared by SnoCountry updated blog post A Surge of Women in Ski Patrols, Once Nearly All Men in News 2 weeks ago

They have endured the indignity of being addressed in their uniforms as “he” or “sir’’ and at times faced sexism, too, from injured skiers balking at a woman getting them down the mountain on a rescue toboggan. But as the number of women in ski pa ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Kids With No Access to Skiing Can Now Find it At This Tiny New Hampshire Hill in News 2 weeks ago

Close to the Vermont-N.H. border, nonprofit Whaleback Mountain continues to do whatever it takes to keep the sport accessible to its youngest community members. When the nonprofit board of Whaleback Mountain, N.H., applied for a Share Wi ...

On the third weekend of January, somewhere in the backcountry glades of Braintree Mountain Forest, shots rang out. It wasn’t a hunter after coyotes but a life-long Vermonter protecting his property from a backcountry skier. Though the land was posted ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Ski Resorts Invest In Upgrades Even While Facing A Season Of Losses In 2020-21 in News 4 weeks ago

After the majority of the 470 ski areas in the United States closed in mid-March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Ski Areas Association reported skier visitor numbers dropped 14% compared to the 2018-19 season. It was a blow to the res ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post To The Rescue: Man Converts Ambulance Into Mobile Ski Shop in News 4 weeks ago

When Taylor Hatten drives up to a house, the neighbors get concerned. Sometimes they come over to ask, “What’s wrong?” “Pretty reasonable mistake to make,” said Hatten, the man behind the wheel of Rescue Unit #70, which at first glance looks like ...
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