Magic Mountain ski resort in Londonderry, Vermont, has come up with a novel way to promote uphill skinning — they reward those who earn their turns on their slopes with a voucher of a single, free ride up the lifts. Oh that more resorts would adopt at least an open mind toward uphill skinning. It …
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Dec 24 2014
PR: Voile expands athlete roster
Voile keeps quietly moving forward with strategic moves that continue to give them a solid hold on where the sport of backcountry skiing is headed, and by skiing I mean glisse, the art of schussing downhill whether you’re wearing one or two boards on your feet. Their latest move has less to do with …
Oct 23 2014
Beans & Rice Freeride – SII, E1
Funny how some things never change. AT skiers love to deride telemarkers as dope-smokin’, tree huggin’ hippies with a license to suck. Truth is, the license to suck isn’t limited to skiing with a free heel, nor is anything else. It is with a sense of humor that Jake Sakson and friends embrace being …
Oct 03 2014
Alpenglow Sports honored in Top 100 Retailers
In the September 2014 issue of Outdoor USA Magazine Alpenglow Sports was included as one of the Top 100 Retailers of North America. The Tahoe City, California shop, known primarily for trail running, rock climbing, backcountry and Nordic skiing, was included amongst other brick and mortar specialty retail shops from across the country, but …
Aug 21 2014
Powderwhore’s ‘Some Thing Else’
Ten years. That’s how long Noah Howell and the Powderwhore’s have been producing ski movies. The first few were fueled purely by enthusiasm. The latest few have added some editing and video skill to the mix. Here’s a trailer for this year’s ski porn:
Mar 28 2012
PSA: Unified Avalanche Website format?
The Utah Avalanche Center is applying for a competitive grant to fund a major project to help unify our website, email, SMS, and social media alerts and create an open source platform that could be used by any avalanche center. This could lead to more ways to get the advisories, an easier-to-use website, and more …
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