When Vail Resorts announced the purchase of Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort in 2017, the reaction was predictable. Some people were happy. Some people were not. Everyone wondered what it would mean for the resort. Stowe Mountain Resort is unique in that before 2016, it was independently owned and unaffiliated with any other ski resorts. The previous […]
Not The Mama: Where Do The Boots Go?
Where Do the Boots Go? By Martin Griff While skiing with my 6-year-old niece between Christmas and the New Year in the bitter cold East, I ducked into the men’s room to warm her iced-over mittens and helmet hood under the nozzle of the electric hand dryer. This is not just a trick to warm […]
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Okemo Mountain Resort: Where Friends and Family Come to Ski
I’ve been wanting to visit Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, Vermont for several years. Perhaps it’s because I’m a big fan of Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Okemo and Crested Butte are part of the same family (and they’re both on the MAX Pass). Maybe it’s because I know a lot of families who love […]
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Tips for a Memorable 2018 Colorado Ski Season
Ski seasons can be memorable for many things. They can be memorable for a lot of snow or a lack of snow. They can be memorable for frigid temperatures or balmy spring days. They can be memorable for the progress you or a loved one made, for the hard terrain you skied (when you never […]
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Beaver Creek’s Red Buffalo Park Makes Family Skiing More Fun
The top of Colorado’s Beaver Creek Mountain is surprisingly gentle, at least in one direction. High in the central Colorado Rockies, Beaver Creek Mountain is both the tallest of the four mountains (at 11,440’) within the Beaver Creek Resort boundary and the starting point for the World Cup FIS Men’s Downhill course. Ski right as […]
