Excited to share a guest post from my friend Jen Roe today. A snowboarding mom, she’s a snowsports professional who recently took a position at Hunter Mountain, New York. Even before she began working there this fall, I had hoped she would share her knowledge of this Catskills ski area — where NYC learns to […]
Not the Mama: Nobody Pays $209 for Vail’s Lift Ticket. Don’t be a Nobody.
By Martin Griff My little world of social media has gone nuts over the $209 “walk up to the window” price of a single day Vail ski lift ticket. Calm down everyone. Yes, $209 for a lift ticket is expensive, but you know what also is expensive? Making snow. Grooming snow. Installing lifts. Running lifts. […]
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Upside Down Ski Resorts: When the Base is at the Top
Close your eyes and picture your favorite ski resort. What do you see? If you’re like most of us, the image you’ve conjured has you looking up the mountain from the bottom to the top. Maybe you’re seeing yourself standing outside a base lodge, with one or more lifts traveling up the mountain. Maybe the […]
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Skiing in New Mexico
Driving to New Mexico to ski or snowboard can be a bit disorienting. Coming from almost any direction, the landscape is truly enchanting, a mosaic of high plateaus, desert canyons and rocky monoliths. And while mountains punctuate the horizon in every direction, it’s easy to ask yourself, “where’s the skiing?” For skiing in New Mexico […]
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Summer Fun at Ski Areas: Hiking Near Ragged Mountain, New Hampshire
In late April, I was working on an article for Liftopia.com about free things for families to do at ski areas during the summer. (You can read the full Liftopia post here) Many ski areas and resorts provided me with information, some of which I’m sharing on Facebook this summer. Ragged Mountain Resort in New […]
