A hood is just another layer for your head. When you or your kids are cold, wearing a hood provides a nearly instantaneous heat boost! It’s one of our best tips for staying warm on cold ski days. You can find more cold weather tips here, where we answer “how cold is too cold for […]
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Terrain Based Learning™ at Killington Makes Learning to Ski and Snowboard Easier
Do you remember learning how to ski or snowboard? I started as a three-year-old and I remember two things in particular. Crying when I slid off the Poma lift. Eating snacks I would normally not have been given at home (parents bribing kids – some things never change!) And while I don’t remember much of […]
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 […]
Snowmass Focuses on Sustainability for World Snow Day 2018
On January 21, 2018, World Snow Day, the Aspen Snowmass Ski and Snowboard School featured tours of an on-mountain microhydroelectric plant at Snowmass Resort, with the added bonus of a free lunch — regular and vegan hot dogs. “We wanted to do something for World Snow Day this year,” explains organizer Kevin Jordan who is […]
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 […]