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Ryan Jones

I joined Team Liftopia in the summer of 2011 to manage marketing efforts and get the word out about Liftopia. I’ve skied at 18 resorts in three countries (was lucky enough to get a day in France this past winter, and first skied in South Korea where I lived from ages 3-5)! I switched from skiing to boarding in middle school when it was the “cool” thing to do, but am thinking about giving skiing another shot this winter (I’ll let you know how it goes). Homewood on the Saturday of President’s Day weekend 2011 takes the cake for my best powder day yet, after it dumped over 10 feet of fresh snow and the groomers couldn’t keep up. Fingers are crossed for a repeat this winter!

From Champagne Powder to Cement – Taking a Deep Dive into the Snow and Digging up the Facts

From the eskimos, rumored to have dozens of words to describe snow (‘qanuk’ and ‘kanek’) to avalanche rescuers (‘sluff’ and ‘sastrugi’), there’s no lack of snow vocabulary out there, only a portion of which the average skier can make any… Read More →

Winter is around the corner, lift ticket deals are here now!

That’s right, it’s only September and we’ve already lined up over 30,000 lift ticket deals for the upcoming season at savings up to 91% off! We’re so excited about having more resorts, more deals and more savings that we had… Read More →