Guides
22 Gift Ideas for the Skiers, Snowboarders, and Perpetually Cold People in Your Life
by Amanda NatividadIf you’re an overachiever, you might have finished all your holiday shopping awhile ago. But the rest of us mere mortals are still scrambling to finish off our shopping lists. If you’re shopping for a skier or snowboarder, you likely… Read More →
Top 5 Snow Tires for 2019-2020
by Amanda NatividadUpdate: This blog post was originally published in November 2011. It was updated in October 2019 to include information most relevant to the 2019-2020 snow season. The snow is starting to fall in parts of North America and full-on winter… Read More →
How to Know When It’s Time to Replace Kids’ Ski Gear
by Kristen LummisGetting ready for the ski season? Since we’re still ahead of the snowiest months, fall is a terrific time to do a family ski gear inventory. For a deeper dive on sussing out your own gear, check out our past… Read More →
10 Tips for When You Haven’t Skied in Awhile
by Wendy ClinchWhen people ask me how long I’ve been skiing, I actually have to give it some thought. Because it’s really not that simple: I skied for a number of years, then stopped for awhile, and then took it up again…. Read More →
15-Minute Workout: Get In Shape for Ski or Snowboard Season
by Kristen LummisIf you’re a skier or snowboarder, chances are you’re also a biker, a hiker, a runner, a yogi or maybe even a gym rat. You know, someone who is in pretty good shape. And while that may be true (or… Read More →
Ideas for Free Summer Family Fun at Ski Resorts
by Kristen LummisAh, summer! Long warm days and life at a slower pace; doesn’t it sound great? It does, until the days get hot and the kids get bored. Rather than getting grouchy or obsessively counting the days until school begin, get… Read More →
Summer Apres-Everything Gear
by Rich StonerWith the weather warming many of us are lamenting the end of our favorite season, ski season. It’s simply the best time of year and the end can be unbearable. No more schussing down slopes care free with the wind… Read More →
Downhill Mountain Biking for Everyone
by Kristen LummisThe first time I saw a “dirt is the new snow” t-shirt, my family and I were checking in at Winter Park’s Trestle Bike Park to try downhill biking. Experienced mountain bikers, we thought we’d be coasting downhill all day,… Read More →
Ski Towns that Rock During the Summer
by Katie CoakleyThere are few things that tug at a snow lover’s heartstrings as much as watching the last lift chair slowly stop moving, swaying gently in the sunshine as the ski resort closes for the season. For many, it’s a gut-wrenching… Read More →
An Apres Guide to Mountain Town Distilleries
by Rich StonerDrinking and skiing have been long time pals ever since the French first uttered the phrase apres-ski many many years ago. Forever linked, these two past times work exceptionally well together with the cocktails providing a welcoming social activity to… Read More →
