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2012/13 Ski Season Wrap-Up
by Dave BelinThis is the time of year when ski areas are busy crunching their final numbers and measuring how the ski season went. Nationally and regionally, the 2012-13 winter was a big improvement from the season prior, but the numbers varied… Read More →

Colorado Ski Season Wrap-up
by Kara WilliamsWith Colorado ski resorts now closed for the season – except for Loveland and Arapahoe Basin, which like to stretch out their ski days well into spring – I figured it might be a good time to look back at… Read More →

Snowboarding At A Stall?
by Dave BelinSnowboarding has always been a bit of a rebellious pursuit – “not your father’s sport” as they say. Using an alternative way to slide down the hill, most snowboarders also dressed differently and relished their defiant attitude. But over the… Read More →

The Biggest Ski State, Part 2
by Dave BelinAs anyone who follows this blog knows, Liftopia and skiing in general generate a lot of data and statistics around skiing, lift tickets, and other information. In this post we’ll take a look at which state is the “Biggest Ski… Read More →

The Biggest Ski State, Part 1
by Dave BelinAs anyone who follows this blog knows, Liftopia and skiing in general generate a lot of data and statistics around skiing, lift tickets, and other information. In this post we’ll take a look at which state is the “Biggest Ski… Read More →

A Peek Under Liftopia’s Hood
by Evan ReeceIt is hard to believe we have been working on Liftopia for 7 years now, and it certainly has come a long way since the first few years of working out of dining rooms and closets (true story). Those of… Read More →

Where You All Have Skied (Where I’ve Skied App)
by Ryan JonesWith over 14,000 skiers and riders building their own Where I’ve Skied galleries since we launched the app one week ago, we thought it’d be fun to dig into the data and see what interesting nuggets we could find. And… Read More →

Top 5 Ski Lift Ticket Trends For 2012/13
by Evan ReeceThe Liftopia office is buzzing. Every season skiers and snowboarders start to get the itch. It could be a cool breeze that catches you the right way, the change in the way the light falls on the trees, or if… Read More →

Weather Wrap Up
by Joel GratzThe most popular phrase used by meteorologists this season was “the weather pattern looks like it will change in the next week or two.” Yeah, right! Unfortunately for most locations in the U.S., the weather pattern didn’t change much during… Read More →

You Liftopians Are Die Hard: The Weather This Winter
by Evan ReeceThis season has been interesting. Strange weather all over, Tahoe winter arriving in March (check out Team Liftopia adorned in trash bags below), lots of snow for our friends up in Canada, and all of you making the most of… Read More →