View this post on Instagram A post shared by Killington Resort (@killingtonmtn) If you live in the Killington area and have seen some whirly-bird activity in the last few days its because they have begun replacing the Snowdon chairlift with a 6-Person Bubble chair. If you have the time might be a good reason to […]
DIY PROJECT: Birdhouses Made From Old Skis
Got some old skis laying around collecting dust? Here’s a pretty sweet idea to repurpose them and give a bird a home at the same time. Great for that ski bum whose Christmas gift budget is as paltry but has a couple tools a ton of time to spare. I’m partial to the A-Frame. Happy creating! […]
Dumping Down Under, Australia Sees Significant Snowfall As Ski Season Approaches
“It’s DUMPING hard up here and now the snowmaking team are on the case too with the guns firing.” Looks like Mt. Buller won’t open for another 30 days but its flashes of winter like this that make you go down to the garage and pull out the sticks to make sure they’re ready to […]
Stratton’s Snow Bowl Poma Quad Lift Heading to Magic Mountain
Official Press Release: Londonderry, VT, May 9, 2018 – Magic Mountain is purchasing and installing Stratton’s current “Snow Bowl” Poma fixed-grip quad chairlift as a new base-to-summit lift for the 2018/19 season. The Poma quad lift will replace Magic’s current “Black Chair” which had been operating as a double passenger capacity lift. The new […]
Amazon Pledges To Add Vertical Feet To Swedish Ski Hill
Amazon is not known for its work in snow-business. The online retailer however is getting into skiing by proxy and has since announced that they will be making a Swedish ski hill 10 vertical feet higher and 33 feet longer reports Business Sweden. They will do so using excavated debris from a new Amazon facility built […]
WATCH: Skis On Roof Racks & 140MPH Don’t Go Well Together….
https://www.instagram.com/p/BULS2khjvcD/?hl=en&taken-by=m3ss1na Doing a buck forty with the skis on top is so JV. What the hell were these dudes thinking? If this were to cause an accident, what happens then? Categories: Skiing
Yellowstone Road Crews Busting Ass To Open Up Snowy Roads
“We’ve been out in these trucks for eight weeks, so they’re kind of dirty. We live out of them for eight weeks.” Each spring, from March to mid-April, road crews of Yellowstone take on the monumental task or removing snow and getting the roads passable for summer visitors. KXLH went out and spoke with the […]
Ultra-Marathoner Suffers 4 Broken Vertebrae, Crushed Iliac Crest & Bone Deep Lacerations Back Racing 10 Months Later
To even think about tackling a 100 mile run you have to be in incredible physical shape but more importantly you need a bulletproof mind. That unwavering stability and mental endurance is what keeps these people going during these inhuman distances (think you’re hot shit for running a marathon, try doing 4 in a row). Adam […]
Boyne Secures Footing By Purchasing 6 Ski Areas
While the Epic vs. Ikon weapons race for market share continues onwards and upwards, Boyne is quietly cementing itself as an extremely formidable player in the ski industry. Related: This One Graphic Will Help You Decide Which Pass To Buy Next Season Their long-term leases have included some of the most highly efficient, well-run mountain operations […]
WATCH: FWT Champ, Arianna Tricomi Throws Down A Near Flawless Run In Andorra
Arianna Tricomi grabbed the women’s FWT crown this past season and for good reason. The Italian freerider is easily one of the hardest ripping women in the world and the following videos are proof positive of that fact. [protected-iframe id=”ddb0b7ef2bd0d24aa6db3356be81ee65-65244901-84409940″ info=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFreerideWorldTour%2Fvideos%2F10155785917115958%2F&show_text=0&width=560″ width=”560″ height=”315″ frameborder=”0″ style=”border:none;overflow:hidden” scrolling=”no”] *Videos courtesy of FreerideWorldTourTV Categories: Skiing
