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February 20, 2006
Latest Lift Ticket Discounter Ready To Enter Marketplace

Depending on whom you talk with, Evan Reece is either a pioneer in a relatively undiscovered market or a man on a springboard - ready to dive into a pool full of crocodiles. Reece, a clear-eyed San Francisco resident with a passion for skiing and a background in technology, has used his savings and called on friends to help launch an online lift ticket discount site he has dubbed: Liftopia. ...continue reading »

Pre-Olympics and After: Next Snow Search Shines; What About Followup?

While the U.S. Ski Team corralled scores of ski areas across the United States to raise money for its athletes and to pre-celebrate the Olympics Sat. Feb. 11, at least one veteran wants the industry to join forces to maintain momentum afterward. ...continue reading »

Olympic Impact: Slight? Spike? Or Just Weather?

Despite the crash-filled, Kwan-free, "buzzless" (Media Life Magazine) Olympics, at least one former U.S. Olympic venue saw a spike in visits during the first weekend of Torino while other resorts worked hard to ratchet up the excitement. ...continue reading »

Squaw Valley Hosts MTS; "Inner Skiing" Guru Slated As Keynoter

Organizers of the Mountain Travel Symposium (MTS), one of the ski tour and travel industry associations biggest events, has lined up a noted sports psychologist and motivational speaker to deliver its keynote address. ...continue reading »

February 06, 2006
Snow King Is "Town Hill" Success Story

Can a venerable town hill coexist with an increasingly high-gloss destination resort close by? The answer in Jackson, Wyoming seems to be a resounding "yup." Snow King, which opened in 1939, is the ski, snowboard and tubing hill that looms above the ever-growing valley known to all as Jackson Hole. It's steep enough that one writer called it a "tough little bastard." But it can hardly compete in acreage, chutes or fame with the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, 12 miles across the Snake River, where Teton Village is also growing and now claims a Four Seasons hotel, among others, at its heart. ...continue reading »

Author, Film Maker, Ski Pioneer Otto Lang Dead At 98

Otto Lang, who once said that skiing "connected everything" in a life that included escape from Nazi-occupied Europe, establishment of several pioneering ski schools in the United States and a Hollywood film career, died last Monday in his West Seattle home. ...continue reading »

Oregon's York Announces Senate Candidacy

Carol York, editor of Ski Oregon and the Gorge Guide®, has announced her candidacy for the Oregon State Senate. Her senate district, 26, encircles Mt. Hood and includes the Mt. Hood Territory and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. ...continue reading »