All the record snow falling on Big Bear Mountain has been somewhat of a cruel tease for Southern Californians. The snowboards and skis are out of the closet ready to be loaded into the car, yet there has actually been too much snow for the mountain to operate. But as people do return and "head to the slopes" they will be greeted by a new attraction, a roller coaster in the … [Read more...]
Austria’s Lech Zürs In Ski Arlberg Is Open For Skiing, Snowboarding & Its Famous Nightlife
It's ski season in Austria and Lech Zürs in Ski Arlberg is open for business. This means skiing, snowboarding, festivals and St. Anton's legendary ski apres and nightlife. The Ski Arlberg ski area, which – with lifts and cable cars in St. Anton, St. Christoph, Stuben, Warth and Schröcken – offers more than 300 kilometres of ski runs and over 200 kilometres of powder runs. … [Read more...]
Whistler Blackcomb 2022 Ticket Prices & Opening Day Date
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Skier & Snowboarder Early November snowfall in the Pacific Northwest has active people thinking skiing and snowboarding season is here and it is indeed. Mammoth Mountain in California's Sierra Nevadas announced it is opening a week earlier than planned and a little to the north, Canada's Whistler Blackcomb has an opening day of the end … [Read more...]
Mammoth Mountain Opening A Week Early After Snowfall
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Ski Resorts Editor Why wait? The first storm of the season hit Mammoth on Nov. 1 and produced enough snow that officials decided to open Mammoth Mountain a week early. Skiers and snowboarders can get firs tracks at the massive California ski resort the first weekend of November. Mammoth Mountain's planned opening day 2022 was Nov. 11. But … [Read more...]
Mammoth Mountain To Be Open At Least Through Memorial Day
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger A late spring snowfall will be enough to keep Mammoth Mountain open at least through Memorial Day. The California ski resort, which definitely lives up to its name, received nearly two feet of fresh snow during Easter Weekend and the following week. Better yet, the snow is high in water content and that will help ease the state's … [Read more...]
Traveling To Mammoth Mountain? Know These COVID-19 Protocols First
Do you have any plans to go to Mammoth Mountain this winter or spring? With all the snow it's getting, why not, right? Well before you go, it's important to know its COVID-19 protocols. There are as follows: ª There are no capacity restrictions, reservation requirements, or limits on lift ticket sales. While walk-up lift ticket sales will be available, officials there … [Read more...]
Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest Is On For 2021; Here’s The Dates & Details
German Party Tradition Continues In This Southern California Mountain Ski Resort Town Strike up the (oompah) band: Big Bear Oktoberfest is on for 2021. The annual event – now in its 51st year – is set for Sept. 11-Nov. 7 at the Southern California ski resort town's Convention Center. Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest serves the very same beer poured at Munich's … [Read more...]
Mammoth Mountain COVID-19 Policy & 2020-21 Ski Season Rules & Regulations
Pandemic Plans Include Limited Capacity On The Slopes And In Bars & Restaurants By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Ski Resorts Editor In this era of everything being different, ski resorts are no different than any other place. Ski Resorts all over the USA are laying out guidelines for the upcoming ski and snowboard season. Here is a complete rundown of the … [Read more...]
New SKI Plus CITY Pass Stubai Innsbruck Includes 13 Ski Areas
Attractions, Transportation And Indoor Pools Make This A No-Brainer Innsbruck is an area that combines a city with a mountain yet it also has a dozen other places to ski and snowboard within easy reach and the new SKI plus CITY Pass provides access to all of them. Plus the pass has a whole lot of other benefits that make getting it a no-brainer decision. The … [Read more...]
Switzerland Resorts Top All Countries At World Ski Awards 2019
Four Swiss Properties Named ‘World’s Best’ By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Ski Resorts Blogger If you’re looking for a quality place to ski in the 2019-2020 season, then go to Switzerland, for it leads all countries when it comes to top hotels and resorts. Four properties have been named the “World’s Best” by the World Ski Awards. Regarded as "the Oscars of the … [Read more...]
World Ski Awards Names Whistler’s Pan Pacific Mountainside Canada’s Best Ski Hotel
France's Val Thorens Named World's Top Ski Resort; Deer Valley Best In The USA The World Ski Awards, held Nov. 23 in Kitzbühel, Austria, has named the Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside as the best ski hotel in Canada. For the seventh year in a row. Located near both Whistler and Blackcomb gondolas, the Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside beat out several other … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: The Skiing Experience At Ski Resorts Like Mammoth Mountain
Being Single Other Tales From The Slopes By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Down the hill I go, weaving through less skillful mountaineers and blasting puffs of powder on fallen snow victims. Racing, racing to the end, leaning through the final gate like I'm in the Olympic finals. Up I rise out of my aerodynamic crouch and out go the hips to slow my … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Learning How To Ski At Mammoth Mountain Resort
Hitting The Slopes – Quite Literally – Until One Beginner Skiers Tip By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger When the PR company I just joined invited me to go on their annual ski trip to Mammoth Mountain, I was both thrilled and a bit apprehensive. First of all, I had only been on the job a week and they were inviting me on their retreat. That was … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Ski Resorts Are Open For 2018-19 Season
Skiing, Snowboarders & Ski Apres By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There's one benefit to winter and cold weather – ski resorts in the Northern Hemisphere are open all over the world. This is fun in the sun of a different kind, of cruising (or blasting) down runs on skis or a snowboard, of cramming into warm "huts" for lunch and the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: In Seventh Heaven At The Whistler-Blackcomb Ski Resort
Atop The Mountain's Biggest & Best Thrill Hill By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger We were skiing on a "bluebird day" as the Canadians like to say, enjoying the spectacular Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort when my local friend Phill announced that "we're going to Seventh Heaven!" Heck, I thought I was already in it. But, as I was about to learn, … [Read more...]
World’s Longest Ski Shot Record Now Belongs To Park City, Utah
More Than 1,000 People A Mile Long Breaks Breckenridge's Mark By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Okay now this is COOL! And not just because it took place in a cool place, a ski resort town. It's the World's Longest Ski Shot and it took place on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Park City, Utah. First of all, how did I miss such a thing? Secondly, it … [Read more...]
The Wild Australia Day Party Scene In Whistler Starts At The Longhorn
No Need to Be Down Under With Several Aussies At This Ski Resort For those who come from a land down under, their day to plunder is called Australia Day. And they don't even have to be in Australia to celebrate. In fact, for thse many Australians who live and work in the North American ski resort of Whistler, B.C. – host of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games – … [Read more...]
Big Sky Resorts Makes Several Improvements For 2017-18 Ski Season
More Named Runs & A New Chairlift Makes Getting To Slopes Faster & Easier An array of new improvements such as runs, a new chairlift and rental delivery services makes accessing the slopes at Big Sky Resort faster and easier for the 2017-18 season. This year, there are a few more named runs. Big Sky Resort added three new gladed runs: OxBow, PB&J Way … [Read more...]
Big Sky Resort Gets First Snow Of 2017-18 Ski Season – In September
Early Montana Snowfall Has Excited About 2017-18 Winter Skiing It's only September, Labor Day is barely in the rear-view mirror, Oktoberfest celebrations have just started around the world and football season has barely gotten beyond its kickoff. But at Big Sky Resort in Montana, Mother Nature has sent a message that the ski season is coming soon. A light … [Read more...]
Mammoth Summer Events 2017 Weekend Food, Drink & Music Festivals
Bluesapalooza, Wine Weekend, Margarita Tasting, Full Moon Party Among July & August Activities When the snow melts, the festivals heat up at Mammoth Mountain. No longer a winter-only destination in California's Sierra Nevadas, Mammoth is becoming a summertime party place with festivals nearly every weekend. There's events featuring food & wine, craft beers and … [Read more...]
Big Bear CA Summertime Things To Do: The Tarzan Boat, A Floating Recreational Park
A Weekend Getaway From L.A. At & In The Lake Big Bear is making a big splash this summer with a fun new attraction on the lake. Actually, to be more more accurate, it's not Big Bear making the splash – it's YOU! The Los Angeles-area mountain resort now has something called the Tarzan Boat, which is a diving platform for you to jump in and splash in Big Bear Lake. … [Read more...]
Skyrocketing Lift Ticket Prices Will Eventually Cost Ski Resorts
At Nealry $150 A Day, Skiers & Snowboarders Getting Taken For A Ride By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There's an avalanche about to happen at North American ski resorts and it has nothing to do with excessive snowfalls hammering the mountains. It's those $140+ lift ticket prices. That is correct, $140+ lift ticket prices. A day of skiing and … [Read more...]
Squaw Valley CEO Sends Open Letter Regarding 2016-17 Season & Weather
Updates From Andy Wirth Includes Challenges & Plans At Squaw & Alpine Meadows Ski Resorts With near historic rains – and snowfall as well as several weather and other factors that has both excited and challenged all West Coast ski resorts – Andy Wirth President & Chief Executive Officer of Squaw Valley Ski Holdings has sent out an open letter to tell of the … [Read more...]
Big Sky Resort SnoBar is A Ski Apres Dance Party On The Slopes
DJs, Glow Sticks & Colored Lights In An Outdoor Bar & Nightlife Experience Big Sky Resort in Big Sky, Montana, is taking ski apres to, well, new heights. It has something called SnowBar and the resort says it's "so hot, we hope it doesn’t melt." It's a dance party on the slopes on back-to-back Saturdays in January, the 14th and 21st. The outside bar is created … [Read more...]
Squaw Valley Offering Backcountry Skiing Tours In 2016-17
Lake Tahoe Ski Resort Partners With Alpenglow Expeditions To Visit 'Munchkins' & Tram Ridge When you want to get away from the crowds on the lifts lifts, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has a place and an activity to do it. The Lake Tahoe ski resort has has partnered with Alpenglow Expeditions to provide lift-accessed guided backcountry skiing and snowboarding tours in … [Read more...]
Mammoth Mountain 2016-17 Season Passes On Sale Prices & Details
Skiing & Snowboarding Lift Ticket Packages With Cali4nia Pass The 2016-17 ski and snowboard season has arrived and Mammoth Mountain has a series of season passes for two-plankers and shredders. In fact, it now has something called the Cali4nia Pass, which is good for all four California ski resorts: Mammoth, June Mountain, Big Bear and Snow Summit. All offer no … [Read more...]
Mammoth Mountain Fourth Of July 2016 Events & Skiing
Lifts Open, Party At The Summit & Village Fireworks Looking to hit not just your peak but a peak on the Fourth of July? Then head to Mammoth Mountain in California. Mammoth is celebrating the 4th in a myriad of ways, literally from top top bottom. The main lodge runs are open and there's a party at the summit and a parade in town. And at night, fireworks in … [Read more...]
Mammoth Mountain Open To July 4 For Skiing & Snowboarding
Spend The 4th Of July Weekend On The California Slopes While much of America will be spending the Fourth of July Weekend at lakes, rivers and beaches from sea to shining sea, some in California will be putting on skis or snowboards and hitting the hills. Mammoth Mountain is open for Main Lodge skiing and boarding thru July 4, which is on a Monday in 2016. Mammoth … [Read more...]
Colorado Ski Resorts Have Record 2015-16 Season
Aspen, Steamboat & Telluride Among Places To Attract Big Numbers Of Skiers & Snowboarders Colorado ski resorts reached a peak - so to speak – during the 2015-16 ski and snowboard season. According to the Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA), it's 21 member resorts totaled 7.4 million visitors in the snow season, up close to 5% from the previous year. This is … [Read more...]
Coronet Peak & The Remarkables Joins Ski Resort Group
Mountain Collective Pass Extends To New Zealand Coronet Peak and The Remarkables in New Zealand has become part of The Mountain Collective Ski Resorts destinations, effective for the 2016-17 season. It joins Thredbo, Stowe, Taos, Sun Valley, AltaSnowbird, Aspen Snowmass, Ski Banff-Lake Louise-Sunshine Village, Jackson Hole, Mammoth Mountain, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, … [Read more...]
Mammoth Mountain Gets Fresh Snow For February Weekend
New Powder Brings Out Skiers & Snowboarders The week after its traditionally huge President's Day Weekend, Mammoth Mountain is again looking at big crowds due to a large weekday snowstorm. Mammoth received 14-19 inches of fresh snow and has now received a, well, mammoth 260 inches this season. The forecast for Friday thru Sunday, Feb. 19-21, calls for mostly … [Read more...]
St. Anton Austria Ski Resort Nightlife Bars & Party Guide
Skiing To Ski Apres And The Famous 'Mooserwirt Syndrome' Bar Just like merging trails, the mountain and the nightlife of St. Anton in the Austrian Alps come together to form a perfect run for the Ski Apres-minded sloper. Ideal snow conditions, a challenging mountain and something known locally as the "Mooserwirt Syndrome" combine to make this one of Europe's top winter … [Read more...]
Austria’s Alberg Ski Resorts Adding Flexenbahn Cableway
'Closing The Loop' Between Zurs & Stuben-Rauz A new areal cable car is coming to Austria's ski resorts, one that will connect all the skiing areas of the Arlberg, making it the largest contiguous skiing area in Austria. The Flexenbahn cableway will connect Zürs and Stuben/Rauz when it opens for the 2016-17 winter season. As a result, skiers can easily reach all resorts … [Read more...]
President’s Day Weekend Mammoth Mountain: Cheers To The Yodler Ski Apres
We Started On The Ski Slopes, Hit The Yodler For Ski Apres And It Was All Downhill From There There are some trips among friends that are such a part of the annual party calendar you don't have to ask each other questions such as "are we going this year," or "is so-and-so going," but "who's going to make the reservations this time?" That was the case for several … [Read more...]
Big Bear Mountain’s Best Bars The Ultimate Nightlife Guide
Like a good run down Miracle Mile, the bars in Big Bear Lake are a thrill on the hill. You take a spill here, and it's not a yard sale, it's a refill. In Big Bear Village there are places to chill and places to get your party fill. Drinking and dancing, or just drinking. Billiards and a band. You might even, as did PubClub.com, get "Shipwrecked" in Big Bear. This mountain … [Read more...]
5th Annual Big Bear Polar Plunge 2016 Date & Details
Getting Wet – And Cold – For Special Olympics Taking the plunge in the Pacific Ocean this time of the year can be a chilly experience in Southern California. Now imagine doing it in the icy water of a mountain lake. But that's what several hundred people will be doing on Saturday, March 5, at the Big Bear Polar Bear Plunge. This is just what it sounds like, jumping … [Read more...]
Big Bear Snow Play Is Nighttime Glow Tubing On Weekends
Inner Tubing A Fun Thing To Do At This Southern California Ski Resort After a day on the slopes, here's something fun to do at night at Big Bear. And it doesn't involve the bars (you can do that after this "cool" activity). Go snow glowing! Big Bear has glow tubing, an inter tube ride down hills with a rainbow of illuminated lights. Called the Big Bear Snow Play, … [Read more...]
Inaugural Big Bear Winter Festival Features Fat Tire Bikes & A Bar
Los Angeles Ski Resort Taking Advantage Of El Nino Snow Taking advantage of all the snow it's been getting this winter from El Nino, two local outfitters have created the inaugural Big Bear Winter Festival. Taking place Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 27 & 28, it features a fat bike race and snowshoe races. It also has a festival area with music, a bar, BBQ food and a … [Read more...]
Big Sky Resort American Airlines Direct Flights From DWF
Air Service Expands To Montana Ski Resort If you're looking to go to Big Sky Resort then you can sky to it on a new direct flight from American Airlines. The airline now has a flight to and from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) airport. Service is once a day, departing DFW at 10:15 a.m., and arriving at Bozeman, Montana (BZN) at 12:13 p.m. From Boseman, the times are a … [Read more...]
Colorado Ski Resorts Get A Lift From Fresh Snowfall
Snowmass Gets 14 Inches; Aspen Receives 9 Inches Of Snow Skiers and snowboarders in Colorado have received an early Christmas present from Mother Nature. A second strong winter storm in less than a week moved through Colorado’s high country in mid-December, leaving a fresh blanket of powder on the slopes of Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) resorts. 23 Inches Of Snow … [Read more...]
Big Sky Ski Patrol In Training For 2015-16 Season
Ski Resort Preparing To Assist Skiers And Snowboarders You probably never think about the people who work on the ski patrols at the ski resorts, and that's a good thing, of course. But it's also good thing to know they are there when you need them, and they are undergoing training now on the eve of ski resorts opening around the globe. At Big Ski Resort in Montana, this is … [Read more...]
Big Sky Ski Resort Opens For A Day After November Snowstorm
Skiers And Snowboarders Give 'Whoops And Cheers' On The Chairlift After a week of snowstorms and ideal snow-making conditions, Big Sk Resort in Montana opened for one day on Saturday, much to the delight of skiers and snowboarders. "The Swift Current chair lift opened at 9 a.m., to the whoops and cheers of skiers and snowboarders who began lining up well before 8 a.m," the … [Read more...]
Mammoth Mountain Open After 3 Feet Of Snowfall
Cornice Bowl Accessibile On First Weekend After a Pacific storm dumped three feet of snow, California's biggest and most popular ski resort opened on Thursday, Nov. 5. Snowboarders "crashed" through a banner on the Broadway lift to officially open the 2015-16 season in what officials hope is a banner year at the mountain. The snow promoted Mammoth executives to open … [Read more...]
Alaska Airlines Adds Direct Flights For Tahoe Ski Resorts
Service Is From Orange County's John Wayne Airport To Reno Alaska Airlines is adding new nonstop service from Orange County’s John Wayne Airport to Reno, Nevada, which means easier access to the Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts. The flights start on March 16 to Reno-Tahoe International Airport, which is at the tail end of the ski season. Still, it's another option to get to Squaw … [Read more...]
Squaw Valley Getting & Making Snow For 2015-16 Ski Season
California Storm Brings Powder To Mountains & Ski Resorts A November storm that has been delivering rain to California and even caused flight delays out of San Francisco's airport and knocked out power throughout the Bay Area is being welcomed by Western ski resorts. One of these areas is Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, just a three-hour drive from San Francisco. It … [Read more...]
Big Sky Resort Excited About November Snowfall
Opening Day Set For Thanksgiving November has greeted Big Sky Resort in Montana with a fresh blanket of snow. The resort received more than six inches mid-mountain on Monday and a whopping 20 inches on Tuesday as a storm is rolling through the Western USA the first week of November. And more is expected for the next week. Big Sky, which opens on Thanksgiving Day, has been … [Read more...]
Mammoth Mountain Gets Snow; Opens Nov. 5
Opening Day Features Fresh Powder, Live Music & A Beer Toast Just in time for the opening of the 2015-16 ski and snowboard season, Mammoth Mountain is getting fresh snow. There's more than a foot of snow at Main Lodge and more than two feet at the top of the mountain. Mammoth opens on Thursday, Nov. 5. More snow is predicted throughout Wednesday. Thursday's … [Read more...]
Mammoth Nightlife Ski Apres & Best Singles Bars
It is not just the snow and the slopes that attracts people to Mammoth. There's also the bars and nightlife. Mammoth attracts a large amount of singles in season, though Fridays can be a slow because most visitors are just arriving in town. Cover charges kick in on weekends, usually $3 on Friday and $5 on Saturday. "Drink 'em if you got 'em " is at 1:30 a.m., with full bar … [Read more...]
Mammoth Flights On Sale With Air Packs Package
Discounted Fares From LAX And San Diego To California's #1 Ski Resort If you're going to Mammoth a lot this ski season – and with El Nino conditions expected to deliver lots of precipitation on California, this could be a banner winter for snow – then flying instead of driving might be your best transportation option. And with a package called Air Packs, it's not as … [Read more...]
Colorado Ski Resorts Open For 2015 & 2016 Season
Skiers & Snowboarders Take First Runs At Arapahoe And Loveland The ski slopes are open in Colorado. Skiers and snowboarders took the first runs of the 2015/16 season at the Loveland and Arapahoe Basin ski areas on Thursday, Oct. 29. At 9 a.m., Loveland’s Chair 1 began delivering riders 1,000 vertical feet to the top of the Catwalk, Mambo and Home Run trails on a … [Read more...]
Aspen Nightlife Best Bars Top Apes Spots & Ski Resort Guide
The Hottest Spots On A Hot Spot Mountain Aspen is a playpen as well as a playground, a mountain for mayhem as much as money, a haven for hotties as much as headliners. The bottom line is, you don't have to be famous or even particularly rich to truly enjoy Aspen. Sure, the place has had more celebrities pass through than the Betty Ford Clinic. People from Bill Clinton to … [Read more...]
European Alps Looking At A Banner Snow & Ski Season
France, Italy & Switzerland To Get Frequent Storms If you're looking for places to travel to that has good ski and snowboarding conditions this winter, then the Alps in Europe should be high on your destinations list. According to AccuWeather.com, heavy snow is predicted across France, Italy and Switzerland, providing excellent ski and snowboard conditions in the … [Read more...]
Mont Tremblant Canada Named A Top Ski Resort
Ski Apres & Nightlife Among The Best In The World Ski Magazine has named what some might consider a rather obscure place as the #1 Ski Village in Eastern North America. But it should be no surprise to anyone who has been to Mont Tremblant, Canada. The place rocks, literally. It has an awesome ski apres bar, The Shack, leading up to its wild nightlife, led by the … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Whistler Party Review Tips Best Bars
Where To Celebrate NYE At This Canadian Ski Resort A show in the snow. New Year's Eve in the ski resort of Whistler, BC Canada, is all about making tracks not on the slopes, but to the many bars in the village of Whistler and neighboring Blackcomb Mountain. If it seems as if this is headed down a slippery slope to begin the New Year, then so be it. This is … [Read more...]
Top 5 Places To Meet Single People At Ski Resorts
The Best Pickup Locations For Those Seeking The #SinglesLife Ski Resorts are great places to go if your single. You get to meet people different areas, you have something in common with everyone there because you're at a ski resort and everyone is drinking when they are not skiing or snowboarding. Or, int case of European resorts, they are taking two hour breaks … [Read more...]
Top 10 Worldwide Party Ski Resorts For Singles
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Ski Resorts are a winter wonderland of partying, a place where "apres" means head straight from the day's activity to the closest bar and where the word "single" is heard at lifts throughout the mountain. Ski Resorts are the beaches of the wintertime, destinations where people go not for fun in the sun but for wild wintertime … [Read more...]
Why Ski Resorts Are Top Party Destinations For Singles
From Lift Lines To Apres, #SinglesLife Heaven Single! The word echoes through ski resorts worldwide as PubClubber-types seek their social winter wonderlands by gliding down snow-covered mountains on skis or shredding on snowboards. Skiing and snowboarding is more about the mountain; it's also about socializing. There's something about skiing that brings out the wildest … [Read more...]
Big Bear Businesses & Bars Remain Open During Christopher Dorner Search
Skiing, Snowboarding, Dining and Drinking Continuing At LA-Area Mountain Ski Resort On a weekend of dream conditions with tons of snow falling, which normally would bring thousands of skiers and snowboarders to the area, Big Bear Mountain is instead having to combat a blizzard of activity stemming from the hunt for former LAPD officer Christopher Donner. But Big … [Read more...]
Bucket List Top 10 Party & Best Nightlife Destinations For 2019
From The America's Cup to St. Moritz To Hottie Toddie, Here's The Year's Prime Party Destinations Here's where I want to go and what I want to do in 2019. If the world were wide open to me, these are the places and events where I would party, for they are part of my all-time Bucket List. Some places I have already been to and want to go to again, while some … [Read more...]
Shaun White Leaps Into Breckenridge for Nike Open
Party With the Snowboarding Pros of Superpipe, Slopestyle and Freeskier at the the Winter Dew Tour Just Dew It? That's what will be happening the weekend of Dec. 15-18 when USA Olympic Gold Medalist – and hip commercial pitchman Shaun White – leads top snowboard and freeski superpipe and slopestyle competitors in Breckenridge, CO, for the Nike Open as part of the … [Read more...]
Anaheim Ducks Game & Talking Telluride Ski Resort
The View From A VIP Box at an NHL Contest, Skiing And The Hapless Habs 2011-12 Montreal Canadians I went to a hockey game and wound up talking about skiing. Ice and snow; once you think about it, they do go together. Not quite like pucks and power plays, but there is a certain similarity between the two. I was in a VIP box at the Honda Center for the Ducks and the … [Read more...]
Drunk And Lost in Mont Tremblant Canadian Ski Resort
Mount Tremblant Was Not Kind to First-Time Visitor Luau Larry, Who Became Lost Larry His First Night in the Village Funny story here. At least for me. A large group of us had descended onto the Canadian Ski Resort of Mount Tremblant for few days of debauchery. There was no particular reason for it, no bachelor party, graduation or anything like that; we were simply … [Read more...]