It’s tough to do a tribute to an existing thing, a current workhorse. Yes, we can lump fixed-grip chairs together with skinny skis, 8-tracks, my Dad’s ’64 Ford Galaxy, any number of old-tech memories. But while a lot of the things that moved or fueled our past don’t shine as brightly when we...
chairlifts
fewer skiers on the hill
high speed chairlift
less crowded ski slopes
longer lift line
momandpopskiareas
slow lifts
sunlight ski area
wolf creek ski area
I was fortunate enough to meet Billy Kidd a couple weeks ago at the Colorado Snowsports Museum in Vail. We were discussing who needs a mountain to start a ski career? Apparently not these athletes (although by Midwest standards Lutsen is a mountain!).
Who am I overlooking??? I'm sure there are...
billy kidd
buck hill
chad fleischer
cindy nelson
colorado snowsports museum
kristina kosnick
lindsey vonn
lutsen mountain
midwest skiing
momandpopskiareas
nick goepper
perfect north slopes
ski racing
ski racing in the midwest
snowmaking
Seeking a few recommendations to add to my travel list.
Appreciates: laid-back, low-key spots. RV lots. Anything remotely similar to Baker or Whitewater. Beer served by the pitcher. Uncertainty whether the resort owns grooming equipment. A noticeable absence of GoPros on blue runs. Touchy cell...
anthony lakes
bogus basin ski resort
castle mountain
laid-back skiareas
little nightlife
momandpopskiareas
noticeable absence of gopros
powder mountain ski area
red lodge ski area
ski sunlight
slow fixed doubles
small skiareas
YESSSSSSSSSSS!
https://www.snewsnet.com/press-release/glen-plake-brings-back-the-down-home-tour-to-small-ski-areas-in-the-us
Begunje, Slovenia (Nov. 13, 2018) – Elan Skis, handcrafted skis 100% made in the Alps for over 70 years, is thrilled to announce that long time Elan athlete and ski...
custom freightliner rig
down home tour
down home tour is intentionally unplanned
elan skis
glen plake
kimberly plake
mid-atlantic skiareas
midwest skiareasmomandpopskiareasski industry legend
small skiareas
In Part 1 of this series, my friend David Chaus took a stab at identifying and characterizing many of the most prominent independent ski areas in Western North America. I am going to try to do the same for Eastern North America, where there is traditionally a higher density of small...
Looking very much like I am off to a work project in Twin Falls, Idaho for the coming winter. Never skied down that way other than Sun Valley and that won't be a regular diet. A quick Google search shows that Magic Mountain and Pomerelle Mountain. Does anybody out there have any experience with...
magic mountain
momandpopskiareas
pebble creek ski area
pomerelle mountain
ski idaho
skiing near twin falls idaho
soldier mountain ski area
southern idaho skiing
sun valley
sun valley ski area
Beaver Mt. is a mom and pop ski area located near Logan, UT in Utah's Bear River Mountains. Beaver gets plenty of fresh snow 400"+ on average and has a respectable vertical drop ~1600'. Sheltered between two parallel ridges the Beaver Mt. Often has pristine snow conditions that keep well after a...
1600' vertical
back country access
beaver mountain
beaver mountain utah
great beginner terrain
harry's dream
logan utah
momandpopskiareasski area review
ski utah
terrain park
utah state university
utah's bear river mountains
Having grown up skiing in New England, surrounded by may local and state wide smaller hills seemingly tucked onto every hill of some note, it has now mostly gone away. The town I grew up in had a municipal two rope tow hill, Mount Nebo, were you could go ski in the evenings after school. When...
arapahoe east ski area
closed skiareas
eastover resort in lenox
geneva basin ski area
lost skiareas of colorado
lost skiareas of new england
meadow mountain ski area
momandpopskiareas
nelsap.org
skiareas from the past
ski broadmoor
ski idlewild
squaw pass ski area
steeplechase ski area
vintage skiing
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