Here’s a listing of Ski & Snowboard Spring 2012 Passes and Winter 2013 Season Passes. Check out the invdividual passes as most sk areas have a significant discount if purchased in April. Alpine Meadows & Squaw Valley: Season Pass Includes Squaw Valley $729, $499 & $429 & $379 (Renewals Save $30 extra) Arapahoe Basin: Spring Pass [...]
I had the opportunity to ski with Peter and Bob, former Ski Patrollers at Heavenly Ski Area on St Patrick’s Day last weekend. Who better to take me to all the goods than former Patrollers? It was perfect timing as I arrived just when a cold storm was just rolling into the Sierra Nevada and the snow level was [...]
Now that Spring skiing is finally here, its time to start thinking about getting back into bashing the bumps! This bump skiing basics instructional, I promise you, is not going to be technical and use terms that you may not be familiar with. Hopefully, it will give you some ideas that can be easily remembered once you are out on [...]
Just got the latest from Michelle, of Lucky Snowboards, and what is going on this Winter at this rising independent snowboard company. Business is going well at Lucky and right now, and have just introduced two new snowboards to their line up. The Desperado Pistola, is the highly anticipated all mountain board with L-7 traction [...]
Praxis Skis is having a mid Winter Sale on their entire line of skis. Save an extra 10% off their already discounted skis with code “SteepAnDeep“. Keith and Kevin O’Meara are building these skis near Lake Tahoe and they received some great reviews. Check out what BlisterGear’s Kevin Bazar has to say about Praxis. Not only are [...]
The handmade PM Gear Lhasa Pow 179cm skis are on sale now for $550, which includes shipping. Originally priced at $899, this is a screaming deal on a pair skis that turn faster than a jackrabbit. Four full layers of carbon fiber, combined with a pintail (138-109-113) will enable you lay some huge arcs in deep powder without [...]
This one certainly caught me by surprise, but Vail Associaties has now purchased Kirkwood Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe California. I think Kirkwood is a great ski area, right up there with below the radar resorts like Powder Mountain, Bridger Bowl and Schweitzer Mountain. What surprises is me is that Vail would buy a [...]
I was able to get a quickie update from Bill Wanrooy of Epic Planks. Although many shops and ski manufacturers have slowed down a little this season with the under-whelming snowfall throughout many parts of the North America, Epic Planks is not one of them. Bill is happy to announce that Epic Planks is launching a new webisode series in conjunction with [...]
It was brutal last night and I am not even sure why or even how I made it on the mountain today. I’m feeling so rugged and I really don’t want someone to even think about chatting me up on the lift. When I’m just out for a cruise with my stallwart’s the Arbor Element is what I’m strapped into. When I’m feeling [...]
So you bought a fat pair of skis last year that was supposed to a one ski quiver or an 80/20 ski. And this year our Old Man Winter hasn’t yet let our beloved La Nina out to play yet.   Those fatties just aren’t cutting it on the hardpack. Well, with the epic conditions [...]
Rocky Mountain Underground had a busy off-season last Summer. After a record selling 2010-11 year, they were trying to get things under control at home in Breckenridge, CO. So they’ve moved into a new office space since the snow stopped falling in 2011. However, there’s one problem. Already, they don’t think its going to be [...]
Are you planning on snowboarding or skiing during Super Bowl weekend? If so, there’s plenty of deals going on from the East Coast to West Coast for ski lift tickets. With the recent snowfall that’s occurred lately at many resorts in the Pacific Northwest (Mt Bachelor), Rockies (Grand Targhee) and New England (Stowe) conditions are finally getting [...]
With the lack of snow and even the lack of cold weather in many regions so far, the 2011-12 skiing and snowboarding season has gotten off to a subpar start. Hand in hand with people not going out to play on the mountain, understandably so, they also have not been frequenting the winter apparel and gear retailers. [...]
The drought is over! At least that is what you need to tell yourself, otherwise you may not ski or snowboard again this season. Yes, there has been a serious lack of snow and many, including myself, are in a serious powder funk right now. On the heels of a hideously epic season from coast-to-coast, [...]
  Altrec is having a 40% off Sample sale on Burton Men’s & Women’s Snowboard Jackets & Pants   Burton Hemisphere Men’s Snowboard Jacket Save 40% – $210 Burton Credence Women’s Snowboard Jacket Save 40% – $108 Burton Artec Men’s Snowboard Jacket Save 40% – $120 Burton White Collection Smuggler Men’s Snowboard Pants Save 40% – [...]
    Big Sky Ski Resort has just announced that they are now offering Free Ski Lift Tickets to Epic Pass holders. This offer to passholders from Vail, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, Heavenly and Northstar is good until the end of January. I cannot remember the last time I saw a major resort offering this kind [...]
  What’s better than a discounted ski lift ticket? How about a Free Ski Lift Ticket! Shell Gas Stations and the following Ski Areas are participating in the Ski Free lift ticket promotions again for the remainder of the 2012 Ski and Snowboard season. It is as simple as buying 10 gallons of gas at [...]
We’ve updated our Weekly Lift Tickets Deals page with the best deals on skiing and snowboarding lift tickets. Check out some of these great Holiday Lift Ticket Deals going now. Ski Apache Lift Tickets from $27.00 Save 50% Grand Targhee Lift Tickets from $17.50 Save 75% Mt. Baldy Lift Tickets from $18.99 Save 73% China Peak Lift Tickets from [...]
  When I try to describe my ski trip to Powder Mountain to someone, I usually say it was “weird”. I get a funny look from them as if they were expecting me to say something else, “Snow was great”, “snow was junk”, “wow, tons of powder there”, “I’m not sure why they call it Powder Mountain [...]
  PM Gear Lhasa Pow Coupon Code = “octoberturns” PM Gear is having a Pre-Christmas special of 15 % OFF on their Lhasa Pow 179cm skis. The 2011-12 models have 4 full layers of carbon twill weave and have a pintail that allows the tips to ride high in deep powder. Check out our review of the [...]