Moses the Mountain Host
49 Degrees North Local Chuck Kriegh
For Chuck Kriegh of Cheney, 49 Degrees North Mountain Resort has long been his home away fro... Read More...
If you’ve been thinking about getting a season pass next year, now is the time to pull the trigger. Local resorts are offering their lowest pricing of the year right now. ... Read More...
Nearly 90 years ago the first rope tows were installed on slopes across the snowy places of the U.S. In 1937, the first rope tows in the West chugged into action at Snoqualmie Summit, Mount Rainier, and Mount Baker. ... Read More...
By William Dexter
Some people enjoy a day on the mountain by skiing miles and miles of corduroy. Others love deep, endless powder days, and many just like b... Read More...
It is the time of year when Hawaiian shirts mix with ski socks and when all the skin hidden under layers of GORE-TEX and long underwear all winter are exposed.... Read More...
“Challenging spring conditions include the rapid transition from slick snow to grabbing snow, which pushes the rider forward,” says John Batchelder, pro patrol... Read More...
By Jean Arthur
Cowboys and cowgirls gallop their horses out of the start, snow clods flying, chaps flapping as skiers hang tight to ropes attached to saddle... Read More...
By March, the urgency of the ski season has passed. First chairs, perfect lines, shin-deep tree runs have been scored. But the season is not done by any means.... Read More...
I don’t like setting expectations, mainly because I end up being disappointed. Maybe I should try setting lower standards, and then fail to meet them. &nb... Read More...
By Tabitha Gregory
I am learning to downhill ski in my sixth decade of life. Over the years, I’ve made a number of failed attempts to learn. Once on Japan’s... Read More...
