Greensboro, NC – Smart phones, tablets, 4K 3D televisions — we live in a technological world. Over the past decade or two, technical fabrics have even revolutionized skiwear, and that new Gore-Tex shell you’re sporting this winter already has little in common with your father’s 1980s-era Columbia Bugaboo. One company, though, is bringing technology to skiwear … Continue reading New Electrically Heated Skiwear Marries Fashion and Technology→
Alta, UT – After hearing oral arguments on Tuesday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver is expected to take several months to decide whether or not a U.S. District Court Judge in Salt Lake City erred when he tossed out a lawsuit in September 2014. That lawsuit, filed by four snowboarders against Alta Ski Area … Continue reading OPINION: Alta is Well Within Its Rights to Exclude Snowboarding→
Salt Lake City, UT – The late afternoon sun is sinking below the ridge line as you and your buddy return to your car at the end of a full day of backcountry skiing. You’ve been on the mountain since your dawn patrol departure after poring over topo maps under the glow of your car’s … Continue reading Tiny New Car Jump Starter Avoids the Long Slog Home→
Invermere (BC), Canada – For 24 years, Vancouver architect Oberto Oberti has been struggling to bring his vision for a ski resort at Jumbo Glacier to fruition. And for just as long, forces have been uniting to stop him. That, in a nutshell, is the subject of Jumbo Wild, a new hour-long film from Sweetgrass Productions … Continue reading Patagonia Sponsors New Film Chronicling the Struggle Over Jumbo Glacier→
Gunnison-Crested Butte, CO – Let’s start off by confronting an undeniable truth: skiing is expensive, and it always has been. Once you’re past the cost of the initial learning curve (and resorts have thankfully done something about that in recent years), you’re paying north of $100 for daily lift tickets and buying pricey gear and apparel … Continue reading Gunnison Getaway: Colorado Skiing on a Budget→
Salt Lake City, UT – Attorneys representing Alta Ski Area on Friday filed a motion for summary judgment, asking a U.S. District Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four snowboarders and a snowboard advocacy group claiming discrimination due to Alta’s ban on snowboarding. In their lawsuit filed in January, the four snowboarders — … Continue reading Alta Asks Judge to Dismiss Snowboarder Lawsuit→
Salt Lake City, UT – After remaining dark for the past month, we’ve today resumed publishing news and feature content here at First Tracks!! Online. Our hiatus was unplanned. We weren’t being lazy, nor was it even because we were out skiing. It’s because we were hacked. We’re a small home-grown operation, and as such … Continue reading Diary of Dealing with a Hacker→
