Atlanta, GA – Are you ready for Winter Storm Athena? The Weather Channel, a television network to which skiers and riders are often tuned during the winter season, has announced a plan to name winter storms throughout the 2012-13 season similar to a practice employed by the National Hurricane Center for tropical systems. Mimicking a … Continue reading The Weather Channel to Name Winter Storms
Meadow Creek (BC), Canada – It’s been years since I signed up with Ski Plus Tours for my first ski vacation in the British Columbia interior, a guided road trip in 1997. Lead guide Brad Karafil operated on a flexible schedule, allowing him to follow weather patterns and utilize personal contacts to choose resorts or … Continue reading Snowcat Skiing with White Grizzly
Salt Lake City, UT – Remember the days when listening to music while on the go meant carrying around another device separate from your phone? They weren’t that long ago. That same consolidation of portable devices may soon consume the hand-held GPS receiver, too, as gigantic strides are being made in portable smartphone applications, and … Continue reading With ViewRanger Application, Smartphones Nearly Replace Handheld GPS Units
Bend, OR – With over 3,000 skiable acres, 10 chairlifts (seven of which are high-speed detachable quads) and a vertical drop of 3,365 feet that follows all 360 degrees of a volcanic cone, Oregon’s Mount Bachelor is one of America’s largest ski resorts. By all rights it should be a world-class ski and snowboard destination, … Continue reading Mt. Bachelor: A Pacific Northwest Behemoth
Salt Lake City, UT – Like it or not, we’re living in a society that’s powered by batteries. Cameras, GPS units, mobile phones and more all need power. These devices all have a place in the backcountry, but if you’re spending a few days in the middle of nowhere that power is likely to run … Continue reading Portable Power Solutions Deliver Juice on the Go
Salt Lake City, UT – I’ll readily admit that there’s something amiss, something nearly wrong, about paying more for a ski jacket than a new pair of skis. But if you’re the type of person who’s perpetually cold, the ability to stay warm on the chilliest of days is nearly priceless. We had a chance … Continue reading Shake the Chill with Columbia’s New Electrically Heated Ski Jacket
Salt Lake City, UT – It’s not often that we’re impressed with an entire line of skis, but that was precisely our experience with new lineup from H2O Outdoor Gear (H2OG). While Outdoor Retailer was being held in our home town of Salt Lake City, several members of our staff were invited to accompany several … Continue reading H2O Gear Skis Impressive Throughout the Line
