The Problems With The Bear’s Olympics
Photo courtesy of FIS Freestyle Skiing. From Powdermag.com, 2.22.13: When Mark Meadows first visited Sochi, Russia, in 2009, his first impression was how much work there was left to do. “That was the first thing that hit you,” said Meadows, the Vice President of Torrent Engineering, the company responsible for much of the snowmaking infrastructure [...]
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The Problems With The Bear’s Olympics
Photo courtesy of FIS Freestyle Skiing. From Powdermag.com, 2.22.13: When Mark Meadows first visited Sochi, Russia, in 2009, his first impression was how much work there was left to do. “That was the first thing that hit you,” said Meadows, the Vice President of Torrent Engineering, the company responsible for much of the snowmaking infrastructure [...]
Gun Control: How Ski Areas Are Tackling Snowmaking in 2013
From Powder Magazine, February 11th, 2013. Stratton Mountain Photo. In a small conference room at this week’s NSAA Eastern Tradeshow, every seat and parts of the walls filled up with ski area operations staff from across the East Coast curious about how Stratton reduced their snowmaking costs by 12 percent over the course of one [...]
Sustainable Ski Areas?
What will your ski area look like? Jiminy Peak’s wind turbine, which provides 1/3 of their annual electricity needs. Sonja Stark photo. From Powder.com, November 20th, 2012: You might never have heard of the Brendle Group, or have seen their sticker plastered on a liftpole at your local hill. But the Fort Collins-based environmentally focused [...]
Bruce Willis Donates Idaho Ski Mountain to Non-Profit
Man, what a nice action hero! After concluding negotiations and planning that had begun last spring, Bruce Willis donated his Solider Mountain Ski Area, a small ski hill with two chairlifts and 1,150 skiable acres in rural Camas County, Idaho, to a local non-profit. Willis bought the quiet resort in the late 90’s with former [...]
