First Visit Report: Powder Mountain

We took our first turns at Powder Mountain, one of the hidden gems of the Utah ski scene. But a bit of lightning threw a wrench in the day.

Resort Update: Okemo’s New Chairlifts and State of Crowding Affairs

The Quantum Six and Evergreen Summit Express upgrades provide needed lift improvements, but experience deteriorations in other realms have limited their effectiveness.

Initial Impressions: Maine Resorts

We spent the past week road tripping around the Northeast, hitting major resorts in Maine for the first time. Here are our initial thoughts on the three mountains we visited there.

Initial Impressions: Lake Louise

We visited this Banff SkiBig3 resort to get some powdery early-season turns in, but the extraordinarily frigid temperatures caught us off guard.

Are Vail Resorts Mountains Really Struggling to Open their Terrain? We Took a Look.

In recent days, Vail Resorts has come under fire for not opening terrain fast enough at several resorts. Given the gravity of these claims, we’ve decided to investigate whether Vail Resorts has really struggled to match its competitors’ terrain offerings—and if so, how far they are lagging behind.

State of 2021-22 Ski Resort Operating Plans, Opening Dates, and Updates

In the wake of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, several resorts have added new mask mandates. No outdoor capacity restrictions have been reinstated as of yet.