When Mike Chait was managing the snowboard school at Smugglers’ Notch Resort a few years back, he encountered a father who was dropping off his two kids for an all-day camp program. It would be their first-ever snowboarding experience and their dad, a skier, let slip his misgivings. “He made … [Read more...]
UVM grad thrives in helping others gain confidence in adaptive sports
When she arrived at the University of Vermont from her hometown just outside of Amish country in Pennsylvania, Cayla Hammaker was looking for a change. Her time spent both in and out of the classroom in Burlington, Vt., provided exactly that — and then some. Hammaker, training and education … [Read more...]
Jason Palmer uses industry experience to elevate Okemo’s food offerings
It’s the busy season for Jason Palmer, director of food and beverage at Okemo Mountain Resort, where he oversees all culinary operations year-round. Okemo offers visitors a dozen dining options during the winter that range from grab-and-go cafeterias to full-service, fine dining — and everything in … [Read more...]
There is an unfolding controversy facing the ski wax industry
Having not been raised as a ski racer, my relationship with wax over the past several decades has been and remains somewhat distant. Sure, there are days on the mountain when I will think about wax — you know in the spring when you’re cruising happily along and all of a sudden warm patches of snow … [Read more...]
Ski shops’ junior lease programs serve up valuable rewards
I try to avoid it like I would avoid hurtling myself over a frozen waterfall of thick blue ice, but every once in a while my travels around the ski resort will lead me here. It’s not as nerve-wracking as trying to set an edge into a frozen cliff, but the mere thought of this place makes me shudder … [Read more...]
Take an inside look at Sunday River’s snowmaking prowess
In and around Sunday River, snowmakers are revered. It’s one of the perks of the job, but it’s a hard-earned perk, says the resort’s snowmaking operations manager and energy manager, Drew Parent. “They step foot in any bar in Bethel, and they’re greeted like heroes,” he says. Parent would know. … [Read more...]
Insider Q&A: Jeff Mechura, Elan Sports USA
Chances are you’ll be seeing more of New England native Jeff Mechura — a longtime ski industry pro — out and about in New Hampshire now that he’s taken over as president and CEO of Elan Sports USA. Mechura, a University of New Hampshire graduate, joined Slovenia-based Elan Skis in 2016 to … [Read more...]
Thinking about a ski academy? It might be time to get serious
It’s November, which means all is perfect in our world. It’s the time when optimism reigns, when promises of a robust winter shower down on the skiing and snowboarding community like the fruits of a massive low-pressure system moving in from the southern Atlantic and colliding with a jet stream … [Read more...]
Check out what’s new in skis for the 2019-20 season
From asymmetrical sidecuts to hybrid cores to carbon builds and varied rocker profiles, ski manufacturers are dialing in design and performance to meet the needs of any and every consumer out there. Here is a sampling of what’s new for the 2019-20 season: K2 Mindbender By implementing Torsion … [Read more...]
The Vail factor means more change in New England
I’ll never forget the first day I skied at Vail. March 27, 2009. Blue skies and sunshine make any ski day memorable, and the soft snow that was piled up in Vail’s vast, seemingly-endless Back Bowls, legendary by any standard, provided the icing on the cake. It was as if I had traveled to another … [Read more...]
Courtney DiFiore: Work, play can coexist at Killington Resort
Courtney DiFiore, Killington Resort’s communications/PR and social media manager, still pinches herself from time to time to make sure it’s all real. Having grown up, played and worked in the mountains of the Northeast, the prospect of making her living at “The Beast” always was something she … [Read more...]
Highland Games, largest celebration of Scottish culture, a must-do
A family picnic gone wild. What else could explain how a simple gathering of the Murrays, who invited a pipe band to their first official reunion at Loon Mountain back in 1975, could turn into a three-day festival drawing 35,000 people each year in what has become the largest celebration of Scottish … [Read more...]
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