Mike's Skiing Blog May 2008 Archive

When you are looking for things to do and places to hike or mountain bike don’t forget your favorite ski resort. Many resorts offer four season activities and the support ... Read More

Back in 2006, I posted that the The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, concurrent with an International Ski Federation (FIS) decision adding women's ski jumping to the 2009 World Championships, ... Read More

EverestNews.com is reporting that Yuichiro Miura (75), an internationally renowned professional skier and adventurer, and his son, Gota Miura, reached the summit of the world’s highest peak from the Nepalese ... Read More

Yuichiro Miura was the first person to ski down the South Col of Mount Everest in 1970, and when he was 70 he became the oldest man to summit. Now, ... Read More

Yuichiro Miura became the first person to ski down the South Col of Mount Everest in 1970. The Japanese skier won international fame and the descent was immortalized in 1975 ... Read More

Lindsey Vonn is this year's recipient of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's (USSA) 2008 USSA Beck International Award. The Beck is the USSA's highest athletic award presented to a ... Read More

Gearing up for a mid-2008 launch, The Ski Channel Chairman and CEO, Steve Bellamy, has announced a series of acquisitions, partnerships, and contests. A deal with Skiers World, the ... Read More

Traveling alone, with friends, or with the family, a summer ski vacation to Ski Portillo, Chile will be a unique experience. Located 100 miles from Santiago, Chile, with ... Read More

Dick Bass, owner and Chairman of Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, and one of my personal heroes, was inducted into the Utah Tourism Hall of Fame during the fifth annual ... Read More

Well, it sure was a great ski season everywhere. Near record snow accumulations and good cold weather for man-made snow bases carried us well into late April and early ... Read More

Snowbird, Utah has not only announced it is extending ski season at least into June, but is also reopening the Little Cloud chairlift, which was not scheduled to operate for ... Read More

Now that we're pretty much in mid-spring and heading toward the dog days of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, you can be sure the weather is cooling and snow ... Read More

If you ski regularly at a specific ski resort, or two, now is the time to buy your season pass for next year. Discounted season passes are available at ... Read More

We are really pushing the envelope this ski season as evidenced in Maine where you can whitewater raft and ski on the same weekend. Sugarloaf Ski Resort has teamed up ... Read More