If you can walk the walk but can’t talk the talk, you might be scratching your head when the guy on the lift line says something like “did you see that? totally sick biffed the hit and nutted out…” Don’t be a total Tex: clickify.
Hardpack, variable, machine groomed, granular, base, primary, secondary, blah blah blah. Sometimes the resorts are flat-out lying, but not always. When there is a method to their madness, this page explains what all that jargon on the snow report really means.
This is the starting point for getting someone started on a pair of skis. It’s not as easy as you think, and if it’s a boyfriend trying to teach a girlfriend, it’s generally a disaster. Anyway, your best bet for getting someone on skis is to pay for lessons, end of story. Or not…if you insist on training someone, and you don’t know what you’re doing, click in.
Get off the Turnpike: Move Up to Intermediate and Advanced Skiing
The Turnpike is that winding trail that traverses down the mountain and seems to be a magnet for every novice, kid, and grandmother. If they don’t call it the Turnpike they call it “Deer Run” or “Easy Street” or some other thing. Hey, it’s a great trail, and no shame skiing it…we all have. But there comes a time when you have to go down the more direct trails. Here’s a collection of tips that will help you point ’em down the fall line. Linky.
The top ten “must-ski” trails in the USA…these aren’t always the steepest or the toughest — although some are. Some are historic, some are famous, some are just plain cool. These are the trails, that for one reason or another, are the stuff of legend. Plan to ski these before you die.
Ski Trails: Comparing Steepness
A lot of skiers claim this trail or that trail is the steepest, and some ski areas say that such-and-such trail is the steepest in the region, or whatever. Some say it’s all subjective…we say otherwise. Click here for a logical method of determining how steep a trail is, and how it compares to others. Includes a table (in progress) of the really steep trails in the USA.
The top ten “cruising” trails in the USA…since most of us simply don’t have the skills to bang down Alf’s High Rustler or glide gracefully down Tuckerman’s, these are the trails for us! Ten fabulously groomed runs to savor and enjoy…shred the corduroy!
Skiers: Ten Who Changed the Sport
These are the amateurs skiers, from politicians to performers, who forever impacted the sport. Linky.
Skiers: Legendary Runs by Legendary Skiers
These are the ski runs — mostly in competition — that people will talk about for years to come. Winners and losers, all with one thing in common: They went for it. Full Send.
Here’s a quick reference page with links to all sorts of things skiing, from wacky to wonderful. You can’t imagine the magnificence of the information that awaits. Just a click away.