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The master plan for Big White Ski Resort. Image courtesy of Big White via the Government of British Columbia. Big White, BC’s Master Plans Up to 2089: Doubling Lifts, Skiable Terrain, & More Liam Abbott January 12, 2021 Big White is known by many as one of the go-to destinations for skiing and snowboarding in British Columbia […]
“There’s more emphasis now on body language than ever before, like knowing when a student is getting frustrated and needs to take a break.” BY ASHLEA HALPERN January 7, 2021 Logan Lanier is a ski instructor at the Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado. He works primarily with children, leading group and private lessons, but also competes with the Telluride […]
Tips to Prepare for Ski Season From Two-Time Olympian Kaylin Richardson November 12, 2020 by Andy Cochrane After ten years as an elite world cup racer and ten subsequent years as a professional big-mountain skier, Kaylin Richardson knows a thing or two about carving turns and slashing pow lines—and just as much about the strength and […]
Tuck and TUMBLE: All-time FWT Crashes November 18, 2020 by Jordan Grant-Krenz This one is NOT for the faint of heart. Buckle up for the top 10 crashes ever documented on the Freeride World Tour. Everyone knows that the FWT is arguable the most intense competition in all of skiing. With the best of the best […]
The two snowboarders talk about snow conditions and route selection as they drop in, one at a time. Gusting wind is blowing snow across the ridge as they wind between reefy rocks.
We were hoping to explore Bolivia’s Cordillera Real range—a 125-kilometer-long stretch of densely glaciated granite peaks largely unexplored by skiers. Our group of three knew skiing in Bolivia would be challenging because of the weather, the complicated and glaciated terrain and the lack of beta. The scale, remoteness and subsequent mystery of these mountains are what keep most people away. But it’s also what draws people like us in to explore.
Meier Skis is excited to partner with NSCF! Meier Skis is located in Denver, Colorado where every ski and snowboard is hand built at the worlds first Craft Skiery. Our mission at Meier is to produce the worlds most eco-friendly high performance skis and snowboards. We start by using locally harvested aspen and beetle […]
Highline Vail has partnered with NSCF to offer members a 15% discount of rack rates. Highline Vail is a newly remodeled hotel that opened its doors in February of 2018 and provides a full service experience in Vail, an amazing option providing a new experience. Go the the Benefits page to access this discount program.
4FRNT skis is stoked to partner with the NSCF to offer their members an exclusive 10% discount off any purchase this winter with an NSCF specific discount code. See Benefits page for discount code. 4FRNT has shaped skiing since its start at Squaw Valley in 2002 and continues to do so with revolutionary designs and […]
Treat ’em right: Five tips for taking care of skis during the off-season May 18, 2020 by FREESKIER You know how it goes: After milking the last turns of the season on some slushy, muddy melting patch of snow, you throw your dirty skis in the roof rack, drive home and immediately put them in the […]
Why Is It Called Skiing? BY PATRICK THORNE April 2, 2020 What we have called skiing has a history dating back at least 8,000 years, and possibly as far as 20,000, although the word we take ‘skiing’ from is much more recent. But why is it called skiing? Skiing sees skiers ski down a ski slope […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jo Simpson, NSCF Public Affairs, 775-722-6468, publicaffairs@skifederation.org National Ski Council Federation Expresses Support to Ski Industry The National Ski Council values our long-standing relationship with our ski industry partners. We want to let them know that our leadership and our 30 member councils support the difficult decisions that they have […]
