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Northwest Ski Areas Conferencing

For those of you skiers and riders it should be valuable to know that while the resorts may have shut down with snow on the ground the staff of your favorite hill... Full article

Apr 30, 2009   Comments (0)

Are there any good ski bum towns left?

Talking with some friends the other day we hit on the topic of towns you can still live/work/ski. You know, where you can afford to be the proverbial ski bum. Steamboat? Nope!... Full article

Mar 3, 2009   Comments (0)

Powder alert - Bail on your responsibilities you need what they've got at the Pass

Get outta town and get up and ski or ride this heavily forrested, black diamond gifted blessing of a nearby resort. Seriously folks, when the Pacific has storms stacked up half way... Full article

Feb 12, 2009   Comments (2)

Return to Winter

So, half way into this period we call winter. It seems like Dr. Doom must have shifted the planet on its axis. There have been more Spring skiing days in January than... Full article

Feb 6, 2009   Comments (2)

Jack Meissner - Leaving a Legacy

A week ago Saturday this fine man, Jack Meissner, 88 years old, went to sleep in his cabin in the woods, deep in the Cascades where he was a trapper, instructor, ski... Full article

Nov 27, 2008   Comments (1)

Signs of an early and strong winter

Extensive statistical analysis including multi-way analysis of variance, trend analysis, and checking the shelves in the beer department at our local Safeway stores have presented some critical information. The best predictor of... Full article

Oct 15, 2008   Comments (2)

How do you define Value?

All ski areas attempt to sell the value, the quality, the experience of skiing and riding at their resort. This winter Willamette Pass is defining Value as Full article

Oct 2, 2008   Comments (0)

South America Summertime BARILOCHE

But tell us about the skiing, dammit. The slopes of South America that I have skied to this point share some things…open spaces, surface lifts, an occasional modern quad or gondola. Catedral... Full article

Aug 27, 2008   Comments (0)

Adventures in the Andes - Que Bueno!!!

There I was minding my own business when the phone rang. It was the US commissioner of International Ski Officials calling to see if I wouldn't MIND going to Argentina in the... Full article

Aug 23, 2008   Comments (0)

Oregon Resort Reopens

Well it was a HUGE winter for snowfall. Willamette Pass was supposed to open TOMORROW for mt. biking, hiking, and downhill disc golf. NOPE, not gonna happen. Instead they are OPEN FOR... Full article

Jun 12, 2008   Comments (0)