crystal mountain

I need new skis. Snowboarded regularly (some 50 day seasons) from 1983 until end of last season, high competence but not a full on killer. Tore a hamstring and discovered that skiing didn't hurt it, so started skiing in April last year. I've skied 12 days now. Last day was at Red Mountain BC...

Crystal Mountain announced that they’re discontinuing walk up lift tickets after 2 weeks of parking lot mutiny & lots of social media complaints. Really curious to see how this plays out once the powder-craze with the late start to the season dies down, or whether it’ll be enough to help. (Or...

It seems traffic and Demand was so great today that Crystal (who has long boasted about having the most parking) had to release a statement due to having so many people turned away. I thought that this would be a good opportunity to discuss ideas on how to mitigate traffic and increase access to...

I’m not satisfied with the middle ski in my quiver of three: my Fischer Motive 86’s carve like a scalpel, but are too light for the dense crud we often get in PNW. It was a good day at Crystal Mountain for finding a better crud-buster. All morning we had a lot of challenging crud, but in the...

In case anyone is wondering what I’ve been up to on my way to the Gathering and why I will not be skiing Big Sky until Wednesday, see below. It’s easy to see I could have stayed in CA and had some excellent powder skiing and also shoveled some of the snowload off the roof of my family’s South...

Business calls me to the Hanford site in Richland, WA the first week of December. A handful of ski mountains are easy to reach on the way back to the Seattle airport, and I could ski Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th. Crystal Mountain and Stevens Pass look worthwhile - preference to Crystal...

Just got my kids (8 & 10) and wife started skiing this past winter and they enjoyed the experience. I was able to get back to skiing after 10+ years away too and am looking already to plan a couple local trips next year. We live in the NW suburbs of Chicago and skied at Wilmot, Alpine, and...

In a ski resort climate where major resorts are taking ownership of more resorts, John Kircher is taking sole ownership of Crystal Mountain, which has been a part of his families company, Boyne Resorts since 1997. Kircher has been the CEO of Crystal since his family took ownership. During his...

Two Crystal Mountain skiers face fines of up to $1000 after ducking a rope and skiing an area that was closed for avalanche control. They were fortunate to not be harmed by the two charges that were set off in the area where they were poaching. According to Kim Kircher one of the skiers was...

Snowbrains compiled a list and closing dates of resorts that are still open in North America 9 Ski Resorts Still Open in North America There are the obvious ones like Arapahoe Basin, Whistler and Mammoth, but some are open a little later than I recall in years past (but I could be wrong) Mt...

There has always been the gender question about women on the rise in any sort of industry. The ski industry is no different. This past year we've seen a couple women take lead positions with Ski Patrol at major resorts. Calder Breaks Ski Patrols Ice Ceiling - Jackson Hole - Jen Calder takes...

Michigan is having a rough start to the snow year, immediately following an amazing snow year, but resorts are making snow so that they could open a few runs and get the families excited before Christmas. In this featured news story our good friend and Pugski member @Craig Scholten talks to...