Ski resort has ‘a lot of heart, no attitude’

Talk about being 21st-century pioneers. Jenny and Aaron Brill are raising the only infant in a tiny Colorado town, a town located more than 9,000 feet above sea level that offers heart-stopping mountain views in every direction and more than 400 inches of snow a year. And despite the economy, they’re making their dreams come [...]

Colorado ski towns enforcing rental lodging taxes

Colorado mountain towns whose lodging tax collections have suffered along with the travel industry are trying to make sure homeowners who rent out rooms pay their fare share to the government. “They are essentially hotels, and they need to be paying taxes like hotels,” said Telluride Town Manager Frank Bell. One of Bell’s employees trolls [...]

10 great places to feel like an Olympic champion

There’s nothing like witnessing Shaun White stomp a double cork 1080 in the 22-foot halfpipe, or seeing Rachael Flatt effortlessly nail a triple Salchow. However, if you can’t join the sports-loving masses in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics (today through Feb. 28), never fear. Jim Kaese, cofounder of athleticmindedtraveler.com, shares his favorite ways to [...]

iPhones keep ski resorts honest on snowfall

Ever hit the slopes only to find 4 inches of fresh snow instead of the 8 inches you were promised? That may be because ski areas have exaggerated their snowfalls on weekends to entice skiers, according to a study by two Dartmouth College professors. That depth deception may fall by the wayside, however, as skiers [...]

Lenders threaten to auction Whistler ski resort

The Whistler ski resort, home to next month’s Olympic downhill, could be auctioned off in the middle of the Games after creditors moved to auction off the assets of Intrawest LLC. A public notice of foreclosure has been posted in newspapers by the company’s lenders, which include Lehman Brothers and Davidson Kempner Capital Management, saying [...]

Plan a winter weekend in Big Sky

You know you’re in Big Sky, Montana, when: 1. You have the slopes to yourself Big Sky may not share the glory of the glitzy resort towns in Colorado and Utah, but with more snow and open space, this undersung skiing nirvana can rest on its own laurels. From the top of 11,166-foot Lone Peak [...]

Sun Valley, Idaho: History, celebrities and skiing

It seems everyone who spends time around Sun Valley has stories to tell of celebrity encounters. They stood in line at the bookstore last week behind Bruce Springsteen, or at Tully’s Coffee the other day with Arnold Schwarzenegger. They performed in community theater with Bruce Willis in neighboring Hailey or introduced themselves to Larry David [...]