32 - I Wish I Was Skiing

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of the current ski season in Colorado, including dry conditions and delayed openings.

Colorado is off to one of its driest ski seasons in decades, and we're feeling it. With almost no snow on the ground and a meaningful start that’s the latest any of us can remember, we break down what’s happening across the Rockies: ski areas delaying openings, early-season conditions that are more “mountain bike chic” than “powder day,” and what history (hello, 2021) can actually tell us about what might come next. We also talk ski patrol labor battles, new skis we’re dying to use, uphill se...

People in this episode

Host: How to Ski it

Topics covered

• ski season
• snow conditions
• ski areas
• ski patrol
• uphill skiing

Keywords

• skiing
• Colorado
• snow
• ski patrol
• ski areas
• mountain biking
• 2021

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Colorado, Rockies

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