• Why Building Ski Lifts Is Ridiculously Hard

    Why Building Ski Lifts Is Ridiculously Hard
    The chairlift is a ubiquitous part of the skiing experience. Without our faithful aerial steeds, we'd be relegating to schlepping ourselves uphill after each lap.Yet, despite the commonality of chairlifts, these pieces of ski infrastructure are a big freaking deal to put together. This video from Half as Interesting explains all the work that goes into assembling the lift towers, cables, and chairs that allow skiers to spin lap after lap on the deepest days of the year.Y'know, I had a hunch that
  • Utah Ski Resort Introduces Adorable New Avalanche Rescue Pup

    Utah Ski Resort Introduces Adorable New Avalanche Rescue Pup
    Anybody who has been following me over the last few years knows that I'm an absolute sucker for avalanche rescue dogs. I can't get enough of them.That's why I felt obliged to write a quick article about Snowbird's (Utah) newest addition to the team. Meet Tony, an adorable black lab that is starting to train as an avalanche rescue dog:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird)
    Snowbird: "The canyon is buzzing with the news of the newest addition to our Snowbir

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