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On a sunny morning last winter, I found myself facing an oh-so-Colorado predicament. My friend Tom was visiting from Michigan and he wanted to go skiing. Of course I wanted to go with him, but I had two non-negotiable work deadlines to meet that day. What to do? Take my work to the ski area, of course. As Tom loaded up the ski gear, I packed my laptop and charger. We made our way up Boulder Canyon and arrived at Eldora Mountain a little before 9 a.m. While Tom skied over to the chairlift, I found a cozy corner in the West…

A woman spent 15 freezing hours inside a gondola high above the snow-covered slopes of a Lake Tahoe area ski resort, according to local authorities.Monica Laso was on a snowboarding trip with friends at South Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly Mountain Resort on Thursday when she decided she was too tired to ride her board back down the mountain, according to KCRA News, which first reported the incident.So she asked an employee if she could take a gondola back down, boarding about 4:58 p.m. Two minutes later, the station reported,…

A true ski-in, ski-out home in Vail just went on the market for any alpine adventure lover with $49.5 million to spare. Featuring eight bedrooms and bathrooms with two half bathrooms, the 12,447-square-foot property at 107 Rockledge Road features an expansive great room, a private master bedroom with views of the Gore Range, and a lower-level media room with direct access to a private hot tub, according to broker Liz Leeds and a promotional video of the property. “It’s probably the highest priced single-family home that…

Taos Ski Valley Resort in New Mexico wrote in an e-newsletter today that it has deployed the “first, fully electric snowcat in North America.” For those unfamiliar, a snowcat is a snow groomer that packs snow and improves skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobile trail conditions.  Taos Valley has put a Prinoth Husky eMOTION on its slopes, which is an electric snow groomer with a 180 kW (245 hp) engine and a battery capacity of either 100 or 200 kWh, depending on whether the resort opted for basic or…

As Apple brings the Apple Vision Pro to market, its first major product category in nine years, the absence of key streaming apps and unconventional design choices cast shadows over its debut.Apple Inc.'s upcoming mixed-reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, is poised to make waves. It lets you see and interact with virtual worlds using artificial intelligence, voice and gesture control, plus spatial audio.Despite all of those cool features, it's facing a significant challenge. The world's leading video and music…

High in the mountains above Lake Tahoe, skiers and snowboarders lined up Wednesday morning to be among the first of the season to ride a chairlift serving some of North America’s most iconic expert terrain. A weekend storm had dumped much-needed snow on the upper mountain at Palisades Tahoe, and more was on the way.Within half an hour of the lift’s opening, disaster struck.In the newly opened terrain on the peak known as KT-22, an avalanche swept up at least four resort guests around 9:30 a.m. Kenneth Kidd, 66, was…

If there’s one thing that Coloradans and visitors to the state share, it’s the sometimes crazy experience of driving on Interstate 70 between Denver and the mountains. So those who frequent the winding highway have assuredly come across the i70Things Instagram page, whether to check road conditions or have a few laughs at the expense of fellow motorists. Denver’s Alejandro Brown started the wildly popular Instagram account in December 2019 while sitting in traffic on the interstate and watching the winter madness from the…

Chris Hemsworth and Matt Damon are relishing their snowy moments during a family ski excursion. The Thor star took to Instagram on Monday, sharing a delightful series of photos capturing the highlights of his new year festivities. Among the snapshots were scenes of Hemsworth and Damon sharing laughs with friends and family in the snow. Chris Hemsworth and Matt Damon on an adventurous ski trip(Instagram/@chrishemsworth) In one picture, the Aussie actor and Damon, who's 53, kick back in the snow with their skis…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Even as concerns about the effects of global warming continue to plague the ski resorts across the country, snowbirds and daredevils alike have certainly enjoyed the first major dump of snow of the year across the Northeast and Pacific Northwest. With hefty snow accumulation comes more places to ski and ride well into the next few months across Vermont, California,…

In just about any of Chris Hemsworth's best movies, one can see his adventurous side. However, it also seems to be on full display whenever he's on vacation with his family. One of his latest vacays involved his brother Liam and saw the Hemsworths seemingly having a blast while going camping back in October. To welcome the new year, the Thor actor and his wife, Elsa Pataky, went on a family ski trip with none other than Matt Damon and his spouse. And I’ve got to say, based on the photos, that ski trip looks delightful!A…