The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. Whether you sign up for the free or paid tier, I appreciate your support for independent ski journalism. Who Erik Lambert, Co-Founder of Bluebird Backcountry, Colorado and founder of Bonfire Collective Recorded on April 8, 2025 About Bluebird Backcountry Located in: Just east of the junction of US 40 and Colorado 14, 20-ish miles southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado Years active: 2020 to 2023 Closest neighboring U.S. ski...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 19 min
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Who Pete Sonntag, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Sun Valley , Idaho Recorded on April 9, 2025 About Sun Valley Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: The R. Earl Holding family, which also owns Snowbasin, Utah Pass affiliations: * Ikon Pass – 7 days, no blackouts; no access on Ikon Base or Session passes; days shared between Bald and Dollar mountains * Mountain Collectiv...
Jun 08, 2025•1 hr 6 min
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication (and my full-time job). To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Chris Cushing, Principal of Mountain Planning at SE Group Recorded on April 3, 2025 About SE Group From the company’s website : WE ARE Mountain planners, landscape architects, environmental analysts, and community and recreation planners. From master planning to conceptual design and ...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 18 min
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication (and my full-time job). To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Joe Hession, CEO of Snow Partners, which owns Mountain Creek , Big Snow American Dream , SnowCloud , and Terrain Based Learning Recorded on May 2, 2025 About Snow Partners Snow Partners owns and operates Mountain Creek, New Jersey and Big Snow American Dream, the nation’s only indoor ...
May 18, 2025•1 hr 17 min
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Trent Poole, Vice President and General Manager of Hunter Mountain , New York Recorded on March 19, 2025 About Hunter Mountain Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Vail Resorts Located in: Hunter, New York Year founded: 1959 Pass affiliations: * Epic Pass, Epic Local Pass – unlimited access * ...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 14 min
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Jeff Colburn, General Manager of Silver Mountain , Idaho Recorded on February 12, 2025 About Silver Mountain Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: CMR Lands, which also owns 49 Degrees North , Washington Located in: Kellogg, Idaho Year founded: 1968 as Jackass ski area, later known as Silverhor...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Tyler Fairbank, General Manager of Jiminy Peak , Massachusetts and CEO of Fairbank Group Recorded on February 10, 2025 and March 7, 2025 About Fairbank Group From their website : The Fairbank Group is driven to build things to last – not only our businesses but the relationships and partnerships that stand ...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 20 min
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Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 5 min
For a limited time, upgrade to ‘The Storm’s’ paid tier for $5 per month or $55 per year. You’ll also receive a free year of Slopes Premium, a $29.99 value - valid for annual subscriptions only. Monthly subscriptions do not qualify for free Slopes promotion. Valid for new subscriptions only. Who Stuart Winchester, Founder, Editor & Host of The Storm Skiing Journal & Podcast Recorded on March 4, 2025 Editor’s note 1) The headline was not my idea; 2) Erik said he would join me as the guest ...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 17 min
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Erik Mogensen, Director of Indy Pass , founder of Entabeni Systems , and temporary owner and General Manager of Black Mountain , New Hampshire Recorded on February 25, 2025 About Entabeni Systems Entabeni provides software and hardware engineering exclusively for independent ski areas. Per the company’s one...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 17 min
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. As of episode 198, you can now watch The Storm Skiing Podcast on YouTube . Please click over to follow the channel. The podcast will continue to stream on all audio platforms. Who Eric Clark, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mammoth and June Mountains, California Recorded on January 29, 2025 Why I inter...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 17 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Jan. 23. It dropped for free subscribers on Jan. 30. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Justin Steck, owner of Steeplechase ski area, Minnesota Recorded on January 7, 2025 About Steeplechase Owned by: Justin Steck Located in: Mazeppa, Minnesota Year founded: 1999, by Kevin Kastler; closed ar...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 20 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Jan. 22. It dropped for free subscribers on Jan. 29. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who * Travis Kearney, General Manager * Aaron Damon, Assistant General Manager, Marketing Director * Mike Chasse, member of Bigrock Board of Directors * Conrad Brown, long-time ski patroller * Neal Grass, Mai...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 22 min
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Who Max Magill, President of United Mountain Workers and ski patroller at Park City Mountain Resort, Utah Recorded on January 11, 2025 About United Mountain Workers United Mountain Workers (UMW) is a labor union representing 16 distinct employee groups across more than a dozen U.S. ski resorts: UMW is organized...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 18 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Dec. 31. It dropped for free subscribers on Jan. 7. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Shaun Sutner, snowsports columnist for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Telegram.com Recorded on November 25, 2024 About Shaun Sutner Sutner is a skier, writer, and journalist based in Worcester, M...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 27 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 30. It dropped for free subscribers on Dec. 7. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Mike Taylor, Owner of Holiday Mountain , New York Recorded on November 18, 2024 About Holiday Mountain Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Mike Taylor Located in: Monticello, New York Year f...
Dec 07, 2024•1 hr 25 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 29. It dropped for free subscribers on Dec. 6. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Susan Donnelly, General Manager of Mount Sunapee (and former General Manager of Crotched Mountain ) Recorded on November 4, 2024 About Crotched Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Vail Resor...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 16 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 25. It dropped for free subscribers on Dec. 2. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: What Indy Pass is a newcomer to the NYC media circuit, hosting their inaugural gathering at an airy venue hard by the Hudson River. Part of the agenda was this short panel that I moderated, featuring the leade...
Dec 02, 2024•20 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 24. It dropped for free subscribers on Dec. 1. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: What There’s a good reason that the Ikon Pass, despite considerable roster overlap and a more generous bucket of days, failed to kill Mountain Collective. It’s not because Mountain Collective has established i...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 37 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 23. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 30. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: What is this? Every autumn, ski associations and most of the large pass coalitions host media events in New York City. They do this because a) NYC is the media capital of the world; b) the city is a lot of fu...
Nov 30, 2024•1 hr 48 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 13. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 20. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Matt Jones, President and Chief Operating Officer of Stratton Mountain , Vermont Recorded on November 11, 2024 About Stratton Mountain Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Alterra Mountain C...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 22 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 12. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 19. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Fred Seymour, General Manager of Giants Ridge, Minnesota Recorded on October 28, 2024 About Giants Ridge Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, a...
Nov 19, 2024•54 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 11. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 18. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Dustin Lyman, President and General Manager of Copper Mountain , Colorado Recorded on October 21, 2024 About Copper Mountain Owned by: Powdr, which also owns: Located in: Frisco, Colorado Year founded: 19...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 27 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 10. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 17. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who John Melcher, CEO of Crystal Mountain , Michigan Recorded on October 14, 2024 About Crystal Mountain, Michigan Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: The Petritz Family Located in: Thompsonvil...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 12 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Nov. 5. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 12. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Gary Milliken, Founder of Vista Map Recorded on June 13, 2024 About Vista Map No matter which region of the country you ski in, you’ve probably seen one of Milliken’s maps (A list captures current clients;...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 19 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Oct. 31. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 7. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Geordie Gillett, Managing Director and General Manager of Grand Targhee , Wyoming Recorded on September 30, 2024 About Grand Targhee Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: The Gillett Family Lo...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 14 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Oct. 17. It dropped for free subscribers on Oct. 24. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: When we recorded this podcast, Norway Mountain’s adult season pass rates were set at $289. They have since increased by $100, but Hoppe is offering a $100 discount with the code “storm” through Nov. 1, 2024 ....
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 9 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Oct. 14. It dropped for free subscribers on Oct. 21. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Ralph Lewis, General Manager of Pleasant Mountain (formerly Shawnee Peak), Maine Recorded on September 9, 2024 About Pleasant Mountain Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Boyne Resorts, whi...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Oct. 11. It dropped for free subscribers on Oct. 18. To receive future episodes as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Andy Cohen, General Manager of Fernie Alpine Resort , British Columbia Recorded on September 3, 2024 About Fernie Click here for a mountain stats overview Owned by: Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which ...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 14 min
This podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on Sept. 15. It dropped for free subscribers on Sept. 22. To receive future pods as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Who Kelly Pawlak, President & CEO of the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) Recorded on August 19, 2024 About the NSAA From the association’s website : The National Ski Areas Association is the trade ass...
Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 19 min
