The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast

The Storm Skiing Podcast is sponsored in part by: * Mountain Gazette - Listen to the podcast for discount codes on subscriptions and merch. * Helly Hansen - Listen to the podcast to learn how to get an 18.77 percent discount at the Boston and Burlington, Vermont stores. Recorded on Jan. 19, 2021 What this is This is the 11th in a series of short conversations exploring Covid-19’s effects on the sk...

The Storm Skiing Podcast is sponsored in part by  Mountain Gazette . Listen to the podcast for discount codes on subscriptions and merch. The podcast is also sponsored in part by Helly Hansen . Listen to the podcast to learn how to get an 18.77 percent discount at the Boston and Burlington, Vermont stores. Who Tom Day, President and General Manager of Gunstock , New Hampshire Recorded on January 1...

The Storm Skiing Podcast is sponsored by  Mountain Gazette . Get 10 percent off subscriptions with the code “GOHIGHER10” at check-out. Get 10 percent off everything else with the code “EASTCOAST.” Who: Sierra Shafer, Editor-in-Chief of Powder Magazine Recorded on: December 9, 2020 Why I interviewed her: Because over the half past century, no single entity has better defined how we ski, what we ski...

Who: Bill Benneyan, General Manager of Hermitage Club , Vermont, and former President, COO, and General Manager of Mountain Creek , New Jersey. Recorded on: December 1, 2020 Why I interviewed him: So you’re profiling a mountain with a 50K buy-in and another 15 grand a year to keep playing in the sandbox? This from the same podcast/newsletter outfit that constantly bumps the virtues of the $229 Ind...

The Storm Skiing Podcast is sponsored by  Mountain Gazette . The first issue drops in November, and you can get 10 percent off subscriptions with the code “GOHIGHER10” at check-out. Get 10 percent off everything else with the code “EASTCOAST.” Who: Mill Town CEO and Managing Director Tim Burke, Bousquet General Manager Kevin McMillan, and Pittsfield native and Olympic Skier Krista Schmidinger Reco...

The Storm Skiing Podcast is sponsored by  Mountain Gazette . The first issue drops in November, and you can get 10 percent off subscriptions with the code “GOHIGHER10” at check-out. Get 10 percent off everything else with the code “EASTCOAST.” Who: Andy Shepard, General Manager and CEO of Saddleback , Maine Recorded on: Nov. 9, 2020 Why I interviewed him: Because this is one of the best pure skier...

The Storm Skiing Podcast is sponsored by  Mountain Gazette . The first issue drops later this month, and you can get 10 percent off subscriptions with the code “GOHIGHER10” at check-out. Get 10 percent off everything else with the code “EASTCOAST.” Who: Tracy Bartels, Vice President and General Manager of Mount Snow , Vermont Recorded on: November 2, 2020 Why I interviewed her: Because Mount Snow...

Who: John Hammond, President and General Manager of Sugarbush , Vermont Recorded on: October 30, 2020 Why I interviewed him: Because after a transformative 19-year run, in which he once again fused Sugarbush with the community that surrounded it following a period of alienation under American Skiing Company, long-time owner and resort president Win Smith stepped down in September. Whether Win dire...

The Storm Skiing Podcast is sponsored by  Mountain Gazette . The first issue drops in November, and you can get 10 percent off subscriptions with the code “GOHIGHER10” at check-out. Get 10 percent off everything else with the code “EASTCOAST.” Who: Steve Wright, President and General Manager of Jay Peak , Vermont Recorded on: October 19, 2020 Why I interviewed him: Because there it sits, towering...

Who: Brian Fairbank, Chairman of the Fairbank Group , which owns Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts and Cranmore in New Hampshire, and manages Bromley in Vermont. Fairbank Group also manages real estate , snowmaking , renewable energy , and ski resort employee education companies. Recorded on: Oct. 7, 2020 Crushing a pow day at Cranmore. Photo by Josh Bogardus, courtesy of Cranmore. Why I interviewed hi...

The Storm Skiing Podcast is now sponsored by  Mountain Gazette . The first issue drops in November, and you can get 10 percent off subscriptions with the code “GOHIGHER10” at check-out. Get 10 percent off everything else with the code “EASTCOAST.” Who: John DeVivo, General Manager of Cannon Mountain , New Hampshire Recorded on: October 6, 2020 Why I interviewed him: Because the first time I skied...

Who: Karl Strand, President and General Manager of Sugarloaf, Maine. This is part two of a two-part podcast conversation. Listen to part one, about the Sugarloaf 2030 plan, here . Recorded on: Sept. 24, 2020 Why I interviewed him again: So after the world went Kablooey in March, I dropped my first conversation with Karl into the bunker until it was safe to resurface without an armored vehicle and...

Who: Karl Strand, President and General Manager of Sugarloaf, Maine Recorded on: March 11, 2020 (for real) The Sugarloaf Snowfields. Photo by Skye Chalmers Photography; courtesy of Sugarloaf. Why I interviewed him: Because Sugarloaf is the greatest ski area in the Northeastern United States. While there are a half dozen other mountains that could make that argument without being laughed out of New...

The Storm Skiing Podcast is now sponsored by Mountain Gazette . The first issue drops in November, and you can get 10 percent off your order - including your annual subscription - by entering the code “EASTCOAST” at check-out. Who: Benjamin Alexander, Aspiring Olympic Skier for Jamaica Why I interviewed him: Because this is a story you have to love. I have always respected and admired individuals...

Who: Ron Cohen, President and Chief Operating Officer of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Why I interviewed him: Because when one of the most important ski areas in America makes one of the most controversial and consequential naming decisions in the history of the sport, it’s worth hearing them out about why they did it. The backstory, the nuance, the broader perspective of why “squaw” is not the cozy...

The Storm Skiing Podcast #20 | Download this episode on iTunes , Spotify , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , TuneIn , and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . Who: Mike Rogge, Owner and Editor of Mountain Gazette Back issues of Mountain Gazette. Photo by Chris Segal. Why I interviewed him: Because even as the founder of a publication that lives entirely and eternally online, I...

The Storm Skiing Podcast #19 | Download this episode on iTunes , Spotify , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , TuneIn , and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . Who: Cheryl Jensen, President and Founder of Vail Veterans Program All photos courtesy of Vail Veterans Program. Why I interviewed her: Because as I’ve stated many times before , skiing should be for everyone. There are...

Download this episode on iTunes , Google Podcasts , Spotify, Stitcher , TuneIn , and Pocket Cast s | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . What this is: This is the 10th in a series of conversations exploring the ski industry fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Click through to listen to the first nine: author Chris Diamond , Boyne Resorts CEO Stephen Kircher , Magic Mountain President G...

The Storm Skiing Podcast #18 | Download this episode on iTunes , Google Podcasts , Spotify, Stitcher , TuneIn , and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . Who: Schone Malliet, President and CEO of Winter 4 Kids and the National Winter Activity Center Why I interviewed him: Because there it sits, improbable and amazing, in the mountains of northern New Jersey: a ski area, an...

The Storm Skiing Podcast #17 | Download this episode on iTunes , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , TuneIn , Spotify, and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . Henri Rivers, President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, with his family at Steamboat ski area, Colorado. [Photo courtesy of National Brotherhood of Skiers and Steamboat] Who: Henri Rivers, President of the National...

The Storm Skiing Podcast #16 | Download this episode on iTunes , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , TuneIn , and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . Who: Doug Fish, Indy Pass Founder and President, Snowvana Founder and Producer, Chair of Fish Marketing Why I interviewed him: Because the Indy Pass, with its yeah-we’re-doing-this-go-ahead-and-stop-us attitude, is a novel and nec...

The Storm Skiing Podcast #15 | Download this episode on iTunes , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , TuneIn , Spotify, and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . Who: Matt Lillard, General Manager of Mad River Glen , Vermont Welcome to Mad River Glen. The mountain welcomes you bit by bit, rewarding exploration. Why I interviewed him: Because as the most invincibly independent moun...

Download this episode on iTunes , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , TuneIn , and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . What this is: This is the ninth in a series of conversations exploring the ski industry fallout from the COVID-19-forced closure of nearly every ski area on the continent in March 2020. Click through to listen to the first eight: author Chris Diamond , Boyne Re...

Download this episode on iTunes , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , TuneIn , and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . What this is: This is the eighth in a series of short conversations exploring the ski industry fallout from the COVID-19-forced closure of nearly every ski area on the continent in March 2020. Click through to listen to the first seven: author Chris Diamond , B...

Download this episode on iTunes , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , TuneIn , and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com . What this is: This is the seventh in a series of short conversations exploring the fallout to the ski industry from the COVID-19-forced closure of every ski area on the continent in March 2020. Click through to listen to the first six: author Chris Diamond , Bo...