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Book the best ski packages (or just win a bunch of stuff) at the new SkiResorts.com!

By Adam Soldinger • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, News, The Wire

Hey fellow Bloobyrds. It’s been a long while since I posted anything new and although that’s been in large part due to the fact that snow is just beginning to fall again, the major reason is that I’ve been occupied by my new full-time gig. That’s right…somebody thought well enough of this little [...]



Road Rage: Ski Town Traffic Doubles (Ski Magazine)

By Adam Soldinger • Jan 8th, 2009 • Category: Features, Lead Story, News, The Wire

Road Rage: Ski-Town Traffic Troubles
As traffic and frustration increase on mountain highways, many skiers are rethinking how—and when—they travel to the slopes.
by Martin Forstenzer, Contributor, SKI Magazine

Skiers who regularly drive from Denver up I-70 to their favorite resort know the dreaded feeling. Rounding a scenic corner, they’re confronted with a gridlock of cars, sometimes [...]



When Chairlifts Attack!

By Adam Soldinger • Jan 6th, 2009 • Category: Features, Lead Story, News, The Wire

This news comes from my good friend Rick Jacobs and the folks over at The Smoking Gun. It concerns a skier in Vail today who suffered from a different kind of exposure to the elements…

Skier Suffers Exposure
Man left dangling upside down, pantsless after Vail lift mishap
JANUARY 6 – In a bizarre incident that will [...]



3 Days Left for Cheap Fares to Denver!!!

By Adam Soldinger • Dec 10th, 2008 • Category: News

Wow. Looks like Southwest is offering 50% off on round-trip flights to Denver between January 6th – March 7th, 2009. You have to book before December 12th, which is THIS FRIDAY (!!!), so get online and find a way to make it to the Rockies…stat. The only rub is that Presidents Day [...]