Well, here we are! In 21 days, our home mountain will be open! We’re gearing up, getting new merchandise daily. Tomorrow marks the official start to the local ski season–The Hesperus Ski Patrol Ski Swap! We’ll be at Cliffside from 10 – 4 on Saturday and Sunday to help outfit Read more…
PRESEASON SKI EXERCISES AN UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES CAN PROVIDE A RATIONAL BASIS FOR PERSONALIZING ONE’S PRESEASON TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SKIING. DOWNHILL SKIING IS DEPENDENT ON THE FORCE OF GRAVITY PULLING THE SKIER DOWNHILL. AS IN A CAR, ANY TURN EFFORT CREATES A CENTRIFUGAL FORCE WHICH IS Read more…
Happy Thursday, everyone! We’re slated to get a foot of snow above 9000 feet by tomorrow at 6am. Come on up and stake your claim–season rentals begin Saturday 10/8/11. Open 10 am to 4pm, offerring great AFFORDABLE season rentals for the whole family. Call for more details or to reserve Read more…
Hello all! After a crazy summer, we are breathing a little easier now that fall has arrived. News at Cliffside is pretty much what you expect, we have a couple rental bikes left to sell–Hard tails from Norco $500 and one Full Suspension, Norco Fluid 4 size med $900. These Read more…
Just received an email from Penny, she’s having the time of her life! Here are two pics to start with, more to come after she gets back to the USA
http://www.powderhounds.com/SouthAmerica/Chile/Termas-de-Chillan.aspx http://www.skiarpa.com/ Here are two more links from Penny–places she’ll be visiting in August. Enjoy!
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/21/on-the-radar-snow-in-chile-15-missing-boaters-nfl-labor-talks/?hpt=hp_c2 Our great friend Penny is getting ready to leave on a trip of a lifetime–thank goodness she’s a powder hound! We’re hoping she’ll share some stories of her adventure when she returns, with lots of photos of course!! And, Penny, please note that we’re all jealous as hell, especially Read more…
Well here we are, the day after Purgatory closes for the season. Ahhhh, deep sigh. We had a great, great, great ski season this year, made possible by our fantastic customers and Mother Nature. We will revisit the season again on Friday when DMR reopens for the weekend, but that Read more…
Oh the joys of Spring skiing! Hands down, this is my favorite time of year on the mountain. All winter I long for a relaxing, sunny, spring morning, complete with a big hearty breakfast and a leisurely skim of the newspaper. Then up to the mountain for some slippery corn Read more…