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Cloudmont Ski Resort, the only ski area in Alabama, has opened for the first time in a half-decade thanks to a sweeping winter storm that made its way through the Southeast last week. Wait, that Alabama?! Yes, Cloudmont has been in operation off and on for decades, a passion project started on a family golf course boasting 150 vertical feet of skiing, a rope tow, and a quite robust snowmaking system. Still, warm winters have shuttered the area for years until a recent cold snap got folks back on the hill—Ski, ‘Bama y’all.
Are your skis fixable? Reddit thread weighs in.
Both useful and hilarious, there’s a new thread on Reddit built to let you know if your skis are indeed thrashed. Accidentally pop into the woods a little too early or ski down those cheese-grater stairs on the way back to your car? Post a pic of the damage, and let the internet weigh in. Normally, I’d be against airing my dirt on the web, but this forum actually appears to be pretty positive, offering advice on fixes here and there and some of the best commentary in the game.
Kings and Queens of Corbet’s is back.
After a year hiatus, the wildest inbounds event in skiing is back for another round. Kings and Queens of Corbet’s returns to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort with a stacked roster of athletes, including a handful of former winners and X Games medalists spread across men’s and women’s ski and snowboarding disciplines. The goal remains the same—to send styley airs into sphincter-pucker steeps, riding away to tell the tale—but the stakes have been raised. In addition to prize purses of $5,000 for each winner, the event will be live-streamed around the world, upping the eyeball count and the drama in this sure-fire instant classic. JHMR has set a weather window for the vent for February 8-16, so make sure to tune that dial.
New Hampshire’s free ski area is open for the season.
Storrs Hill, a local ski area offering free skiing outside of Lebanon, New Hampshire, opened for the season last week, offering the community and traveling skiers a no-cost, no-excuse solution to pricey skiing woes. Featuring a handful of trails serviced by a rope tow, Storrs Hill Ski is one of the oldest operational ski areas in the country and has had night skiing since 1939. Recently, the ski hill offered free skiing, asking for donations to keep its poma spinning and relying on volunteers to run the show. Thanks for keeping the soul alive in the Granite State. Ski free or die.
