While the idea of bringing a beach to the mountain may raise some eyebrows, there’s something about the dichotomous landscapes that complement each other—or at least it does at ASPENX Beach Club, the 12-week pop-up art installation atop Aspen Mountain, designed by fine-art photographer Gray Malin and produced by apparel and experience company ASPENX. Perhaps it’s the bright, striped beach deck perched atop a plateau …
Technical and sleek, Smith’s new Pursuit alpine glasses have been designed in collaboration with professional skier Cody Townsend. Crafted for ski mountaineering (climbing up and skiing down), the glasses provide protection from bright light and bounced light from the snow while also featuring a ChromaPop™ Glacier Photochromic lens that adapts to changing light conditions. Equipped with removable, magnetic TPU side shields and a removable nose-cover, …
While many ski resorts rely on machines to create artificial snow to pad popular trails and keep areas open for business longer, Sunshine Village Ski Resort in Alberta, Canada (also known as Banff Sunshine) utilizes a clever, sustainable technique called snow farming. The resort sets up miles of fencing above the tree line to capture the vast amounts of snow that the wind blows in. …
