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Internet Marketing Resorts

Why Marketing on Social Media is Like Feudalism and What That Means for Resorts

I authored a guest post over at Gregg’s SlopeFillers.com about owning your own online marketing (and not giving it all away to social networks like Facebook and Twitter): In exchange for using the network and its features you may become indebted to the network to help promote it, could ultimately pay for the right to […]

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Crested Butte Tickets

The Powder Alliance Partnership includes Crested Butte

Donny at Freeskier looks a bit harder at the new Powder Alliance Partnership: The deal provides three free days of skiing at Crested Butte, Snowbasin Resort, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Stevens Pass, Timberline, Schweitzer, China Peak, Mountain High, Arizona Snowbowl, Mt Hood Skibowl, Angel Fire Resort, and Bridger Bowl, with the purchase of a season pass at any […]

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Recommendations Reviews Summer

Driving the Toyota 4Runner 2013 in Colorado

Over the 4th of July weekend our plans called for some camping. So we took the opportunity to test drive a Toyota 4Runner up to the west side of Gross Reservoir. Gross Reservoir is a little east of Nederland near the Coal Creek Canyon. From Arvada, it’s just a 30 – 45 minute drive up […]

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Travel

car2go in Denver

I was one of the earliest to register for B-Cycle (Denver’s bike sharing system) and now I’m excited to sign up for car2go in Denver. Different from some existing car sharing services (which I’ve also tried), car2go has worked out a local ‘zone’ where if you park on the street (even in metered areas), you […]

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Q&A: monetizing cosnow

I was recently approached by a local firm doing research on “how expert influencers effectively monetize their online efforts and if there are more effective ways for them to leverage their influence”. In the name of transparency and openness, I wanted to share with you guys some of my thoughts around why I run cosnow, […]

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With over 16 drafts in progress, what do you want …

With over 16 drafts in progress, what do you want to read first? A. Food / dining B. Gear previews C. Gear reviews D. Tips and tricks

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Gear Reviews SIA

Our Favorite Base Layer: Polarmax

I’m notoriously adverse to shopping for clothes. Most of the time a trip to the mall feels somewhat akin to pulling teeth, unless I’m shopping for outdoor winter gear. I’m pretty sure I could shop for fleeces and coats and mittens all day. One of my favorite gear advances in recent years is the double […]

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Celebrity Snow

Colorado-based snow forecaster Joel Gratz profiled in OutsideOnline.com

Kudos to our local “powder afficionado”, Joel Gratz of OpenSnow, who was profiled in OutsideOnline.com by Michael Behar: Gratz is what weather buffs like me call a microscale forecaster, which means he focuses on a particular kind of weather event (in his case, snowfall) for an audience that is particularly interested (skiers and snowboarders). He […]