Extreme Sports

Years ago you had a handful of skateboard companies and brands that ruled the streets at every demo, skate shop and contest. Starting a new skate company then was risky; and still is! Back then, this sport was not acknowledged as a sport but more so frowned upon. Now, things are a bit different and skating is anywhere and everywhere. Skate parks are finally popping up at the speed we wanted to when we where little kids. Skateboard shops have become a dime a dozen. It is still a relatively young sport compared to many others out there. Many skate industry enthusiast want to launch their own brands but there are some serious questions you have to ask yourself before you venture out and do:

1. Is it Unique? You have to be realistic when asking yourself this. There is a tremendous amount of clutter in every industry now and your brand absolutely needs to stand out. You have to bring something new to the table that just hasn’t been done. It is imperative that your brand reflects this uniqueness at first glance. Try taking a different spin because these days you really have to.

2. National or Regional? Do you want to take your brand to Hong Kong and back? Or do you just want your brand to blow up on the streets of your home town? Try getting some of your gear out to your immediate surroundings and see how it responds. If you see chatter start building on your brand than start saving so you can widen that network. Remember the wider the network the more investment and capital you will need to be visible.  Read more...

How to get Discount lift tickets for Keystone Colorado, Breckenridge Colorado, Arapahoe Basin Colorado, Loveland Ski Area Colorado, Copper Mountain Colorado, Winter Park Colorado, Vail Colorado, Beaver Creek Colorado.

Discount Lift Tickets in Colorado- All Colorado ski resorts make it difficult for anyone coming from out of state to get a great deal on lift tickets. Don’t expect to get a great deal anywhere if you didn’t start looking in late September or early October. As your Keystone Lodging provider, we can help, but WE DO NOT SELL LIFT TICKETS.

The most expensive way to ski is to buy your lift tickets at the ticket window without any coupons. The following information will help you find the best deal around no matter what time of year.

Colorado Ski Season Passes

If you are in Colorado in April, September or October, you can look into buying a season pass for Keystone, Breckenridge, and A-Basin. Both Loveland and Copper Mountain sometimes sell season passes into November. If you plan on skiing 5 or more days, a season pass to one of the areas ski resorts will more than pay for itself and is the cheapest way to go…even though you won’t get to use it for the entire season.

:: Keystone :: Breckenridge :: A-Basin :: Vail :: Beaver Creek ::

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You’ve heard about the skiing at Lake Tahoe or Mammoth, but one of the best ski or snowboard experiences you’ll ever have awaits you at Bear Valley, where the crowds are few, but the thrills are many.

While not on a par with Squaw Valley or Heavenly or other major California ski resorts, the Bear Valley ski area is still a prime candidate for a weekend or even an extended skiing vacation. As we discovered in early February, Bear Valley offers a surprisingly complete ski vacation experience – no frills, to be sure, but still rewarding and well worth the trip deep into the Sierra Nevada range.

If designer clothing stores, zillion-dollar condos, and Hollywood-style glitz are part of your criteria for a ski vacation, this ski area might not be the best choice. If wide-open ski runs, no lift lines and plenty of groomed snow are more important to you, then by all means give Bear Valley a try.

Coming originally from the Pacific Northwest, we could not help but compare Bear Valley to one of our favorite ski areas in Washington state – a place called Mission Ridge in a town named Wenatchee. The population in that part of the state is sparse compared with the big ski areas near Seattle, so Mission Ridge is able to offer wide-open skiing runs most days of the week.

Similarly, Bear Valley is less accessible than the many larger ski areas in the Lake Tahoe area. Bay area and Sacramento residents can drive Interstate 80 to the Tahoe area and find a selection of ski resorts a short distance off the interstate. To reach this ski area, you have to drive two-lane roads through the foothills and mountains for close to 100 miles.  Read more...