Educators Appreciation Weekend at Big Sky Resort

Big Sky Resort is hosting the eighth annual Educator Appreciation Weekend, December 19-20, 2015, to give thanks for the great job teachers and education assistants do for our children’s futures.

Big Sky Resort is offering free skiing to area educators and half-price lift tickets to their immediate family on Saturday and Sunday when they book through Big Sky Resort Central Reservations on Friday and Saturday nights with special discounted rates. Half-price lift tickets are available to educators and their immediate family not staying in Big Sky Resort Central Reservations.

In addition to the lodging and lift ticket discounts, educators and their immediate families will receive half-price equipment rentals and 25% discounts on Mountain Sports group lessons and Basecamp activities.

Proof of employment and immediate family identification is required for all discounts.

Visit bigskyresort.com/educators for more information.

Beach Rentals in North San Diego County

As I posted earlier today at Coastal Orange County Living, we are looking for a condo, apartment or beach house to rent in Del Mar, Del Mar Heights or Solana Beach.  We'd like to start moving in during the last week of January 2016 (depending on my work schedule which should be decided by December 15).

We are on a budget, but definitely have in mind of where we want to live and what types of living situations would work.  We would most like to rent from a private owner or landlord, rather than a huge property management company.

Dodge Ridge Ski Area, Pinecrest, California

Dodge Ridge Ski Area is in the Stanislaus National Forest, 162 miles east of the San Francisco Bay area, northwest of Yosemite National Park and southwest of Lake Tahoe.

(209) 965-3474, info@DodgeRidge.com

SnowPhone: (209) 536-5300

Mail: P.O. Box 1188, Pinecrest, CA 95364

Physical Address: 1 Dodge Ridge Road, Pinecrest, CA 95364

Employment at Dodge Ridge:

Over $1.5 million in improvements for the 2015/16 Season at Whitefish Mountain Resort

Montana ski area continues to enhance the guest experience from beginner learning areas to infrastructure at its summit

Whitefish Mountain Resort is looking forward to entering the 2015/2016 season with several exciting mountain improvement projects that will enhance the experiences of its guests on and off the mountain including remodeling its Summit House, their mountaintop lodge. All projects will be complete in time for Opening Day scheduled for Saturday December 6, 2015.aturday, December 6, 2015.

12" - 16" of Snow at Big Sky in September! It's Going to Be a Big Ski and Ride Season!

Ski Patrol at Big Sky Resort reports 16+ inches of snow at the top of Lone Peak and 12" of snow in the Bowl mid-mountain of Lone Mountain. These photos were taken September 18, 2015 by Brin Merkley.

It's going to be a great winter.  Cannot wait to ski and ride Big at Big Sky Resort!

WHISTLER BLACKCOMB TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY DURING 2015.2016 WINTER SEASON

What’s New Highlights Include Newly Renovated Rendezvous Lodge and New WB+ Platform

Whistler Blackcomb is looking forward to the 2015.2016 winter season for many reasons, not the least of which is an upcoming 50^th anniversary. The resort has been lauded for advancements in the skiing, snowboarding, and mountain biking industries over the years; but this year, Whistler Blackcomb will let the accomplishments speak for themselves.

“Whistler Blackcomb has always been about pushing the envelope,”

Big Sky Montana The Biggest Skiing in America Highlights for Winter 2015-2016

Let It snow! is the song they're already humming at Big Sky Resort as a dusting of snow on Lone Mountain has us excited for winter and sad to see their summer season coming to an end on September 27th.

Terrain Park Total Recall

Swift Current Terrain Park – Summer dirt work has increased the size of the Swift Current Terrain Park by 25%, focusing on reducing the double fall line, improving the jump line with more enhanced jumps and jibs, and will help the park to open sooner. Located about half way from the top of the popular Swift Current chair lift, under the lift line. Closer to the bottom of chair lift is the Swifty 2.0 Terrain Park. 

New Stash Park – Into the woods at skier’s left of Swift Current Terrain Park is a new stash park, The Cache, providing small to medium features in a natural park style. The Cache will replace the traditional Freestyle Forest in the Moonlight Area, which has been redeveloped into a family friendly kid’s adventure area, Lost Frontier.

Terrain Parks Moved and Made New – Multiple terrain parks were moved over the summer to dedicate an efficient