No mountain is too high for Vail’s COO

No mountain is too high for Vail’s COO

Beth Howard is an icon — and an anomaly. Starting as a college intern at Colorado’s Beaver Creek Resort, she has spent 35 years winding her way through food and beverage and operational management roles at Vail Resorts nationwide, earning a SAMMY Industry Leadership...
Splitboard Pro Tips With Colorado Adventure Guide Scott Levin

Splitboard Pro Tips With Colorado Adventure Guide Scott Levin

Like all new sports, learning to splitboard requires practice — even if you already know how to snowboard. The technical gear, transitions, and body dynamics demand some long, slow days in the mountains just to figure it all out. I was lucky enough to get a beautiful...
The Future of Ultrarunning? Meet Maddie Hart

The Future of Ultrarunning? Meet Maddie Hart

Last year, Maddie Hart won the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 Mile Run, making her the youngest person — male or female — to ever sweep the ultrarunning event. Ultrarunning, 50 km or longer, is starting to skew younger and faster. But traditionally the sport has been dominated...
Pow to Chow: Finding Steamboat’s Secret Stashes

Pow to Chow: Finding Steamboat’s Secret Stashes

There’s nothing like a ski weekend in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. With consistently killer snow, great accessibility, epic terrain, and a storybook downtown, it’s high on all kinds of adventure. My family visits at least once a season, happily leveraging the five...