Category: ski vacation

34. Ski and Snowboard Australia’s Mt. Hotham & Thredbo with Southern Hemisphere Adventurer Rouchelle Gilmore

34. Ski and Snowboard Australia’s Mt. Hotham & Thredbo with Southern Hemisphere Adventurer Rouchelle Gilmore


This episode is the first of three timely productions about Southern Hemisphere skiing and snowboarding. Southern Hemi snowsports typically kick off in mid-June and last through mid-September. July and August are the heart of the season, and On The Lift Podcast listeners will never regret taking off on a ski holiday in New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, and, as highlighted in this episode, Australia.
Fellow Podcaster, Rouchelle Gilmore has planted her Aussie soul in the Victoria mountains. The Southern Hemisphere season is just about to begin, and Rouchelle is On The Lift to share all about skiing in Australia. She’s chases snowfall when things dry up in her home country, splitting time in Jackson Hole, and previously in Japan’s Niseko. This Perth native shares her passion for the mountains on her very own podcast, The Mountain Cosmos.
https://themountaincosmos.com/podcast/

Explore some of Rouchelle’s favorite Australian ski destinations:
https://www.mthotham.com.au/
https://www.thredbo.com.au/

27 – Jeremy’s Son and Freedom Found Nowhere But the Ski Hill and Pilates for Skiers with Jessica

27 – Jeremy’s Son and Freedom Found Nowhere But the Ski Hill and Pilates for Skiers with Jessica

Two great skiing conversations on this one great episode.  Jeremy and Lance talk about the joys of Jeremy’s 14-year-old son’s growing passion for days on the hill with dad.  And now, a little less dad.  We talk about that moment when we are willing to let go, and trust, and hope, and pray, that “see you at the lodge at 4:00” proves real.  Jeremy also shares a bit about a recent Utah trip that started as a tour of several areas, including The Canyons, but landed Jeremy right where his skiing soul belongs when in the Salt Lake Basin, Little Cottonwood Canyon, and Alta/Snowbird.

And if that isn’t enough, Mike has Jessica (she currently hails from Reno/Tahoe and seems to like Northstar a lot!) walk him through the benefits of Pilates as a workout regimen for skiers and snowboarders.

 

25 – Jonathan Interrogates Cheering Lift Op while Lapping 90K Vert at Beaver Creek

25 – Jonathan Interrogates Cheering Lift Op while Lapping 90K Vert at Beaver Creek

Jonathan Boblitt (Important emphasis on the “L”), engineer, knows efficiency and math.  And that’s how he got Ross Leonhart’s attention at the Vail Daily newspaper. More than a few skiers define the success of their day by how many runs they take.  With the data included in the mega passes phone apps, vertical feet is easy to measure.  And Jonathan showed us what felt like a record.  Since it involved the same run, listen to Jonathan’s “ice-breakers” with the lift ops, and growing relationship with them through his bell-to-bell day. He might live in Austin, TX, but Jonathan seems better suited for the Rockies!

https://www.vaildaily.com/news/how-this-skier-got-a-cool-90k-vertical-at-beaver-creek-in-one-day/

 

23 – Postcards from Dan and Jeff Blows Backyard Snow

23 – Postcards from Dan and Jeff Blows Backyard Snow

After COVID shut down Dan’s Utah ski trip last season, he and his wife, Lori, made plans to spend a month in a ski town.  This will be a continuing update as Dan reports back to us from the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon just south of Salt Lake City Utah.  Hear about planning, pitching a month away to the boss, and starting the journey heading to the dream trip of every skier.

Then Jeff, our best friend and ski pal, takes us through what it takes to cover his personal ski resort (i.e. his back yard) with snow.  Jeff knows DIY Snowmaking like no other.  And his lesson is sure to inspire anyone else similarly curious.

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