Ski season is upon us. It’s been several months since we’ve talked about ski vacations, but with ski areas and resorts now opening around the country, this week we’re talking to two experts: Molly Mahar, the president of Ski Vermont, and Dan Sherman, the chief marketing officer of Ski.com, about the upcoming season. With Robert Silk, our ski reporter, we examine the demand for this year’s slopes for and skiers and riders, Epic- and Ikon-pass sales, new mountain technology and, finally – what does make skiing and snowboarding so great?

This episode was recorded Wednesday, Dec. 1 and has been edited for length and clarity.

In the discussion, we reference a previous episode: A recording earlier this year with Rusty Gregory, the CEO of Alterra, and Natalie Ooi, a professor at Colorado State University, about how the pandemic had changed skier and rider behavior and how ski resorts had adapted to the new reality. Check that out here: https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Folo/ski-industry-survives-thrives 

Episode sponsor:

This episode of the Folo by Travel Weekly is sponsored by Princess Cruises.

Related reading: 

Club Med returns to North American slopes with Quebec resort: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Club-Med-back-to-North-American-slopes-with-Quebec-resort 

Season-pass and hotel demand indicate top year for ski slopes: https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Season-pass-and-hotel-demand-indicate-top-year-for-ski-slopes 

Vail resorts will forecast wait times for ski lifts in app: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Vail-Resorts-innovation-forecasts-wait-times-for-ski-lifts

 

Ski season is upon us. It&rsquo;s been several months since we&rsquo;ve talked about ski vacations, but with ski areas and resorts now opening around the country, this week we&rsquo;re talking to two experts: Molly Mahar, the president of Ski Vermont, and Dan Sherman, the chief marketing officer of Ski.com, about the upcoming season. With Robert Silk, our ski reporter, we examine the demand for this year&rsquo;s slopes for and skiers and riders, Epic- and Ikon-pass sales, new mountain technology and, finally &ndash; what does make skiing and snowboarding so great?
This episode was recorded Wednesday, Dec. 1 and has been edited for length and clarity.
In the discussion, we reference a previous episode: A recording earlier this year with Rusty Gregory, the CEO of Alterra, and Natalie Ooi, a professor at Colorado State University, about how the pandemic had changed skier and rider behavior and how ski resorts had adapted to the new reality. Check that out here: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Folo/ski-industry-survives-thrives">https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Folo/ski-industry-survives-thrives </a>
Episode sponsor:
This episode of the Folo by Travel Weekly is sponsored by <a href="https://www.princess.com">Princess Cruises</a>.
Related reading: 
Club Med returns to North American slopes with Quebec resort: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Club-Med-back-to-North-American-slopes-with-Quebec-resort">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Club-Med-back-to-North-American-slopes-with-Quebec-resort </a>
Season-pass and hotel demand indicate top year for ski slopes: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Season-pass-and-hotel-demand-indicate-top-year-for-ski-slopes">https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Season-pass-and-hotel-demand-indicate-top-year-for-ski-slopes </a>
Vail resorts will forecast wait times for ski lifts in app: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Vail-Resorts-innovation-forecasts-wait-times-for-ski-lifts">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Vail-Resorts-innovation-forecasts-wait-times-for-ski-lifts</a>
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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors explore ideas, share experiences and provide insight into what they&rsquo;ve uncovered while reporting on some of the biggest trends in travel.

Hosted by Rebecca Tobin, managing editor of Travel Weekly

The Folo by Travel Weekly

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week. 

In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about.  

You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do. 

Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.