I think it’s safe to say that everyone has their favorite road trip food/drink combination. On my recent road trip, I was thinking of my favorite combos and thought I’d open up a discussion on Roopedog.com to see if there is another combo out there that I am missing… Here are some faves that come [...]

Web based ski video project, ColdAsIce.TV, featuring ski chicks Grete Eliassen, Keri Herman, and Meg Olenick, and sponsored by GoPro, WIDSIX, WebItDesigns, Discrete, and Flylow Gear, releases their 50th edit to rave reviews. Although coldasice.tv ( http://coldasice.tv/ ) revolves around the lives of 3 professional female skiers, they will continue to drop edits year round. [...]

Normally, I cruise around to links my friends share with me and various topics spark an idea… and I write a blog post about how annoying people are, how to improve something, how to avoid things, tips, tricks, etc. With this article “Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A “Social Media Expert”… and neither should [...]

An excellent online presence is essential for professional athletes to create a unique image in the minds of fans, potential fans and sponsors. A well designed digital brand and athletic website offers athletes the opportunity to maintain public value and is the best way to grab the attention of visitors, fans, future sponsors, etc. Widsix.com [...]

Off to a rough start, Nick began the season tumbling through hidden rocks and breaking his scapula in December 2010. Nick healed quickly and was back skiing by late January 2011 only missing some of the early part of this epic ski season. Shortly after getting back on his skis, Nick competed in the Crested [...]

It’s May 9th, Vanessa Aadland, professional skier and pro ski bum, is curled up in her sheets watching it rain galore on Salt Lake City, which means, it’s snowing up canyon adding on to the record breaking snow pack in the Wasatch. Looking back at her season she immediately recalls a roller coaster of events. [...]

An avid freeskiing fan might ask, “What’s up with Jess McMillan this season? Haven’t seen her name on the start list in a while… is she filming ski movies on location? I don’t think so, but I’m sure she’s killing it somewhere” Jess started off the 2010/11 Ski Season by winning the Freeskiing World Tour [...]

The 2010/11 ski season marked the start of Pip’s ski coaching career. After celebrating her former coach, Elana Chase’s, win of the OIWC Pioneering Women award, Pip started passing down her own years of experience on the slopes to the junior athletes on the Alta-Bird team, based in Utah. “Coaching the Alta-Bird team is one [...]