Since they are going to listen I figured I should at least provide them my 10 minutes of tough love free consulting. Here's to hoping they begin eating a more balanced diet. Stay healthy my friends. WFG

A-Basin still has weeks (or months) left in their 20-21 ski season so we head behind the curtain with help from Bryce and Katherine.  Wintry Mix is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  @wintrymixcast is shifting to @WFG_DEN on twitter and instagram. Peace. 

The final VM EP for now. Cooking up something special for 92.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

Vibes from four western states, four eastern states and a province. I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  And highlights from the Wintry Mix / Phish Radio collab after the beep. AK's SiriusXM program airs Tuesday, Feb 23 7pET and Saturday 10aET on channel 29.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

Vibes from 6 states and a province. I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is a big part of the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is a big part of the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

Disasters are everywhere but you still gotta go places. It's Wintry Mix Car Talk time with Paul McCarthy our Burlington based skiing mechanic.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

Are you ready Colorado? Joel Gratz of OpenSnow and Jason Maurer of Colorado Mountain School live from Neptune Mountaineering's Virtual Kicking Into Winter Party.  Use code WINTRYMIX to get $10 off ski shop work at Neptune through Nov 30.   This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  Image courtesy of Colorado Ski Country by Carl Frey 

Uphill equipment is flying off shelves in our new Covid world.  My guest is Erik Lambert, co-founder of Bluebird Backcountry heading into year 2 of their hybrid ski area concept in a reshaped world no one saw coming.  The time is right for the new ski area slash backcountry education operation that caters to this booming audience in need of a fitting place to get started. This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

Live from Powderhorn just before the Covid shutdowns. Is this a place built to weather the storm? Perhaps.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

Next ski season? In April we met Rosey, John and Chad. In May we meet John's kids and a new wildcard. Send in your predictions to the pod voicemail 802 560 5003. Follow @wintrymixcast. The new Covid vs Ski Business FB group is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/skiingvscovid/ This all sucks. Stay safe. 

Exactly how f*ucked is the business of skiing and therefore the communities around skiing? AK attempts to place betting odds on three different potential scenarios as of early April 2020. Send in your predictions to the pod voicemail 802 560 5003. Follow @wintrymixcast.  This all sucks. Stay safe. 

AK is joined by Doug Stenclik of Aspen, Carbondale and Vail based Cripple Creek Backcountry, Rebecca Kaufman who runs Ullrs Tavern and Wake N Bacon in Winter Park, and Matt Gebo of Visit Mammoth.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  AK

AK is joined by Mountain Outfitters Doug and Cindy of Breckenridge from Quickpod 4, Dave Amirault of SLC from Quickpod 3 and Clinton Desveaux from Atlantic Canada. This is the final Quickpod for now. We all grasp we're screwed and now it's just a question of to what degree and for how long. So we start to look at some of those questions.  Recorded at 4pm Mountain Time on Wednesday, March 18. Follow the podcast @wintrymixcast on instagram or twitter. Leave a voicemail at 802 560 5003. And toss me pile of 5 star apple podcast reviews if you appreciate what I delivered for everyone over the last week of wild times. 

AK is joined by his mom as well as Senior VP at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Matt Mosteller.  Recorded at 5pm Mountain Time on Tuesday, March 17.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods. 

AK is joined by Doug Bittinger and Cindy Reese, proprietors of Mountain Outfitters in Breckenridge right as Summit County, Colorado announced nearly all business will be closed and all visitors are to leave (and all recent visitors to the area should distance themselves).  Recorded at 4:30pm Monday, March 16th.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Quickpods. 

AK is joined by Maddy Grainger, Mark Warner, Dave Amirault and Katie Clifford as we all come to grips with our future in and out of the mountains. Recorded Sunday, March 15 at 6pm Mountain Time.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods.   

Joining AK is Jay Peak's Steve Wright, SAM Magazine's Dave Meeker and Mike Rogge of Verb Cabin and Mountain Gazette. Recorded moments after Alterra and Vail Resorts (and others) announced indefinite closures.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods.   

A few minutes on the horn with the News Director at Krystal 93 in Dillon, Colorado about life and times in ski country while a pandemic spreads. Recorded Friday, March 13 at about 5pm.    Episode 83 will come out once this storm passes. 

On Feb 22 Sugarbush hosted a compelling Protect Our Winters ski industry focused climate panel that deserved the Wintry Mix podcast treatment so the humans can consume it on their schedule.  Win Smith, President, Sugarbush Resort. Panel Moderator. Cameron Wake, PhD, University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute, Research Professor & Climate Scientist. David Perry, Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Special Projects, Founding President & COO, Alterra Mountain Company. Heather Furman, The Nature Conservancy, Vermont State Director. Aaron Rice, POW Athlete Alliance, Ski-Touring World Record Holder. If you have time/interest you can also view the 2hour plus youtube video. This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  AK