Articles by erica
Premiere season. The unofficial start on bringing skiing back into our lives for winter. Reuniting with faces lost over the summer months, it's certainly a way to get everyone back together again. This time around I had to the chance to be on the behind the scenes side of the premiere and...
During the weekend of the Beartooth Summer Session, naked laps were taken, backflips were thrown, Boxcar Burgers were eaten, money was raised, hot dogs were grilled, and prizes were won. Friday evening, a majority of the crew headed out of Red Lodge to Bear Creek Saloon, home of Montana's...
A summer skiing experience unlike anything else in North America, Beartooth Basin, just off of Beartooth pass, features steep terrain in one of the largest wilderness areas along the Montana/Wyoming border. The Fourth Annual Beartooth Summer Session took off on June 5th, 2014. Presented with...
Who is Khai Krepela?
Who am I, some kid from Park City Utah who likes to ski.
You started the year off pretty well with your big win at Killington's Rails to Riches, how did that change your outlook or motivate you for this season?
Well I guess it just kick started my year right off the...
Photo: Sean Thomas
**[Robert Cummings begins the Q&A, it is noted where I (Erica) take over].
Lets start with the basics:
Favorite Color
Best Lodge Snack
Three Park Tunes to Bump
Three Pow Tunes to Bump
Favorite Lift Ride Pastime.
Black
Pizza
It's hard to say, I tend to just...
You may know Ben Wannamaker as a skier or a writer, however this summer he will take the position as the head digger at Camp of Champions. I asked him a few questions about how he got to where he is, and what's in store this summer and beyond.
Photo: Stewart Medford
What was it like growing...
Ashley Battersby is a skier and the owner of her self- run clothing company, A-Bomb Apparel. I caught up with her to talk about life, her company, and the state of women's skiing in an industry primarily dominated by men.
Photo: Riley Snyder
Tell us a little about yourself outside of skiing...
Granite Peak is located in Wausau, Wisconsin and calls itself "Your Modern Midwest Mountain". I took my first trip out to the hill in central Wisconsin and found just that, Granite Peak effectively makes a Midwestern hill feel a little more like a western ski area.
The Base Village:
Upon first...
April 3rd, 2014
6:00 p.m.
I look out the window to see large snowflakes falling and accumulating on the ground below me. The first snowstorm of April awaits us. I could barely contain myself enough to get good rest that night. Getting a "powder day" in Minnesota seems more rare than finding a...
My story is not out of the ordinary, I learned to ski when I was around 8 years old. When I say learn, I mean learned to bomb 200 vertical foot hills. A year later, I snagged my brother’s old snowboard, and set off to be like him. My first day, he instantly took me away from the bunny hill and...
I took a minute to catch up with my good friend Jamie Walter- Photographer, Snow Reporter at Sugarloaf Mountain, pizza enthusiast, and a crowd favorite mod recently earning a spot as the NS Photo Content Manager... including a brand new red name.
A Self Portrait
Name three facts the average...
For those of you who have read any of my previous articles, it’s likely clear that I have been born and raised in the flat lands of the Midwest, specifically Minnesota. Upon college selection I (unintentionally) ended up nearby home at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis with the promise...
This winter has been brutally cold compared to others in the past, going weeks at a time in sub zero temperatures, and wind chill conditions up to -60°F. Not your normal dry cold either, these temperatures have a way of chilling down to the bone. I woke up this morning to a temperature of -15°F...
Minnesota Skiing: A Perspective
Chances are if I’m on a chairlift out west and mention I’m from Minnesota I’m going to get one of two responses. The first being that they send their condolences for my burden of bearing the ice, cold, and lack of vertical. Other responses including, “are there...
Top 10 Hottest Skiers Right Now According To Erica (Extended Edition)
**Per Mr. Bishop’s request, I am submitting my list in article form**
Original Thread: http://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/767372/page/2/
December 8th, 2013
After disappointment in the selections...