Rage! Archive

  • Unless you're a no-talent hack, you didn't go in to resort or terrain management in order to provide sub-par service. So why are you neglecting what are often the busiest slopes on your property, which contribute the most to your bottom-line?

    Better Terrain Parks: A Challenge to Ski Area Management

    Posted on January 12, 2012 | 2 Comments
    Unless you're a no-talent hack, you didn't go in to resort or terrain management in order to provide sub-par service. So why are you neglecting what are often the busiest slopes on your property, which contribute the most to your bottom-line?

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  • Here's another customer service issue, it didn't grab any headlines because there's no video, no f-bombs, no skiers vs. snowboarders, but it's poor customer service anyways, at Angel Fire Resort in New Mexico.

    Angel Fire Resort, NM – Customer Service Fail

    Posted on December 31, 2011 | No Comments
    Here's another customer service issue, it didn't grab any headlines because there's no video, no f-bombs, no skiers vs. snowboarders, but it's poor customer service anyways, at Angel Fire Resort in New Mexico.

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  • Leo explains how & why you should lock up your snowboard gear, and also provides a recipe for a steaming bowl of dicks.

    Protect Your Investment

    Posted on December 13, 2011 | 7 Comments
    Leo explains how & why you should lock up your snowboard gear, and also provides a recipe for a steaming bowl of dicks.

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  • I totally appreciate that the weather is beyond their control - I'm just not sure they do.

    Opening Weekend FAIL

    Posted on December 3, 2011 | 1 Comment
    I totally appreciate that the weather is beyond their control - I'm just not sure they do.

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  • I honestly wish this issue would go away and we'd never need to talk about snowboarding and the FIS (or even the IOC) in the same sentence again but unfortunately the Olympics needs the snowboarding loot so...

    Snowboarding in the Olympics: Beating a Dead Horse

    Posted on September 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
    I honestly wish this issue would go away and we'd never need to talk about snowboarding and the FIS (or even the IOC) in the same sentence again but unfortunately the Olympics needs the snowboarding loot so...

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  • Looking at how far the sport has come in the last 15-20 years, it's clear that snowboarders are just like trophy wives: no matter how good you are, tomorrow there will eventually be younger hotter shit than you...

    Progress and Perspective

    Posted on June 10, 2011 | 2 Comments
    Looking at how far the sport has come in the last 15-20 years, it's clear that snowboarders are just like trophy wives: no matter how good you are, tomorrow there will eventually be younger hotter shit than you...

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  • Although we'd like to believe that a feature in a Buyer's Guide means that we should feel safe plunking down a month's worth of summer job wages on a new stunt stick, sadly it seems an appearance in the Buyer's Guide means about as much as that tee-ball trophy.

    Down With Advertorials!

    Posted on May 14, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Although we'd like to believe that a feature in a Buyer's Guide means that we should feel safe plunking down a month's worth of summer job wages on a new stunt stick, sadly it seems an appearance in the Buyer's Guide means about as much as that tee-ball trophy.

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  • In New Jersey they just passed a law requiring minors to wear helmets on the slopes. Why stop at snowboarding? Should kids have to wear helmets on their bikes? On sledding hills? If they're snowboarding down a hill in their neighborhood? In their backyard? Skateboarding in their neighborhood?

    New Jersey Passes Helmet Law for Minors

    Posted on April 27, 2011 | No Comments
    In New Jersey they just passed a law requiring minors to wear helmets on the slopes. Why stop at snowboarding? Should kids have to wear helmets on their bikes? On sledding hills? If they're snowboarding down a hill in their neighborhood? In their backyard? Skateboarding in their neighborhood?

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