Category: People
Corporate Climbing
Many a hardcore climber has had a youthful fling with the vertical, but eventually succumbed to the gravitational forces in work life. Jan Holan is one of the lucky ones—he discovered a way to parlay his yen for climbing into a new industry and a multimillion dollar business. In 1994, Holan founded what is now […]
Weekend Road Warriors
Five hours in the car, fast food for dinner. Road markers race by your window and eventually you stop for gas. In this weather, you could be stuck on Interstate 80 for hours, waiting for crews to untangle a seven-car pileup or for a road full of truckers to don their chains for another routine […]
Slopes sold to big buyers
Lake Tahoe saw the sale of two of its iconic ski resorts this past fall, as Vail Resorts purchased Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort and private equity fund KSL Capital Partners bought Squaw Valley USA. Both companies plan to bring a wealth of expertise and improvements to their respective mountains, though many wonder if corporate ownership will destroy […]
