Beginning immediately, I’m going to be writing you a bit extra personally infrequently—pulling again the curtain on what’s taking place behind the scenes at PeakRankings and what’s coming subsequent. On the coronary heart of all that is neighborhood. PeakHouse exists due to the connections we’ve constructed collectively, and I need to ensure we’re creating area to maintain these going exterior of the mountains. (In case you haven’t already, you may be part of our rising Circle neighborhood area right here!)
I’m penning this after being away from residence in Brooklyn for 46 straight days, main PeakHouse journeys throughout Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Austria, and Switzerland—with out a single break to see pals or household in between. It was an absolute whirlwind. Curiosity within the PeakHouse program exploded after our authentic Utah journey in March 2024. Naturally, my intuition was to fulfill that demand head-on. We went from internet hosting one winter journey in 2024 to operating six this season—an enormous leap, however one we felt was value it.
Personally, this season additionally marked a giant shift. As somebody used to solo journey for ski critiques and content material, having a gaggle alongside for the journey made the time move by a lot sooner. There’s one thing transformative about experiencing an journey with others as a substitute of going it alone.
There have been so many standout moments this season that it’s arduous to choose favorites—however just a few will follow me for a very long time.
Within the Dolomites, Rick led us on a mission to a hidden, horse-drawn floor elevate he remembered from a previous journey. It took practically 4 hours of snowboarding from our base village simply to succeed in it, however the journey (and the throwback elevate) was 100% value it.
