Ted Katauskas

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Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Who Is the Sign-Waving Guy in the Chicken Suit I See in Local Roundabouts?

2 months ago | vailmag.com | Ted Katauskas

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, essentially shutting down Vail and Beaver Creek, McMahon, furloughed from his job at Beano’s Cabin, suddenly had a lot of time on his hands. So he started snowshoeing up Beaver Creek Mountain. On one of those sojourns, he happened upon the resort’s snow stake camera and decided to have a little fun—posting a sign protesting a decision by Vail Resorts (VR) to shutter its workforce housing.
Find Bode Miller’s Peak Skis on the Slopes But Not in Retail Stores

Dec 20, 2024 | aspensojo.com | Ted Katauskas

Last we visited with Bode Miller in 2019, the six-time Olympic medalist was testing a $1,600 pair of handmade Italian racing skis on Vail Mountain’s Swingsville as an ambassador for Bomber, a luxury brand headquartered in New York City with a Fifth Avenue penthouse showroom.
Aspen's Winter Epicenter

Dec 18, 2024 | aspensojo.com | Ted Katauskas

In 2010, restaurateurs Craig and Samantha Cordts-Pearce took over the lease of a once-moribund Silver Circle Ice Rink and upped the ambience with holiday lights, boughs of holly, music, and in a pique of genius, retooled the skate shack to sling not just blades but gourmet burgers and hand-cut fries. “It’s a yin-yang thing,” says Craig.
Winterfest and Ice Castles Will Delight and Amaze

Dec 18, 2024 | vailmag.com | Ted Katauskas

On January 10, ice sculptor Paul Wertin will begin installing Night Owls, another dazzling display of illuminated ice sculptures along the Gore Creek Promenade for the 18th iteration of Vail Winterfest, an ethereal outdoor gallery sponsored by the Town of Vail’s Art in Public Places Program.
Why You Won't Find Bode Miller’s Peak Skis in Any Retail Store

Dec 4, 2024 | vailmag.com | Ted Katauskas

Last we visited with Bode Miller in 2019, the six-time Olympic medalist was testing a $1,600 pair of handmade Italian racing skis on Vail Mountain’s Swingsville as an ambassador for Bomber, a luxury brand headquartered in New York City with a Fifth Avenue penthouse showroom.
Editor's Note: Ski Town Diplomacy

Nov 22, 2024 | vailmag.com | Ted Katauskas

a few days after booking a stay last December at Chetzeron, a mountaintop luxury hotel in Switzerland’s Crans-Montana, I received an e-mail from my host, Sami Lamaa, introducing me to a friend of his who was traveling to Vail for the first time and asking if I might show her around.
Vail Resorts' Swiss Expansion Is Good News for Epic Pass Holders

Nov 21, 2024 | vailmag.com | Ted Katauskas

Nowhere does a new ski day dawn more brilliantly than at Chetzeron, a boutique hotel perched on a snowfield high above Crans-Montana, a chic resort village anchoring the French-speaking canton of Valais in the Rhone Valley of the Swiss Alps.
Marble Distilling Models Sustainability

Jun 12, 2024 | aspensojo.com | Ted Katauskas

A decade ago, in 2014, Connie Baker and Carey Shanks ditched laudable if not lucrative conventional careers (she as a pharmaceutical industry marketing consultant, he as a specialist in sustainable new business development) with the goal of building the nation’s first “net-zero” craft distillery. They started by demolishing an old farmhouse that once stood on a vacant lot Baker owned at the east end of Carbondale’s Main Street.
Editor's Note: Avy Savvy

Jan 2, 2024 | aspensojo.com | Ted Katauskas

Some things are a given. Like when Michelin announced it would be adding Aspen and Vail restaurants to its esteemed culinary guide, it was a forgone conclusion that Bosq would receive a coveted star (and the next day would sell out for the entire season. Another no brainer?
Colorado Snow Dogs

Jan 2, 2024 | aspensojo.com | Ted Katauskas

The Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment (C-RAD) Winter Course is known as a sort of Top Gun school for avalanche rescue dogs and their handlers. Every winter, a different Colorado ski resort hosts the annual training event, known as Dog School, and last season it was Snowmass Mountain’s turn. In February 2023, photojournalist Jeremy Swanson spent four days on the mountain documenting how green handlers and their pups learn to search for and find victims buried beneath tons of snow.