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24Oct 2017 by Olson | Tolan Team Blog

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SMART HOME

Published on August 1, 2017 Author steamboatsir IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK … A LOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY The evolution of smart home technology takes the term “remote control” to a new level. It wasn’t that long ago that home entertainment systems required loading DVDs into huge drives, storing 2-foot-deep televisions into large entertainment media consoles, managing a stock pile of remote controls, and mounting speakers to walls. Well, those days are over. Smart home technology has evolved to allow homeowners to control everything from thermostats, lighting, and door locks, to monitoring media and security remotely. Even the term “touch of a button” is obsolete when homes are being controlled with customized apps that are loaded onto smart phones and tablets—so it’s really the “touch of a touch…

IT’S OFFICIAL – SALE OF STEAMBOAT SKI AREA IS FINALIZED

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Published on July 31, 2017 Author steamboatsir IT’S OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL – STEAMBOAT SKI AREA SALE IS FINALIZED It’s officially official. The sale of the Steamboat Ski Area, as part of Intrawest Resort Holdings, is now final, according to a story released Monday by the Steamboat Today. The new joint venture of KSL Capital Partners and Henry Crown and Company (HCC) will combine Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, KSL, Intrawest and Mammoth Resorts into one company with a total of 12 mountain resorts. The new entity’s resorts include ski areas in Colorado (Steamboat Ski Area and Winter Park), California (Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, Snow Summit, Bear Mountain and June Mountain), Canada (Blue Mountain in Ontario and Mont Tremblant in Quebec), Vermont (Stratton Mountain Resort) and West Virginia (Snowshow Mountain Resort). In a news…

GETTING YOUR LEGS READY FOR SKI SEASON

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GETTING YOUR SKI LEGS BACK – THE IMPORTANCE OF WINTER SKI CONDITIONING A good time to think about ski conditioning is … right now. Skiing and snowboarding are not only fun, exhilarating ways to get some fresh air, and to spend some time with friends and family in our beautiful Rocky Mountains. They are also physically demanding activities. That’s why it’s so important to be proactive, not reactive, and to prepare for the upcoming season with a good ski conditioning regimen, says Emily Harris, Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) at Steamboat Spine & Sports Physical Therapy. No one knows how much strain skiing and snowboarding can put on our bodies like physical therapists. They’re the ones who deal with all the injuries that can result from imbalances and weaknesses in the body. “Even if…