National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat
September 2019
Investor Sues to Stop Vail Acquisition of Peak Resorts. A lawsuit has been brought against Peak Resorts by one of its own investors, who seeks to halt the company’s acquisition by Vail Resorts even as Peak has been urging shareholders to submit their proxy votes on the $463.6 million buyout of Peak’s stock and debt. The vote is scheduled to take place at a shareholders meeting Sept. 20. More. SAM
New Mayflower Resort to Connect with Deer Valley. Extell Development Company is building a new mountain resort located right next to Deer Valley Resort outside of Park City, Utah. Extell has purchased roughly 5,600 acres of private land in recent years, including the 2,300-acre Mayflower property where Mayflower Mountain Resort and Village will be built. More. SAM
National Parks and BLM Lands Now Open to E-Bikes. The National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other public lands administered by the Interior Department will now allow pedal-assisted e-bikes on all approved bike trails following an order issued by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Thursday. The order opens approximately 400 national parks and other federally managed backcountry areas to e-bikes. More. SAM
POWDR to Open First Year-Round Action Sports Resort. POWDR is set to open the first year-round action sports resort in the country this winter, called Woodward Park City. The resort will boast state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor venues for snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking, skateboarding, tubing, BMX, parkour, and trampolining. More. SAM
Tirol Glacier Areas Opening Friday after 55cm of September Snowfall. The Stubai glacier in Austria’s Tirol region will open this Friday, 13th September, after a 55cm (22 inch) snowfall over the weekend. Sölden say they will also open their glacier skiing this Friday. Heavy snowfall across the Alps saw most areas with slopes above 1500 meters see fresh snow, with accumulations above 3,000 meters adding up to at least 50cm at resorts in Austria, Italy and Switzerland. More. InTheSnow Ed. Note: InTheSnow is published in Great Britain and focuses on European resorts, hence the measurements are in metric. Will an early winter in the Alps be matched in North America?
Indy Pass Adds Two More Partner Resorts. Indy Pass has added two more resorts to its lineup for the 2019-20 season: Caberfae Peaks in Cadillac, Mich., and Sunrise Park in Greer, Ariz. With these additions, the $199 Indy Pass now has a total of 36 participating ski areas. Passholders get two days at each. More. SAM
Now There’s Après Ski for Dogs. Given the growth in dog-friendly accommodation in the Alps, it is perhaps inevitable that “après ski fun for dogs” would be next. More. InTheSnow
