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Saddleback Purchase Completed The defunct Maine ski resort is slated to reopen next winter. Friday, January 31, 2020 NewEnglandSkiIndustry.com After a half decade of drama, Saddleback Mountain has finally been sold. According to the Portland Press Herald, Arctaris Impact Fund acquired the resort from the Berry family this afternoon for $6.5 million. The firm was […]
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Climate Change Is Killing Alpine Skiing as We Know It Lower-altitude resorts may be left almost bare by the end of the century. By Catherine Bosley and Boris Groendahl January 15, 2020, 12:00 AM EST At the northern edge of the Alps, ski runs near the foot of Germany’s highest mountain snake down the greenish-brown slopes […]
The #1 Most Underrated State For Skiing and Riding By: UnofficialNet | September 12, 2018 Cover Image of the High Peaks by Doug Livingston | Above Image: Whiteface Mountain When you think of states with great skiing a few jumps to most people’s mind right away. Colorado, Utah, and Vermont have all established themselves as states with […]
Why Boomers Are to Blame for the Declining Ski Industry SnowBrains January 24, 2020 Skiing is the quintessential winter pastime. But recently, the multi-billion dollar industry is in decline. The number of skiers is falling fast and the industry is scrambling to make up the difference. Is this going to be the end of the ski […]
Drive It If You Can Most Dangerous Roads In The US To A Ski Area January 22, 2020 Alex Silgalis This article may contain affiliate / compensated links. For full information, please see our disclaimer here. Before arriving to your favorite ski resort, the first major obstacle is the road to get there. For some, […]
Snowcat Bursts Into Flames @ Keystone Ski Resort By: Francis Xavier | January 24, 2020 Pretty sure Keystone wanted to keep this one on the low, but Summit County Fire posted a picture of one of the snowcats ablaze and now the local news picked up on it. There’s something fishy about the post, as they don’t specify what day this happened (one morning last week) or […]
Hit the slopes! Minnesota boasts numerous skiing options Of course, Minnesota isn’t necessarily considered a downhill skiing mecca; but for what it’s worth, there’s a ski option within driving distance virtually anywhere you live in the state. Written By: Bria Barton / Forum News Service | Jan 24th 2020 Skiers take their time coming down the hill […]
The Yampa Valley Regional Airport recently received a $1.6 million grant to construct a new terminal. Eleanor C. Hasenbeck $3.2M expansion project at Yampa Valley Regional Airport gets final approval January 21, 2020 Derek Maiolo STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A $3.2 million project to expand the Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden gained final approval during […]
National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat January 2020 Baby Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z Are All Changing The $8 Trillion Travel Industry in the Same Way, Opening Up Major Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Marketers. The global travel industry is significantly large at $8 trillion through 2018. While it has undergone changes in the past ten years […]
Women on the Freeride World Tour Finally Compete for Equal Prize Money This historic advancement of the sport is exactly what skiing needs January 15, 2020 By Jake Stern When the best freeride skiers in the world line up at the starting gates in Hakuba next week, they will be competing for an equal prize, […]
The greatest ski crashes and slams from MSP’s “Return to Send’er” January 16, 2020 by Sam Taggart We all love a good crash segment–there’s just something ridiculous about watching someone else tumble down a mountain, tomahawking in bottomless powder, knowing they’ll be A-OK once they come to a halt. Thankfully, Matchstick Productions has compiled the best […]
