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Ikon Pass Announces Addition of Arapahoe Basin SnowBrains | August 2, 2019 Arapahoe Basin, CO. Credit: A-Basin Facebook The Ikon Pass community continues to grow with the addition of Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado. Now Ikon Pass holders have access to snow at 40 global destinations, including six in Colorado. Related: Arapahoe Basin, CO Ends Partnership with Vail Resorts […]
Soldier Mountain Ski Area Up For Sale By: UnofficialNet | July 24, 2019 Soldier Mountain Ski Area is up for sale on Craigslist. The ski resort has had a wild past decade with Bruce Willis – yes, that Bruce Willis – handing off ownership of the ski hill to a local non-profit. That non-profit then sold the ski area […]
Possible Return for Maine’s Third Largest Ski Area By: Matt Lorelli | July 30, 2019 The Portland Press Herald is reporting that a Boston investment firm is attempting to purchase the defunct Saddleback ski resort near Rangley, ME. The resort has been out of operation since the 2014-2015 ski season. Locals may be hesitant due to a few […]
Only One Ski Area Is Still Open In The United States By: UnofficialNet | July 29, 2019 It’s mid-summer, but one ski area is still open for skiing and riding. Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon is still spinning lifts and offering up daily skiing and snowboarding on the Palmer Glacier. Timberline Lodge offers skiing from 7am to […]
BREAKING: “Base-to-Base” Gondola APPROVED From Squaw Valley to Alpine Meadows, CA SnowBrains | July 23, 2019 The Base-to-Base Gondola. The Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the “Base-to-Base” Gondola from Squaw Valley to Alpine Meadows, CA with a mid-station in the White Wolf property/mini ski resort in North Lake Tahoe, California today. Gondola Update: The […]
Vail Resorts to Acquire Peak Resorts, Owner of 17 U.S. Ski Areas PRNewswire July 22, 2019 BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) today announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding stock of Peak Resorts, Inc. (SKIS) at a purchase price of $11.00 per share, subject to […]
Bariloche, Argentina Just Got Slammed With One of the Biggest Snowfalls in the Last 20-Years SnowBrains | July 22, 2019 Picture postcard views. Credit: Facebook Just under 48″, that’s four FEET of snow just fell on Cerro Catedral Ski Resort in Bariloche, Argentina over the last couple of days. Resort staff have been working extra hard to […]
Delta Airlines Eliminates Fee for Sporting Equipment Including Skis and Bikes By: UnofficialNet | July 19, 2019 You can now fly around the world on Delta Airlines with your skis, surfboards, bicycles, golf clubs, scuba gear and other large-sized sporting equipment without paying any additional charge. Delta Airlines:“Delta customers traveling with surfboards, bicycles, golf clubs, scuba gear […]
Top Reasons To Wear a Helmet When Skiing Molly Clark When you were growing up you probably didn’t see that many people on the ski slopes wearing helmets. It wasn’t something that was common until the last decade or so. However, new understanding of the many ways that the brain can be injured has led […]
Ski Area Management magazine is extending a special discount code for 50% off a yearly subscription. Sign in to the Mrmber Benefits page to use the landing page link to obtain the discount. A subscription also give one access to their extensive archives. SAM is the leading magazine giving voice of the mountain resort industry.
The International Ski History Association is providing NSCF Ski clubs a cash back offer to promote a subscription to Skiing History magazine to their club member. Take a run with us and raise money for your club at the same time. Read about skiing’s colorful past in Skiing History. In each issue, the magazine presents […]
Sunlight begins 100-acre expansion project; new East Ridge lift in the works Thomas Phippen Sunlight Mountain Resort is starting a $4 million expansion project to add new routes, about 100 acres of expert skiing terrain, and eventually a new chair lift to its East Ridge. The first phase of the three-year project is currently under […]
