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Tracy Ross weaves her way through wide-open powder at Keystone’s Bergman Bowl in February 2016. The U.S. Forest Service recently approved a new lift and trails in the area. Photo by Phil Lindeman / Summit Daily archives Forest Service approves new lift and trails in Keystone Resort’s Bergman Bowl by Nicole Miller February 19, 2021 […]
The Black businesswomen bringing diversity to ski slopes Sara Gill and Streisand Neto, special to CNN February 18, 2021 (CNN) — In January 2019, Simisola Oke traveled with a friend to Flachau, one of Austria’s busiest ski areas. Following their arrival, they were greeted with many hellos and waves from fellow skiers. Initially, “we just assumed […]
Maine’s Big Squaw Would Become Moosehead Lake Ski Resort Under New Owners Improvements would include a new upper mountain quad, expanded terrain and snowmaking, a base village Stuart Winchester January 25, 2021 And he set sail for Florida on a boat hewn from bootleg timber If all goes well, the negligent and incompetent owner of […]
The master plan for Big White Ski Resort. Image courtesy of Big White via the Government of British Columbia. Big White, BC’s Master Plans Up to 2089: Doubling Lifts, Skiable Terrain, & More Liam Abbott January 12, 2021 Big White is known by many as one of the go-to destinations for skiing and snowboarding in British Columbia […]
10 Moments That Redefined Northeast Skiing in 2020 How the pass wars, Covid-19, a major resort re-opening, and diversity drove the narrative in lift-served skiing Stuart Winchester I’ll spare you the clichés. We all lived through it. 2020 is almost over. We’ll carry its baggage into 2021 and we’ll carry it for the rest of […]
Lift-Served Skiing Returns to Saddleback After Five-Year Hiatus Ski area eases into new era with a high-speed lift and an understated opening Stuart Winchester December 16, 2020 The mountain reopened on a Tuesday. There were no day ticket sales. None of the carnival trappings that may have attended such a stalled and triumphant re-entry into […]
Sending Thoughts and Prayers to Save Your Ski Season As Europe considers shutdown, U.S. carries on Stuart Winchester November 29, 2020 When Italy closed tighter than a submarine in early March to stop the spread of Covid-19, I was skeptical that the United States would ever follow it into lockdown, despite the desperate pleas blipping across Twitter like Morse-coded messages from […]
Indy Pass, the upstart second-year multipass that delivers two days at each partner mountain for $199, today announced that Vermont’s Jay Peak would become its 57th partner ski area.
A district court ruling suspends a ban on J-1 and H-2B visa workers, opening doors for ski areas that rely on the seasonal immigrant workers. But resorts that typically have visa employees on deck by fall are seeing surging applications from locals.
The Future of POWDER Magazine We still have work to do—and two more issues to make. October 5, 2020 By Sierra Shafer As we are all painfully aware, COVID-19 has dramatically impacted our lives this year, leaving the future shrouded in uncertainty. There is little it hasn’t touched and, going forward, this now includes POWDER Magazine. On […]
Alterra Mountain Company: Ikon Pass holders will not need reservations at most destinations this winter September 16, 2020 by FREESKIER On September 14, Alterra Mountain Company officials provided a statement outlining basic winter protocols for the upcoming ski season. The Denver-based holding company, which owns and operates 15 resort destinations across North America, stated that in most […]
Park City ski area sets COVID-19 guidelines, including no walk-up tickets By Julie Jag August 29, 2020 Walk-up lift tickets have become a casualty of COVID-19, at least at Park City Mountain Resort and other Vail Resorts-owned properties. PCMR announced Thursday it plans to open as per usual on Nov. 20. Yet that date and […]
