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As Share Prices Tumble, Wall Street Says Vail Needs to Clean Up Operations Share price went from $372 in November to $276 in February, following national criticism over its management and sales strategies. FEBRUARY 18, 2022 FREDERICK DREIER Wall Street analysts have a clear—if somewhat harsh—message for Vail Resorts amid reports of overcrowding, staff shortages, […]
LOCAL LODGE OWNERS TO ACQUIRE WHITE PINE SKI RESORT SAM Magazine—Pinedale, Wyo., January 19, 2022—The owners of Lakeside Lodge in Pinedale, Wyo., Audrey and Kyle Odermann, have entered into a contract to purchase all assets of nearby White Pine Ski Resort from majority owners Robyn and Alan Blackburn, pending issuance of a new U.S. Forest […]
PETTIGREW OUT AT STEVENS PASS, FORTUNE NAMED INTERIM GM SAM Magazine—Leavenworth, Wash., Jan. 12, 2022—The ongoing operational and guest experience challenges at Vail Resorts-owned Stevens Pass, Wash., appear to have necessitated a change in leadership.Tom Fortune Tom Fortune, general manager of Heavenly, Calif., also owned by Vail Resorts, shared a message as the “new interim general […]
Gunstock becomes the fourth New Hampshire ski area with active expansion plans Stuart Winchester November 7, 2021 Gunstock looks to expand in three directions, transforming the resort They’re littered across the Northeast: the lost ski area in the shadow of the survivor. Highmont, overgrown beside thriving Belleayre. Timber Ridge, intact and skiable but liftless off the back side of […]
Sophie Goldschmidt Appointed as U.S. Ski & Snowboard President & CEO By U.S. Ski & Snowboard September, 27 2021 U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today the appointment of Sophie Goldschmidt as the organization’s next President and CEO. Goldschmidt will officially begin on October 18th, taking over from current President and CEO Tiger Shaw. Goldschmidt will […]
DODGE RIDGE SOLD TO MOUNTAIN HIGH OWNERS SAM Magazine—Pinecrest, Calif., Aug. 17, 2021—California’s Dodge Ridge Ski Resort is being acquired by Mountain High Resort, Calif., owners Invision Capital and Karl Kapuscinski, Mountain High president and CEO. Longtime Dodge Ridge owners Frank and Sally Helm are retiring. The Helm family has owned and operated the ski […]
Blue Mountain Resort sold for $32 million to group that includes Camelback operator By JON HARRIS THE MORNING CALL August 09, 2021 Blue Mountain Resort has officially been sold, ushering in a new chapter for the longtime Carbon County ski destination that involves a familiar name who has led the operation for the last 15 years […]
Extell Eyes Partnership With Deer Valley For Mayflower Resort By BEN LASSETER August 6, 2021 The developer of the Mayflower Mountain Resort said it could have skiers on the slopes in less than two years. Whether those slopes access Deer Valley Resort remains to be seen. Extell Utah, the developer of the Mayflower Mountain Resort, hopes […]
Toggenburg Mountain ski resort sold, will close after nearly 70 years By Rick Moriarty August 3, 2021 Fabius, N.Y. — The owner of Song and Labrador mountains has purchased the Toggenburg Mountain ski resort in Fabius and plans to close it. Peter Harris, president of Intermountain Management (also known as SkiCNY.com), owner and operator of Song […]
Snow Valley • Ski Marmot Basin • Titus Mountain • Montage Mountain The Indy Pass packs 72 independent resorts onto one pass for just $279 Indy Pass’s first SoCal resort rises to nearly 8000 feet above the Los Angeles Basin in the San Bernardino Mountains. Snow Valley Mountain Resort, in Running Springs California, features 13 lifts including Southern […]
America’s Hidden Mega Ski Pass: 3 Days Each at 48 Mountains, Plus a Season Pass, for $299 Ski Cooper assembles the strongest coast-to-coast reciprocal lift ticket plan in U.S. skiing Stuart Winchester The map is beautiful. Simple and clear, it lays out Ski Cooper’s nationwide regiment of partners. Buy the mountain’s $299 ($249 for renewing passholders) […]
Eagle Point, Utah and Sundown, Iowa Join Indy Pass Indy Pass now has 68 partner ski areas, with more to come this summer Stuart Winchester June 22, 2021 Indy Pass today announced the addition of Utah’s Eagle Point Resort and Iowa’s Sundown Mountain Resort, increasing the pass’ total 2021-22 roster to 68 ski areas across the […]
