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The Best Secret Ski Towns of North America According To National Geographic By: UnofficialNet | December 31, 2018 Images from Brundage Mountain In the past, National Geographic has put out Best Ski Towns in the World lists that have all been fairly spot on. Now they are dropping the Best Secret Ski Towns of North America. The 10 locations that made the […]
Lawsuit challenges Lake Tahoe ski resort’s new parking fees By Associated Press Wed, Jan 1, 2020 (11:58 a.m.) CRYSTAL BAY — Two season pass holders at a Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have filed a lawsuit against the resort’s owner over new parking fees they say were unjustly imposed. Officials at Northstar California Resort near Truckee, California, […]
New York Ski Resort To Reopen After 8 Years By: Francis Xavier December 17, 2019 Excellent news for all you western New York skiers and snowboarders, Cockaigne Ski Resort in Cherry Creek is set to reopen for the first time since it closed in 2011. Cleveland.com reports the resort will feature 13-15 trails and slopes, three lifts, plus a brand new […]
MEIER FAMILY BECOMES SOLE OWNER OF GREEK PEAK AND TOGGENBURG SAM Magazine—Virgil, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2019—John and Christine Meier have become the sole owners of Greek Peak Mountain Resort and Toggenburg Mountain in central New York. They acquired business partner Marc Stemerman’s 50 percent interest in the operations this November. The terms of the buyout […]
VAIL RESORTS ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF ITS YOUTH ACCESS EFFORTS UNDERPINNED BY $10 MILLION CHARITABLE DONATION FROM CEO ROB KATZ 03 December 2019 BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Dec. 3, 2019— Today, as part of its Epic for Everyone platform, Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced a significant expansion of its current youth access efforts, with plans to launch new […]
Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, has died By Elizabeth Wolfe and Scottie Andrew, CNN November 21, 2019 (CNN)Jake Burton Carpenter, the snowboarding pioneer and founder of Burton Snowboards, passed away from complications related to cancer. He was 65. The company announced Carpenter’s death on Thursday in an email to employees. “He […]
Alterra to Acquire Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort This will be the company’s second ski resort in the Green Mountain State. Jon Jay November 13, 2019 Denver, Colo.-based Alterra Mountain Company announced today that it will purchase Sugarbush Resort in Vermont’s Mad River Valley, adding a 15th resort to the company’s growing resort portfolio and becoming the […]
SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Nov. 7, 2019—The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has released its annual Sustainable Slopes report. Nine new resorts joined the NSAA Climate Challenge this past year, raising total participation to 45 resorts. The organization awarded more than $40,000 in grants to support sustainability initiatives. NSAA also recognized four resorts and one individual […]
HELICOPTER LOGGING OPERATIONS BRINGS GLADING TO THE LIFT 9 AREA 09/05/2019 IN THE NEWS BY TELLURIDE SKI RESORT Have you heard the helicopter zooming around Telluride? Helicopter Logging Operations have been taking place in the Lift 9 area for the last couple of weeks. But why is this important and what good is it doing for […]
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Is Now Powers 100% By Renewable Electricity By: UnofficialNet | September 18, 2019 Effective Immediately Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Powers on Wind Iconic Wyoming Ski Area Moves to 100% Renewable Electricity From Jackson Hole Mountain Resorts In an important operational measure, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) proudly announces a full transition to Green Power for its electricity needs. Effective immediately, all-year-round […]
Investor seeks to stop Vail acquisition of Peak Resorts, including Mount Snow By Katy Savage Sep 4 2019 Weeks before shareholders are scheduled to vote on Vail’s $436.6 million acquisition of Peak Resorts, one of Peak’s investors has filed a federal lawsuit against the company. The lawsuit, filed by investor John Field in Missouri Eastern […]
Moody clouds loom over the Big Burn area on Snowmass Ski Area’s opening day Nov. 22. Anna Stonehouse/Snowmass Sun Aspen Skiing Co. applies to replace Big Burn chairlift at Snowmass August 22, 2019 Scott Condon Aspen Skiing Co. wants to replace one of its workhorse chairlifts at Snowmass Ski Area and has asked the […]
