Broomfield, CO – Ski resort operator Vail Resorts, Inc. on Friday reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 ended January 31, 2017, and provided the company’s ski season-to-date metrics through March 5, 2017. Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. was $149.2 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2017, an increase of 27.5% … Continue reading Vail Resorts Reports Second Quarter Results
Deux-Alpes, France – A British skier is clinging to life and an Italian skier is dead following a high-speed collision on the slopes of Deux-Alpes over the weekend. The incident at 5 p.m. local time on Sunday occurred on an intermediate blue run at the resort in the French Alps. The Italian, 52, was unconscious … Continue reading 1 Skier Dead, 1 Severely Injured in High-Speed Slope Collision
Aspen, CO – The 10th victim of a fatal accident at a Colorado ski resort this season has been laid to rest. Andrew Garcia, who was stationed at the U.S. Army’s Fort Sill in Oklahoma, passed away on Feb. 23 at a hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., following a snowboarding accident at Buttermilk ski area in Aspen … Continue reading Californian Soldier Dies Snowboarding at Buttermilk
Maggie Valley, NC – Damage to a chairlift from a storm on Thursday has ended the season for North Carolina’s Wolf Ridge Ski Resort. “Unfortunately we discovered that our Quad Lift ( the main lift for the slopes ) was damaged by the electrical storm we had last Thursday morning,” resort officials posted to the … Continue reading Storm Damage Closes N.C. Ski Resort for the Season
Mt. Hood, OR – Authorities have given hope that a man missing since last Tuesday at Oregon’s Mount Hood Meadows will be found alive. Rescuers with the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office have been looking for Steve Leavitt, 57, of The Dalles for nearly a week on the ground and from the air using fixed-wing aircraft, a … Continue reading Mt. Hood Rescue Mission Turns Into Recovery Effort
Montpelier, VT – Ahead of a monster Nor’easter barreling its way up the Eastern Seaboard towards New England, Vermont’s ski and snowboard resorts have continued snowmaking operations to rebuild bases for spring skiing well into April and beyond. “March is historically the snowiest month of the season in Vermont,” said Ski Vermont President Parker Riehle. “And … Continue reading Vermont Ski Areas March into Spring with Winter Weather and Snowmaking Power
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating a fatal ski accident at Lake Louise Ski Resort that occurred yesterday. Mounties indicate that the yet-unnamed 34-year-old victim was from Rocky Mountain House, a rural Alberta town northeast of the ski resort. He was skiing the front side lower mountain of … Continue reading Fatal Ski Accident at Lake Louise
