Aviemore, Scotland, UK – With Scotland’s resorts reporting the best ski and snowboard season in 14 years, the Scottish Highlands resort of CairnGorm Mountain has confirmed that it will offer skiing and riding into June.nSki Scotland recently announced that since the season began in late November, Scotland’s five mountain resorts have attracted 373,782 customers, beating … Continue reading Scottish Ski Season Continues Into June
Salt Lake City, UT – Proposals pending before the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache unit of the U.S. Forest Service hint at improvements that may greet skiers and riders at Utah’s 13 ski resorts next winter.nThe majority of the state’s ski areas operate under a special use permit on National Forest land. Alta is proposing to improve their snowmaking … Continue reading Forest Service Proposals Give Hint of Improvements Ahead at Utah Ski Resorts
North Woodstock, NH – Ski New Hampshire has compiled this past winter’s visits to the state’s ski and snowboard resorts and has announced a total of 2,228,571 alpine skier and snowboarder visits, a decline of 2.6% from the winter of 2008-09, which itself was the third best on record for skier visits in New Hampshire.nVisits … Continue reading New Hampshire Ski Resort Visitation Down 2.6%
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc. this week announced that the company has acquired Mountain News Corporation (MNC), which operates the online snow sports portal, OnTheSnow.com. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.nFollowing the acquisition, Chad Dyer will remain with MNC, continuing to oversee the operations as global managing director. Craig Altschul will continue as … Continue reading Vail Resorts Buys Parent Company of OnTheSnow.com
Arapahoe Basin, CO – Skiers and riders looking to combine snow and suds will gather Sunday at Arapahoe Basin, as the Colorado ski and snowboard resort will host its ninth annual Festival of the Brewpubs.nFour local Summit County breweries — Backcountry, Breckenridge, Dillon Dam and Pug Ryan’s — will be offering samples of their favorite … Continue reading A-Basin Brewfest This Sunday
Vernon, NJ – Canadian ski resort operator Intrawest’s divestiture of its properties as it struggles to pay off creditors continues this week with the sale of New Jersey’s Mountain Creek ski area to the operators of neighboring Crystal Springs Resort.nAs of Wednesday night, Mountain Creek now belongs to the owners of Crystal Springs, a sprawling … Continue reading Intrawest Sells New Jersey Ski Resort
West Dover, VT – Officials at Mount Snow are planning to replace two fixed-grip chairlifts with high-speed detachable models.nStaffers at the southern Vermont ski and snowboard resort are drafting plans to replace the Summit Local triple chair, built in 1978, with a high-speed six pack. Additionally, the resort wants to replace the Sunbrook Quad, built … Continue reading Mount Snow Planning Two New High-Speed Chairlifts