Keystone, CO – Memorial Day weekend traditionally marks the beginning of summer across the U.S., but it’s been a cool and snowy spring across the Rockies, and Keystone is taking advantage of the weather to mix the seasons this weekend with Summer Remix, a new event with activities ranging from Hawaiian-themed snow tubing and a … Continue reading Colorado’s Keystone Resort Mixes Seasons for Memorial Day Weekend
Stratton Mountain, VT – For those skiers and riders looking for a post-season fix, no fewer than five rail jam competitions will take place across ski and snowboard resorts in the Northeast this holiday weekend.nStratton Mountain and Mount Snow in Vermont are teaming up for a weekend of competition. The action starts on Saturday at … Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend Rail Jams Abound at Northeastern Ski Resorts
Huntington Lake, CA – Following a brief hiccup caused by a delayed U.S. Forest Service permit, new owners closed last Friday on their acquisition of northern California’s Sierra Summit ski area.nSki industry veteran Tim Cohee, whose more than 30 years of experience includes a past stint on the management team of Sierra Summit in the … Continue reading Sale of California’s Sierra Summit Ski Area Now Complete
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc., operator of four popular ski resorts in Colorado and one at Lake Tahoe, has announced that projects underway this summer for the 2010-11 ski and snowboard season will total $75 to 85 million in calendar 2010, including a new chairlift and a new on-mountain restaurant.n”Now that the 2009-2010 ski … Continue reading Vail Resorts to Invest $75 Million-Plus in Ski Area Improvements This Summer
Denver, CO – The final numbers for destination travelers to more than a dozen western mountain resort destinations have been tallied for the 2009-10 ski season, with year-over-year occupancy for the ski season up 1.4 percent and the average nightly rate down 5.8 percent. The Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) released their final winter season … Continue reading Bookings at Western Ski Resorts End Season Slightly Positive
Snowbird, UT – Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort confirmed today that the Utah ski area will continue to offer lift-served skiing and riding through June 20 this year.nPreviously scheduled to close Memorial Day, May 31, this announcement marks the second extension to the resort’s ski season this year. If not extended further, this will make … Continue reading Snowbird Extends Ski Season to June 20
Middlefield, CT – Connecticut’s Powder Ridge ski area, shuttered since 2007, may still find skiers and snowboarders schussing its slopes again after all.nPowder Ridge, with 18 runs spread across 250 acres spanning 500 vertical feet on Beseck Mountain in Middlefield, was the state’s southernmost ski area for its 47 years of operation. Following its closure, … Continue reading Hope Remains for Connecticut’s Powder Ridge Ski Area