Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc., which owns and operates four ski resorts in Colorado and one straddling the California/Nevada border at Lake Tahoe, today reported certain ski season metrics for the current ski season through this past Sunday that indicate a 4.6% increase in lift ticket revenue and a 2.3% uptick in skier visits … Continue reading Vail Resorts Reports Modest Increase in Skier Visits in 2009-10
by Patrick Thorne with First Tracks!! Online Media staff reports Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – Following another big weekend of end-of-season parties at ski and snowboard resorts across the northern hemisphere, several hundred ski areas still remain open for a few more days in North America and the Alps, with a few dozen still planning to … Continue reading Ski Season: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
Bend, OR – Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor ski area has tallied up the results of the 2010 Charity Ski Weeks and the results show an increase in participation and funds raised over the program’s inaugural year. In 2009 Mt. Bachelor’s Charity Ski Weeks raised $70,750 for Central Oregon non-profits. The 2010 results show a donation of … Continue reading Charity Weeks at Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor Ski Area Raise $95,000 in 2010
Mt. Hood, OR – Snowboarders and skiers can get ready to launch themselves across 90 feet of frigid water to win a free trip for two to Hawaii at the 4th annual Sno-Kona Pond Skim at Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows ski area this Saturday.nThe Sno-Kona Pond Skim runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on … Continue reading 4th Annual Sno-Kona Pond Skim at Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area This Saturday
Denver, CO – In some of the most solid results seen in the mountain travel industry over the past 12 months, lodging occupancy was up 9.6 percent in March compared to March 2009 at ski resorts across the western U.S. and Canada. This was the third consecutive month with year-over-year increases in actual occupancy and … Continue reading March Occupancy Rates Jump at Western Ski Resorts
Lakewood, CO – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) today announced that Dennis Eshbaugh, president and CEO of Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, N.Y., is this year’s recipient of the organization’s Sherman Adams Award.nOver the past 23 years, skier visits at Holiday Valley have grown more than fourfold under Eshbaugh’s leadership. During this time the … Continue reading New York Ski Area Operator Honored with Sherman Adams Award
Snowbird, UT – After Little Cottonwood Canyon neighbor Alta Ski Area reopens this weekend for one final three-day spring fling, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort will be the only Utah mountain still open for skiing and riding. Although some operations, including night skiing on Chickadee and the Mid-Gad Restaurant are already done for the season, … Continue reading Snowbird Dials Back Operations for Spring Skiing