Stratton Mountain, VT – Starting this January, skiers and riders will be able travel to Stratton Mountain in Vermont with ease on the Stratton Jitney. The premium Ambassador Coach will depart from Manhattan each Friday and return Sunday evening, allowing New York City-area guests to enjoy a weekend in the … Continue Reading ››
Saalbach, Austria – UK-based ski charity Ski 4 Cancer is calling on skiers from across Europe to attempt to set a new world record on Friday, March 11, 2016. The challenge will be to descend the height of Mount Everest — 29,029 feet — as one large group to raise funds for Ski 4 Cancer. This is the first … Continue reading Ski the Height of Everest in a Day
Stowe, VT & Taos, NM – The Mountain Collective has widened their geographic reach with the addition of two noteworthy ski destinations to its roster. Stowe, Vermont joins the Mountain Collective as their first resort on the East Coast, while Taos extends passholder access into New Mexico. The resorts join Sun Valley, Alta/Snowbird, Aspen Snowmass, Ski Banff-Lake … Continue reading Mountain Collective Pass Adds Two Resorts
Vadito, NM – After wrapping up the most successful winter in resort history, officials at Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort near Taos started building a new chairlift, the resort’s first quad and the third lift to be installed at the New Mexico resort in less than five years. Sipapu’s new chairlift will be accessed through the resort’s … Continue reading Sipapu Gets a New Lift
Whitefish, MT – Montana’s Whitefish Mountain Resort will greet the 2015-16 ski and snowboard season with several improvement projects completed both on and off the mountain, including a remodel and expansion of its Summit House mountaintop lodge. All told, the cost of the resort projects completed this summer exceeds $1.5 million. “It’s very gratifying that we are able … Continue reading Whitefish’s Summer Spend Tops $1.5 Million
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts has announced EpicMix™ Time, an expansion of its award-winning ski and snowboard app that will allow guests at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone to access real-time lift line wait times enabling them to better navigate the mountain and make the most out of their ski and ride time. Leveraging recently developed technology, EpicMix … Continue reading New Iteration of Vail Resorts’ Mobile App Crowd-Sources Liftline Wait Times
Lakewood, CO – Three winners of the National Ski Area Association’s (NSAA) Golden Eagle Awards for Environmental Excellence have been named. SKI Magazine founded the program in 1993 to encourage sustainability and to recognize resorts for their commitment to the environment, and ski areas have come a long way in the past 22 years. Three Golden … Continue reading Industry Association Lauds Ski Resorts for Environmental Efforts
