Granby, CO – A preliminary report finds that a chairlift’s electrical problems resulted in a collision with a lift tower, propelling a mother and her two daughters from the lift at Ski Granby Ranch in Colorado on Dec. 29 and killing the adult. Texas resident Kelly Huber, 40, and her two daughters fell an estimated 25 feet to the ground. … Continue reading Report Says Chairlift Malfunction Resulted in Colorado Fatality
Stowe, VT – Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort and The Chill Foundation are launching a new partnership this winter that will bring area youth to Stowe Mountain Resort for Chill’s six-week youth development program. Each week, Chill will bring participants to the mountain to learn to ride, and also learn important life skills that they can use both … Continue reading Stowe Mountain Resort Partners With The Chill Foundation
Warrensburg, NY – Hickory Ski Center in the southern Adirondack Mountain town of Warrensburg, beloved by its fans for its steep terrain, quirky throwback style and antiquated surface lifts, won’t open at all this winter. In an unsigned message posted to its Facebook page last week, Hickory officials indicated that financial challenges are responsible for … Continue reading Hickory Ski Center Won’t Open This Winter
Lake Tahoe, CA – The same massive plume of Pacific moisture that’s causing flooding across the lowlands of California is closing ski resorts across the Sierra Nevada Mountains. All ski resorts surrounding Lake Tahoe closed on Sunday, and snow levels have been high but are expected to lower to 4,500 feet today before rising again … Continue reading Massive Storm Closes Ski Resorts Across the Sierra
Waterville Valley, NH – The 2017 Toyota U.S. Revolution Tour heads to the East Coast this week at Waterville Valley. At the second of four stops on the tour, Waterville Valley will play host to two separate slopestyle competitions for both snowboard and freeski athletes. The Rev Tour offers up-and-coming athletes the chance to break into the professional … Continue reading Revolution Tour Heads East
Killington, VT – Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a longtime Killington lift mechanic inside a lift terminal of the resort’s Skyeship Gondola. Jeffrey K. Chalk, 53, of nearby Pittsford was working alone in the lift’s North Brook terminal on Saturday afternoon when he apparently fell 13 feet from a catwalk to the … Continue reading Killington Employee Found Dead in Gondola Terminal
Lake Placid, NY – FIS Freestyle moguls and aerials athletes return to competition in the new year this week at the Putnam Investments Freestyle Cup in Lake Placid. The moguls competition will take place Friday at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in nearby Wilmington, while aerial athletes will compete at a night event on Saturday at the Olympic … Continue reading Freestyle World Cup Starts 2017 in Lake Placid
