Denver, CO – The M.A.X. Pass keeps growing. New for the 2017-2018 ski and snowboard season, The M.A.X. Pass now includes access to 44 resorts in North America on a single multi-mountain pass by adding six new ski resorts next winter: Windham, Belleayre, Gore and Whiteface Mountains in New York, Lutsen in Minnesota and Granite Peak in Wisconsin. … Continue reading The M.A.X. Pass Adds Six New Resorts
Killington, VT – Vermont’s Killington Resort has announced 2017’s Nor’Beaster event line-up and Spring Pass. After kicking off the winter season with a first-in-the-East October opening and electrifying Audi FIS Ski World Cup races in November, Killington quickly eclipsed the previous winter’s snowfall totals and now charges into spring with a packed events series as the longest ski and ride season … Continue reading Nor’Beaster Spring Events at Killington
Kimberley (BC), Canada – Kimberley Alpine Resort and Boulder Hut Adventures have launched helicopter-assisted ski touring from Kimberley. It’s a professionally guided, one-day helicopter-assisted backcountry touring adventure in the backcountry of the Purcell Mountains. Start your day with a helicopter pick-up at Kimberley Alpine Resort. You and your guided group will be dropped off at a ridge … Continue reading New One-Day Helicopter Ski Touring from Kimberley
Red Lodge, Montana – Montana’s Red Lodge Mountain had scheduled its closing day for April 2. But with better than expected snowfall this season, ski resort officials have opted to keep the party going until Easter Sunday, which falls this year on April 16th. At press time, Red Lodge currently has only one of its 69 … Continue reading Red Lodge Adds Two Weeks to Ski Season
Changbaichan, China – On a groundbreaking exploratory trip to the world’s most populous country, Freeride World Tour (FWT) organizers and athletes set off on a five-day trip to investigate the potential for a future FWT competition in Changbaichan, located in the Changbai Mountains on the border of China and North Korea. The objective of the trip … Continue reading Freeride World Tour Eyes China
Wildwood, MO – Ski resort operator Peak Resorts, Inc. has released results for its fiscal third quarter and nine months ended January 31, 2017. Third-quarter results, which include New York’s Hunter Mountain in the three and nine months ended January 31, indicate that the company’s revenue increased 46% to $56.4 million, compared to $38.7 million for the … Continue reading Peak Resorts Reports Third Quarter Results
Washington, DC – In early February, Punxsutawney Phil, the nation’s most famous groundhog, saw his shadow and “predicted” six more weeks of winter for the U.S. He couldn’t have been more wrong. In fact, an unseasonably warm February helped to boost winter temperatures for most areas east of the Rocky Mountains. And while parts of the … Continue reading U.S. Had 2nd Warmest February and 6th Warmest Winter On Record
