Donner Summit, CA – With the current string of past ski seasons in California, it comes as no surprise that Tahoe Donner will cover its slopes with snowmaking for the first time this winter. Additionally, after six years of planning, Tahoe Donner will also launch a new cross country ski facility this season. Ground was broken in August for construction … Continue reading California Ski Area Adds Snowmaking
Flagstaff, AZ – Northern Arizona land company Babbitt Ranches has purchased Flagstaff Nordic Center, a cross-country ski area 15 miles north of Flagstaff, in a deal approved yesterday by the Coconino National Forest. With an expanded focus, the facility will be renamed Northern Arizona Nordic Center and Backcountry Adventures. Babbitt Ranches says it wants to create more recreational … Continue reading Arizona Cross-Country Ski Area Sold
Bartlett, NH – Attitash Mountain Resort will host its 18th Annual Oktoberfest on Columbus Day weekend, this Saturday and Sunday, at the New Hampshire ski and snowboard resort’s Bear Peak base area. The two-day event will feature traditional Bavarian music from King Ludwig’s Band, authentic German fare, and a Biergarten featuring 19 different local and regional breweries serving … Continue reading 18th Attitash Oktoberfest Set For Columbus Day Weekend
Copper Mountain, CO – The wet-bulb temperature hit 27ºF overnight at Copper Mountain, enabling the Colorado ski resort to fire up snowmaking on its Andy’s Encore trail. Copper is scheduled to celebrate its public 2015-16 Opening Day in just 32 days on Friday, Nov. 6, and expects to host U.S. Ski Team on-snow training at Copper … Continue Reading ››
Santa Fe, NM – Officials with the Santa Fe National Forest have offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever cut down hundreds of trees to create what are believed to be illegal ski runs. Hikers in the Pecos Wilderness Area discovered the damage and reported it to Forest Service officials, … Continue reading Forest Service Puts $5,000 Bounty on Creators of Illegal Ski Runs
Santa Fe, NM – High in New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains at 11,000 feet, Ski Santa Fe is building a new five million gallon above-ground metal tank to store snowmaking water. (file photo: Ski Santa Fe) The resort is spending … Continue Reading ››
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