Vernon (BC), Canada – Mother Nature has not been kind to SilverStar Mountain Resort in B.C. this month, as persistent warm temperatures and limited precipitation will prevent the alpine resort to open as scheduled this Thursday, November 22nd. SilverStar’s Nordic trails have fared better, as they opened as scheduled on November 16 with 52 km of 55 km … Continue reading Warm Weather Scuttles Scheduled Season Start at SilverStar
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
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
Fernie (BC), Canada – On March 17th & 18th, the popular Monster Boarderstyle event will be returning to Fernie Alpine Resort for season number two. It’s a high energy race and party event hosted by Monster Energy and the B.C. ski resort. Monster Energy first introduced at the Shred Show in 2011, pitting four snowboarders at … Continue reading Boarderstyle Event by Monster Energy Returns to Fernie
Broomfield, CO – Ski resort operator Vail Resorts, Inc. on Friday reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 ended January 31, 2017, and provided the company’s ski season-to-date metrics through March 5, 2017. Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. was $149.2 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2017, an increase of 27.5% … Continue reading Vail Resorts Reports Second Quarter Results
Revelstoke (BC), Canada – A 52-year-old Austrian national died after being struck by an avalanche on Monday afternoon while skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays, an area heli-skiing company. RCMP officers, who declined to name victim, indicate that the victim was the third skier to descend the slope when he was enveloped by the avalanche in the Goldstream … Continue reading Heli-skier Dies in B.C. Avalanche
Aspen, CO – Sugarbush, Vermont and Snowbasin, Utah have joined The Mountain Collective as full partners for the 2017-2018 ski and snowboard season. These two classic North American ski mountains offer challenging terrain and plenty of variety for every level of skier or rider. Also new for the 2017-18 season, Mountain Collective passholders will receive twice … Continue reading Sugarbush and Snowbasin Join The Mountain Collective
