Lakewood, CO – Record-breaking snowfall blanketed Northeastern U.S. cities last winter, keeping people shoveling out their driveways and clogging the region’s roads, and in the process preventing many from driving to the mountains. In the western U.S., persistent drought and warm temperatures had many skiers thinking about a round of golf instead. These are the primary … Continue reading A Look Back at the 2014-15 Ski Season
Salt Lake City, UT – A cool mid-September trough brought the season’s first snowfall to ski resorts from California to the Rockies this week. The early harbinger of winter stacked up as deep as 16 inches in some locales, and while it’s refreshing to see summer breathing one of its last gasps, these early dustings … Continue reading PHOTOS: Season’s First Snows Pile Up at Western Ski Resorts
Denver, CO – Denver-based industry research firm DestiMetrics has confirmed the third consecutive summer lodging occupancy and revenue record last month, and as bookings continue to roll in for September and October, those record numbers continue to mount up for western mountain ski destinations. The company sampled data from approximately 290 property management companies in 19 … Continue reading Western Ski Resort Summer Lodging Sets Record
Wrightwood, CA – Temperatures only recently hit triple digits in Southern California, but there is a 100 percent chance of snow on Oct. 3 in Wrightwood. More than 60 tons of snow will be trucked into town for Mountain High Resort’s annual 2015 Buck Off Rail Jam. The free festival runs from 1 to 5 p.m. and is open to … Continue reading Mountain High to Host Annual Buck Off Rail Jam on Oct. 3
Denver, CO – Mountain lodging activity and snow sports retail equipment sales are up, while skier and snowboarder visits for the 2014-15 ski season are on pace to match last season’s tally of 56. 2 million, according to industry executives who convened as part of The Assembly 2015 presented on Wednesday at Snowsports Industries America’s (SIA) … Continue reading Ski Industry Veterans Remain Bullish on the Future
Yosemite National Park, CA – An ongoing drought of snow has coupled with unseasonably warm weather to force at least three northern California ski areas to turn off their lifts and one cross-country resort to hang a closed sign on their trail network. Badger Pass, in Yosemite National Park, Dodge Ridge ski area east of Sonora, … Continue reading UPDATED: Snow Drought Forces California Ski Areas to Close
Denver, CO – The monthly Market Briefing released last week by the Denver-based market research firm DestiMetrics revealed that lodging activity at 19 mountain resorts in six states continued to increase through December and posted steady increases in both occupancy and revenues through the remainder of the 2014-15 ski and snowboard season. According to DestiMetrics, which tracks … Continue reading Lodging Companies at Western U.S. Ski Resorts Enjoy Very Happy New Year
