Broomfield, CO – Ski resort operator Vail Resorts, Inc. today reported certain ski season metrics that show an increase in both visitation and revenue at the company’s destination mountains across the western U.S. The results are provided for the comparative periods from the beginning of the ski season through January 11, 2015, and for the prior … Continue reading Strong Early Colorado Ski Season Boosts Vail Resorts Results
Big Bear Lake, CA – To celebrate New Year’s Eve, Big Bear Mountain Resorts will host its annual Torchlight Parade. Beginning at 7 p.m., a wave of skiers and snowboarders, each carrying a crimson-lit torch, will descend Southern California’s Snow Summit ski resort, illuminating the slopes. To create the magical path of light, 250 employees of Big Bear Mountain … Continue reading Ring In the New Year at Big Bear Mountain Resorts
Los Angeles, CA – Despite finding her 82% responsible for her own injury, a California jury has awarded a 35-year-old woman $4 million for a 2012 ski accident at Mountain High Resort that left her paralyzed from the chest down. Leslie McLaughlin, a former veterinarian from Torrance, Calif., testified that on March 1, 2012 she never … Continue reading Jury Awards $4 Million to Paralyzed Woman in Case Against Mountain High
Mammoth Mountain, CA – U.S. President Barack Obama has approved a land swap that would give Mammoth Mountain Ski Area (MMSA) approximately 21 acres of Forest Service land in the area of the California resort’s Main Lodge. The exchange, for more than 1,500 acres of public and private land located in several counties, was attached to the National … Continue reading Land Swap for Mammoth Mountain Signed Into Law
Denver, CO – In what has become a happily familiar refrain, aggregated lodging occupancy and revenue figures for the 2014-15 ski and snowboard season continue their upward trajectory at 19 mountain resorts in six western states. As of Nov. 30, “on-the-books” occupancy is up a sharp 9.7 percent for the six months from November through April … Continue reading Reservations Show Strong Holiday Period Ahead for Western Ski Resorts
Pasadena, CA – Air + Style: Los Angeles will arrive in the U.S. for the first time at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 for two days of world-class snowboarding and skiing competition. Thirty-two elite snowboarders and skiers will compete in Pasadena at the event staged by Shaun White Enterprises … Continue reading First 16 Skiers and Riders Confirmed for U.S. Debut of Air and Style
Los Angeles, CA – A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury is hearing testimony this week regarding a 2012 ski accident at Mountain High Resort in Wrightville that left a woman paralyzed. Leslie McLaughlin, a 35-year-old veterinarian from Torrance, Calif., was skiing at Mountain High on March 1, 2012 when she lost control on Mountain High … Continue reading Jury Hears Claim Against Mountain High
