Lake Placid, NY – Snow falling at resorts across the nation would make any North Pole resident proud. And Santa, that lucky guy, gets to ski for free (or at least a substantial discount) at several resorts this month. Sunday River Resort in Maine got a head start on the holiday spirit this past weekend, with its … Continue reading Santa Skis for Free
Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) Revolution Tour has announced its schedule for the 2016-17 season. Veteran Rev Tour hosts Copper Mountain (Colo.), Mammoth Mountain, (Calif.) and Seven Springs Mountain Resort (Penn.) are all returning for the Tour’s 13th season along with first time resort partner Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire. Established in 2004, the U.S … Continue reading USSA Announces 2016-17 Revolution Tour Schedule
Kansas City, MO – In what may be the sale of the greatest number of ski resorts in a single transaction in world history, CNL Lifestyle Properties has finally reached an agreement to sell its 15 ski resorts located across the U.S. and Canada. In a deal announced late yesterday, the transaction involves some of the biggest … Continue reading CNL Unloads 15 Ski Resorts
Rangeley, ME – A non-profit consortium of Rangley-area businesses and Saddleback skiers who hope to purchase the Maine ski resort are hosting a public forum tonight in Rangeley to answer questions about the proposal. Even though the Saddleback Mountain Foundation has reached a verbal agreement with the Berry family to purchase Saddleback ski area for a … Continue reading Saddleback Non-Profit Hosts Public Forum
Originally published: 7:46 a.m. MDT Oct. 27, 2016. Updated: 1:21 p.m. MDT Oct. 27, 2016 Rangeley, ME – Back in September we first told you of a movement afoot to purchase Saddleback ski area in northwestern Maine and run it as a co-op after the resort failed to open last winter. That, now, is on the … Continue reading UPDATED: Non-Profits Reach Agreement to Buy Saddleback
Carrabassett Valley, ME – The best ski racers in the country will hit the slopes at Sugarloaf this season for the 2017 U.S. Alpine Championships March 25 – 28, 2017. It will be the Maine ski resort’s sixth time hosting the Championships. Sugarloaf will also play host to the newly instated U19 and U21 Junior National … Continue reading Sugarloaf to Host U.S. Alpine Championships
North Conway, NH – In the wake of growing interest in backcountry skiing, the new nonprofit Granite Backcountry Alliance has formed to promote the sport in New Hampshire and Western Maine. The group intends to provide low-impact, human-powered backcountry skiing opportunities to the public. Granite BC will strive to be the unified voice of backcountry skiers to advocate for the … Continue reading Group Forms to Promote Backcountry Skiing in New England
