Alta, UT – On what should have been Alta Ski Area’s opening weekend on Saturday, a handful of skiers burned wooden skis in a sacrificial offering to the Norse god of winter, while skiers and riders hit a homemade kicker built on a strip of man-made snow above the resort’s Wildcat base. They were all celebrating Ullr’s overdue return … Continue reading Warm Autumn Frustrates Western Skiers
Bozeman, MT – Most people have a hard time following one dream, but Rachel Pohl is following two. Only in her early 20s, she has already created a career by combining the two things she loves most—painting and backcountry skiing. During the winter months, Pohl spends her days trekking up and skiing down Montana’s snow-covered mountains, all the while searching … Continue reading Turning a Day in the Mountains into a Work of Art
Denver, CO – It’s only been three weeks since we told you about 10 more ski areas added to the multi-resort M.A.X. pass for 2016-17. Scratch that, you can now call it 16 more resorts, for a total of 38. Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) has now come on board with the program. Despite … Continue reading The M.A.X. Pass Adds Six More Resorts
Missoula, MT – Weather delays have forced the operators of Montana Snowbowl to push the opening of the ski area’s new chairlift to the top of TV Mountain back by a year. The new lift was originally scheduled to debut this winter along with several new ski runs, opening up a new summit and 1,100 … Continue reading New Lift at Montana Snowbowl Won’t Open This Winter
Whitefish, MT – Three years after it was filed, the family of a German exchange student who died after suffocating in a tree well while skiing at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana has been settled. Niclas Waschle was 16 years old in December 2010 when he was found unconscious in a tree well off the … Continue reading Lawsuit Settled Over Tree Well Death at Whitefish
Missoula, MT – Skiers and riders visiting Montana Snowbowl this winter will find a whole new experience, thanks to a new chairlift going in to the top of TV Mountain. The new lift, an old Riblet double repurposed from Aspen, will rise 1,300 vertical feet to a new summit to looker’s left west of existing terrain, … Continue reading Montana Snowbowl Adds New Lift to New Summit
Big Sky, MT – Big Sky Resort, located in southwest Montana and owned by Boyne Resorts, has unveiled Big Sky 2025: A Focused Vision For The Future, the ski resort’s commitment to progressive improvements and sustainable growth over the next decade. Led with an investment of over $150 million in resort improvements, the vision far exceeds expansion of the resort’s … Continue reading Montana’s Big Sky Focuses on the Future
