Salt Lake City, UT – Face it: while you’re sitting on your duff at home this weekend looking at photos of people skiing (admittedly, we are too!), some others are actually doing it. Early season skiers were getting in some turns at a total of 10 ski resorts across western North America this weekend, and another 11 … Continue reading PHOTOS: They’re Skiing, and You’re Not
Big Sky, MT – Skiers can start off on the right piste this season at Big Sky Resort in Montana with their Women’s Early Bird Clinic, December 5-6, and the Dan Egan Early Bird Camp, December 14-15. The all-women early season ski clinic is taught by women, for women and removes the pressure of learning to ski … Continue reading Early Bird Clinics Offered at Big Sky
New York, NY – News flash: ski towns are some of the richest rural communities in America. Surprised? No, we’re not, either. In August, Bloomberg News compiled a list of the 20 wealthiest rural “micropolitan areas” in America, with populations ranging from roughly 10,000 to 50,000. It’s no surprise to us that over half are home … Continue reading Bloomberg: Ski Towns Among Nation’s Richest
San Francisco, CA – In late August, a three-Justice panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a statue of Jesus on National Forest Land at Whitefish Mountain Resort can stay. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) had filed the lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service, Flathead National Forest Supervisor Chip Weber, … Continue reading 9th Circuit Upholds Jesus Statue Atop Montana Ski Mountain
Big Sky, MT – Montana’s Big Sky Resort closed their Mountain Village facilities and activities for the summer season on September 27, and the Big Sky Resort Golf Course this past Sunday. Resort officials report another record breaking season with an estimated 10 percent increase in revenue over last year’s summer season. This is the resort’s third consecutive summer record. The … Continue reading Summer Business in Big Sky Sets Record
Whitefish, MT – The family that hosted a German exchange student who died in 2010 after falling into a tree well while skiing at Montana’s Whitefish Mountain Resort has been dismissed from a lawsuit over his death. In 2013 the family of Niclas Waschle, who was 16 years old in 2010, filed the wrongful death lawsuit against … Continue reading Host Parents Cleared in Tree Well Death of Exchange Student at Whitefish
Whitefish, MT – Montana’s Whitefish Mountain Resort will greet the 2015-16 ski and snowboard season with several improvement projects completed both on and off the mountain, including a remodel and expansion of its Summit House mountaintop lodge. All told, the cost of the resort projects completed this summer exceeds $1.5 million. “It’s very gratifying that we are able … Continue reading Whitefish’s Summer Spend Tops $1.5 Million
