Bolton, VT – Now in its third year, big changes are in store for the Freedom Pass this winter. Expanded to 13 small- to medium-sized resorts from Alaska to Maine, the Freedom Pass is now free for all season pass holders at partner mountains. The Freedom Pass was created with the goal of offering flexibility and added … Continue reading Skiing’s Freedom Pass is Now Free
Aspen, CO – The Mountain Collective pass is again available for sale, this time with two new Southern Hemisphere ski resorts added to the mix. Coronet Peak and The Remarkables in Queenstown, New Zealand have joined The Mountain Collective as a full partner for the 2016-2017 season. This addition expands the breadth of the Collective with full … Continue reading Mountain Collective Adds New Zealand Ski Resorts
Los Alamos, NM – Pajarito Mountain Ski Area will open its Townsight lift and the east area of the mountain this weekend for the first time since its top terminal was damaged in the Las Conchas fire in 2011. The mountain’s only quad lift, Townsight services several intermediate trails and some of the best tree skiing on … Continue reading Pajarito Reopens Lift for First Time Following Wildfire
Eden, UT & Alto, NM – Skiers who went missing over the weekend in both Utah and New Mexico were successfully located by rescuers relatively unharmed. In Utah, 33-year old Michael Nessl of California got lost after passing beyond Powder Mountain’s boundaries on Friday. Nessl used his cell phone to contact his wife, who called … Continue reading Missing Skiers Rescued in Utah, New Mexico
Washington, DC – In the arid western U.S., water rights are a valuable commodity often fought over by competing interests. So in 2011, when the U.S. Forest Service sought to transfer the water rights of ski resorts operating on Forest Service land to the federal government, the agency encountered a ferocious backlash from the ski industry … Continue reading Forest Service Abandons Plan to Take Ski Areas’ Water Rights
Red River, NM – The inaugural Red River Skijoring races will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 16-17 in conjunction with the annual Red River Winter Carnival. The races start each day at High Noon on River Street in downtown Red River, near the base of the town’s eponymous ski area. In skijoring, a skier … Continue reading New Mexico Resort to Host Skijoring Races
San Francisco, CA – With snow already blanketing mountaintops across the country, many resorts will be officially open by this week’s Thanksgiving holiday. Online and mobile lift ticket marketplace Liftopia is giving skiers and boarders one more reason to celebrate: this Saturday, Sunday and Cyber Monday, everyone can register to win Liftopia gift credits, anywhere from $10 up … Continue reading Liftopia Gives Away Lift Ticket Dollars to All
