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
Denver, CO – Taking a page from the Mountain Collective and squarely aimed at Vail Resorts’ popular Epic Pass, three ski resort conglomerates — Intrawest, Powdr and Boyne Resorts — last spring jointly launched a new M.A.X. Pass, which is available now for the 2015-16 winter season. This “Multi-Alpine Experience” ski pass gives skiers and snowboarders up … Continue reading New M.A.X. Pass Provides Lift Access to 22 Ski Resorts
Toronto (ON), Canada – Winter is right around the corner, so Ontario ski and snowboard enthusiasts are getting ready for the arrival of the Toronto Snow Show taking place at the International Center in Mississauga, Ont., Canada, October 15 to 18. The Toronto Snow Show has been bringing the entire snow sports market together in one place for … Continue reading Toronto Readies for Annual Snow Show
Bethany (ON), Canada – Provincial authorities are reporting a fatal crash on the ski slopes in Ontario over the weekend. Dave Day, 63, of Whitby, Ontario and a ski instructor with the Kawartha Ski and Snowboard School, was reportedly taking a warm-up run on Saturday at Devil’s Elbow Ski & Snowboard Area in Bethany when he crashed … Continue reading Ski Instructor Dies on Ontario Slopes
Denver, CO – Ski and snowboard resort operator Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. on Friday announced the hiring of Thomas F. Marano as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Marano will also serve on the company’s board of directors. Additionally, Intrawest has promoted Sky Foulkes, President of Stratton Mountain Resort, to the position of Chief Operating … Continue reading Intrawest Replaces CEO
Park City, UT – A blizzard of ski resort acquisitions and mergers that took place throughout the off-season will forever change the landscape of the North American ski industry. Perhaps the most noteworthy change this winter will occur in Utah at Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR), which has been sold to Vail Resorts by Park City-based Powdr Corp. The … Continue reading Off-Season Marked by Ski Resort Acquisitions, Mergers
