Denver, CO – Winter season booking pace, occupancy, and revenues at western mountain communities across Colorado, Utah, California, Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming reversed directions during October and regained some ground, according to the most recent results released yesterday by Denver-based DestiMetrics. As of Oct. 31, on-the-books occupancy for the six months from November through April is up … Continue reading Bookings at Western Ski Resorts Pick Up
Mt. Hood, OR – Snow on the ground and an improving weather forecast has spirits running high for a pre-Thanksgiving opening at Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows. Nevertheless, Meadows is throwing a “Pray for Snow” party November 21 to celebrate the season — regardless of whether the lifts are operating. The all-day event includes a preview of ski … Continue reading Pray for Snow at Mt. Hood Meadows
Denver, CO – Although robust occupancy and revenue figures for September contributed to the third consecutive record-breaking summer at western mountain resorts, booking momentum into the winter months is pacing slower for the first time in more than three years. The monthly Mountain Market Briefing released this week by Denver-based DestiMetrics, based on data collected from 290 … Continue reading Reservations at Western U.S. Ski Resorts Hit Speed Bump
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
Lakewood, CO – Three winners of the National Ski Area Association’s (NSAA) Golden Eagle Awards for Environmental Excellence have been named. SKI Magazine founded the program in 1993 to encourage sustainability and to recognize resorts for their commitment to the environment, and ski areas have come a long way in the past 22 years. Three Golden … Continue reading Industry Association Lauds Ski Resorts for Environmental Efforts
Denver, CO – Denver-based industry research firm DestiMetrics has confirmed the third consecutive summer lodging occupancy and revenue record last month, and as bookings continue to roll in for September and October, those record numbers continue to mount up for western mountain ski destinations. The company sampled data from approximately 290 property management companies in 19 … Continue reading Western Ski Resort Summer Lodging Sets Record
Bend, OR – Myles Bagley was an 18-year-old Bend resident and snowboarder with a season pass to nearby Mt. Bachelor in 2006. On February 16 of that year, Bagley crashed on a jump in the resort’s terrain park, fracturing two vertebrae that left him permanently paralyzed. Fast forward nearly nine years. In that period, Bagley’s $21.5 … Continue reading Oregon Supreme Court Finds Ski Area Liability Release Unenforceable
