Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc. on Monday announced a number of management changes to take place in its mountain division in the coming year. Blaise Carrig, president of the company’s mountain division will step down from his position, but will remain with the company in a full-time role as senior mountain advisor until he retires … Continue reading Vail Resorts Shuffles Top Execs
Salt Lake City, UT – This is the time of year when we love gathering photos of pre-season and early season snow to share the stoke with all of you. If you’re favorite ski hill isn’t open yet, the wait is almost over! U.S. ski and snowboard resort openings thus far this fall include: Arapahoe … Continue reading PHOTOS: Snow Continues to Fall From Heaven and Hoses
Denver, CO – A record-breaking summer for both occupancy and revenue among western mountain resorts is concluding and the positive momentum is carrying into the winter booking season according to DestiMetrics, a Denver-based organization that tracks mountain lodging bookings at 19 western mountain resorts in six states. As of Sept. 30, winter bookings for November through March … Continue reading Ski Season Outlook Appears Bright and White for Western Resorts
Salt Lake City, UT – Snow falling on the Wasatch yesterday is a sure sign that another Utah ski season is on its way. Utah’s 15 ski resorts (yep, you read that right –Utah now has 15 resorts) have been hard at work all summer adding new terrain, new lifts, on-mountain enhancements, luxury accommodations, preparing anniversary celebrations and … Continue reading What’s New in Utah This Winter
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
Salt Lake City, UT – Along with impressive snow totals, the 2007-08 winter season brought Utah’s ski and snowboard industry its fifth consecutive record-breaking year. The state totaled 4,258,900 skier days during the 2007-08 season. The Utah ski and snowboard season was still going strong this past weekend at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. (photo: … Continue reading Fifth Consecutive Record Ski Season for Utah Resorts
