Denver, CO – Aggregated occupancy and revenue for western mountain resort lodging posted strong gains for the month of September and the season-to-date as of Sept. 30, according to the most recent data released by Denver-based DestiMetrics. The data also revealed that a good start to the winter 2016-17 season is already beginning to emerge. Actual … Continue reading Western Resorts Post Big Gains in Reservations
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc. has announced that the company’s CEO Rob Katz and his wife, Elana Amsterdam, founder of the gluten-free website Elana’s Pantry, have made personal contributions totaling $2 million to 12 non-profit organizations. The recipients are located in the communities where the company operates, including Eagle, Summit, Denver and Boulder counties in Colorado; … Continue reading Vail Resorts CEO Donates $2M to Charity
Alta, WY – This summer, Grand Targhee Resort replaced its old Blackfoot double chairlift with a new Doppelmayr fixed grip quad. This lone double chair remaining at Grand Targhee was due for retirement. The Blackfoot chairlift has been an iconic piece of Grand Targhee Resort’s history since it was installed in 1974, accessing over 500 acres and 1,200 … Continue reading New Blackfoot Lift at Grand Targhee
Denver, CO – Both occupancy and revenue for western destination mountain lodging properties continues to go from strength to strength for the summer of 2016, according to the most recent data released by the Denver-based DestiMetrics in their monthly Mountain Market Briefing. The summary includes hundreds of participating lodging properties at dozens of ski resorts … Continue reading Western Ski Resort Lodging Heads Toward Summer Record as Winter Bookings Trickle In
Sheridan, WY – Work is presently underway clearing slopes and trails at Antelope Butte of brush accumulated over more than a decade of neglect, in preparation to reopen one of Wyoming’s lost ski areas. The Antelope Butte Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit non-profit formed in 2011, purchased the shuttered 45-year old ski area northwest of Sheridan, along U.S. Highway … Continue reading Non-Profit Restoring Lost Wyoming Ski Area
Park City, UT – Four skiing stars will become the newest inductees to the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame at a reception and ceremony to be held this week in Park City. Olympic alpine skiing medalist and broadcast analyst Christin Cooper, Paralympic cross-country skiing medalist Steve Cook, Group Rossignol American president Ron Steele and the late chairlift engineer Jan Leonard, co-founder … Continue reading Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame Inducts Four
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
