Jackson, WY – Mountain Rider’s Alliance (MRA) has launched its latest initiative, the Mountain Playground Group, designed to assist community and independent ski areas to be more viable. The consortium of geographically diversified, like-minded ski areas will band together to reduce expenses while increasing efficiencies and profits. “Our organization has been studying the challenges facing smaller … Continue reading Independent Ski Areas Form Marketing Alliance→
Jackson, WY – Now in its sixth year, Jackson Hole’s family friendly WinterFest offers a variety of popular snow fun activities from Jan. 29 through Feb. 15, from ice skating and ski racing to winter horse events. And this year for the first time, festival-goers can also enjoy the thrill of sled dog teams mushing out of Town Square … Continue reading Jackson Hole WinterFest Mushes to a Start Jan. 29→
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→
Teton Village, WY – A second tree well death in less than a week occurred yesterday in Wyoming, as a Jackson Hole Mountain Resort employee was found dead in trees alongside the ski area’s Sundance Gulch run beneath the Bridger Gondola. The 25-year-old victim, Kelsey Hewitt, was identified by Teton County Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Stanyon. She had … Continue reading Jackson Employee Dies in Tree Well→
Denver, CO – After nearly three years of strong, consistent monthly year-over-year increases in bookings and revenue at ski resorts in six western U.S. states, early booking patterns for the 2015-16 winter are neither strong nor consistent so far this season. According to the Mountain Market Briefing released this week by Denver-based DestiMetrics, economic volatility in … Continue reading Bookings Lag Snowfall at Western U.S. Ski Resorts→
Originally published: 9:34 a.m. MST Dec. 8, 2015 Updated: 6:05 p.m. MST Dec. 8, 2015 Teton Village, WY – A 23-year-old woman died on Monday following a snowboarding accident at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming. Authorities with the Teton County Coroner’s Office have identified the victim as Callagy Fahey Ross. Ross had just moved within the … Continue reading UPDATED: Snowboarder Dies at Jackson Hole→
Laramie, WY – Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man after he lunged at them with a knife on Sunday in the parking lot of a Wyoming ski area. The Albany County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 48-year-old Colorado man, John Alan Britton, died at Snowy Range Ski Area west of Laramie after the encounter with deputies. Deputies … Continue reading Deputies Shoot and Kill Suicidal Man at Wyoming Ski Area→
