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Pillows & Blankets

Pillows & Blankets

January 23, 2019January 24, 2019 Rick Bolger
so much going on…see photo above; gotta start with more apparent labor shenanigans at Jiminy Peak in the Berkshires. Seems that during the weekend snowstorm and deep freeze some employees were t... Read More
Western Wednesday

Western Wednesday

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Rick Bolger
Let’s take a romp around the Western States for some news and noteworthy stuff…great news in the Cascades, snow and ice and freezing muck has made the roadway a mess, but The Summit at Sno... Read More
11/27/18 News Roundup

11/27/18 News Roundup

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 Rick Bolger
Early season looking real good; Arapahoe Basin already has their new Beavers Chairlift open. That’s an expansion on the west side of Pally…Word from the Tetons sez Jackson Hole Mountain Re... Read More
More Snow, More Openings, More News...

More Snow, More Openings, More News…

November 16, 2018November 15, 2018 Rick Bolger
Grand Targhee Wyoming kicks off their 50th season today, kudos and congratulations to one of the best underrated resorts around. They’re spinning Dreamcatcher, Papoose, and Shoshone — not ... Read More
Mountain Creek Sale, Snowmaking Full Tilt Boogie

Mountain Creek Sale, Snowmaking Full Tilt Boogie

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Rick Bolger
News from the ski mecca of New Jersey is that Snow Operating has reached an agreement with the Koffman family to take a controlling interest in Mountain Creek Resort. Snow Operating is a group headed ... Read More
10/18/18 Tomorrow is Game On, East and West!

10/18/18 Tomorrow is Game On, East and West!

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Rick Bolger
Killington made it official this morning, the Beast of the East will drop the ropes on the North Ridge section (that’s the old Glades, for us oldtimers) with up-and-down loading on the K1 gondy ... Read More
10/16/18 Snow Reports; A-Basin calling for Friday

10/16/18 Snow Reports; A-Basin calling for Friday

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 admin
Quick report today, photo above this morning from Boreal in the Tahoe region shows that some resorts are getting pretty serious with their pre-season snowmaking tests.  Boreal is often one of the ear... Read More
4/20/18 Time for Tucks

4/20/18 Time for Tucks

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 admin
As in, Tuckerman Ravine, the famous snow-catching bowl on the eastern flank of Mt Washington, NH. Believe it or not it has snowed — from flurries to feet — every single day of the past mon... Read More
4/5/18 News, News, and more News!

4/5/18 News, News, and more News!

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Rick Bolger
Any guess at the photo above? Answer below…Season is winding down despite wall-to-wall snow at areas east, west, and midwest…first we’ll do some real news and then kind of cover some... Read More
3/29/18 News Roundup

3/29/18 News Roundup

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Rick Bolger
Final weekend for a bunch of areas, including one of our webcam favorites which is Michigan’s Caberfae Peaks. They’re banging it up this Sunday, although as you can see from today’s ... Read More
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