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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
caberfae peaks michigan snow pack

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
piney area at ski cooper in leadville colorado

3/8/18 – Some random Colorado observations in advance of the Texas school vacation

March 8, 2018March 5, 2018 admin
We’re just days away from Texas school vacation week, which explains why Colorado resorts will be packed next week. Still doesn’t explain why they need a book depository, but, whatever. By... Read More
selfie of ron at snowbird february 2018

2/27/18 Western Swing

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Rick Bolger
As promised, a quick tour of the western ski regions…photo above from our buddy Ronnie yesterday at Snowbird UT, which I suppose is kinda obvious. The Bird claimed to receive 11″ overnight... Read More
off piste at hunter mountain new york

2/7/18 –News & Snow

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 Rick Bolger
Photo above courtesy Hunter Mountain in New York State. “Huntah” has the reputation for being a citified ski area, but as you can see, it’s much more than that.   And for what it&#... Read More
china peak closed for lack of snow

2/6/18 News Roundup

February 6, 2018February 5, 2018 Rick Bolger
Neglected to report yesterday that US downhiller Jackie Wiles suffered a season-ending injury this weekend in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, definitely opens a spot on the team. No word yet whether Mikaela S... Read More
adaptive skiing at loveland

2/2/18 — Happy Groundhog Day!

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 Rick Bolger
Shout out to Loveland in Colorado, they’ve got Chair 9 open, that’s the lift that goes up to the Continental Divide and really puts them into the “big” category. They also dese... Read More

1/22/18 — It was a Wonderful Weekend…

January 22, 2018 Rick Bolger
Wonderful at Snowbird, Utah, where they claimed 6″ in one storm, then 16″ Saturday into Sunday, the ‘bird is back to over 50% of terrain open and they’ll be dropping more ropes... Read More
blue sky basin opened today at vail

1/16/18 Your Backside Might Be Open

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 Rick Bolger
That photo above is the well known Blue Sky Basin section of Vail; it along with most of the “Back Bowls” are now open thanks to a couple feet of snow that built up over the past few days&... Read More
black mountain new hampshire double and triple chairlifts

1/15/18 Wild Weekend Report

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 Rick Bolger
Big news east, west, and internationally this past weekend…but first off, a moment to say “thank you” and “job well done” in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King…news i... Read More
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