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Welcome 2021 Ski Season!

Welcome 2021 Ski Season!

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Rick Bolger
Took a year off due to the plague, what the hell. A new plague is upon us, see photo above…Vail Resorts is awash in bad blood, having screwed a number of passholders out of their pass purchases ... Read More
Flurry of Openings, Killington gets the Green Light

Flurry of Openings, Killington gets the Green Light

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Rick Bolger
Ski resorts are jumping into the season like ants at a picnic…Windham New York opening Saturday, this is their earliest since 2004. The northern Catskill powerhouse is mixing it up a little bit ... Read More
2/22/18 News Roundup: Ikon, Olympics, the Bush.

2/22/18 News Roundup: Ikon, Olympics, the Bush.

February 22, 2018 Rick Bolger
Pass watchers scrutinizing the just-released official pass offerings from the Ikon Pass group; this is the thing that is replacing the MAX Pass — sort of. They’ve mixed things up a bit, ad... Read More
12/21/17 Welcome to Winter with Friends and Family...

12/21/17 Welcome to Winter with Friends and Family…

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Rick Bolger
First the friends…Long time ski bum reader & friend Rick Beitel checked in this morning with an update on Deer Mountain aka Mystic Miner Mountain Resort in the Black Hills, recently auction... Read More
12/11/17 Season starting to come around

12/11/17 Season starting to come around

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 Rick Bolger
Unless you’ve been skiing at Grand Targhee, which went to 100% open a couple weeks ago, you might be of the opinion that the season is off to a slooooww start. Fact is it’s been fairly typ... Read More
11/16/17 Midwest Talkin', Rockies Snowin' , Northeast Blowin'

11/16/17 Midwest Talkin’, Rockies Snowin’ , Northeast Blowin’

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Rick Bolger
first off, kudos to local rec department area Wild Mountain up in Taylors Falls, MN; they’re treating the Minnesota Ski Areas 4th Grade Passport as full season pass with unlimited usage. Now tha... Read More
11/8/17 Key openings west and east

11/8/17 Key openings west and east

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 Rick Bolger
Hidden Valley Missouri in the news, the St. Louis area ski resort wants to add zip lines but is having its plans modified by the local Wildwood (MO) Planning and Zoning Commission. Hidden Valley was o... Read More
10/19/17 Here, There, Everywhere...

10/19/17 Here, There, Everywhere…

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Rick Bolger
Photo above shows the remains of overnight snow at Big Sky MT, winter can’t be far off now…Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort has announced plans to turn the guns on November 1st. The ‘... Read More
10/10/17 Priming, Painting, and Pushing the Passes

10/10/17 Priming, Painting, and Pushing the Passes

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 Rick Bolger
It’s that wonderful time of year when resorts are flooding your inbox with dire warnings that pass prices are set to increase, special offers on three packs that will never be seen again, and mu... Read More
2/23/17 -- Weather Runs Amok & Captain Picard Battles the Borg

2/23/17 — Weather Runs Amok & Captain Picard Battles the Borg

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 Rick Bolger
23 February 2017 — With Paoli Peaks IN shut down yesterday, possibly for the season, and what with Boston Mills, Brandywine and Alpine Valley OH closed today, a whole bunch of recent weather clo... Read More
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