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Season rolling, Gisin hurt in Val Gardena

Season rolling, Gisin hurt in Val Gardena

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 admin
Weekend men’s speed events in Val Gardena where Marc Gisin was hurt Saturday. The Swiss star caught an edge and launched into the air just before the camel humps on the Saslong. Gisin was airlif... Read More
Boreal Takes Cali Honors, Lake Louise Gets Another Look

Boreal Takes Cali Honors, Lake Louise Gets Another Look

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 admin
We salute and thank our veterans today….so Boreal kicked the season off in California on Friday as expected. Photo above taken live this morning; Boreal gets this weird see-saw winter weather wi... Read More
More Opening Scheduled, SkiCo Suit Resolved

More Opening Scheduled, SkiCo Suit Resolved

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 admin
Leading off with a retraction; reported yesterday that eastern Pennsy’s biggie Blue Mountain would be adding a new intermediate trail this season — they won’t. They’re not sure... Read More

Wildcat Early Opening Report

October 29, 2018 admin
This past weekend Wildcat New Hampshire recorded their earliest official opening in the resort’s 60+ year history. As usual Sam Shirley, our New England correspondent, was right in the thick o... Read More

More Openings Tomorrow

October 26, 2018 admin
Mentioned earlier in the week that Mount Snow VT was ready to crank it up tomorrow, indeed they are…Peak Resorts must be on some kind of early opening kick; they’re also gonna spin at Wild... Read More
10/22/18 - Sam's Sunday Sunday River Report

10/22/18 - Sam’s Sunday Sunday River Report

October 22, 2018October 23, 2018 admin
We were fortunate to have our New England correspondent, skier extraordinaire Sam Shirley hit the slopes at the Riv this weekend. He’s a busy guy; in addition to studies at U Maine/Farmington,... 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
4/4/18 Sam's Season Continues!

4/4/18 Sam’s Season Continues!

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 admin
Sam Shirley, our New England correspondent, was kind enough to check in this weekend after a surprisingly winter-ish day at Bolton Valley, VT. If you aren’t familiar with it, Bolton was built in... Read More
3/27/18 Sam's Adventures Continue:  Titcomb Ski Area

3/27/18 Sam’s Adventures Continue: Titcomb Ski Area

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 admin
Between the rocky coast and western mountains of Maine sits the pleasant community of Farmington, which besides being difficult to get to, has a vibrant regional branch of the state university. It als... Read More
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