News that Vail Resorts would be buying Peak Resorts recently hit the ski world like a ton of bricks. For Vail, it is a disruptive strategic move that gives them influence unlike anything in the hi...Read More
For the majority of the country, the season is over. But for a fortunate few who either have time or proximity to the remaining snow pack, this is shaping up as one of the finest spring ski seasons in...Read More
To ski or not to ski…checking the photo above taken yesterday, the answer would definitely be to ski! Now let’s see how well you know your Beehive State lift lines — answer belowR...Read More
This is the time of year when the non-destination resorts have banged it up for the season, but in some cases the snow keeps lingering. In other cases, a rare April storm blankets the shrinking snowpa...Read More
Photo above shows how the season makes April Fools out of many skiers: We line up to buy overpriced tickets for a white ribbon of death in early December, but by the end of March we’re ready to ...Read More
Recent FIS World Cup women’s downhill globe winner Nicole Schmidhofer recently participated in the FIS Speed Skiing World Championships in Vars (FRA) and posted a top speed of 217.590 kph, good ...Read More
Mid-Atlantic season winding down; Virginia leader Wintergreen Resort quiet for the week but they’ll spin one more weekend on Saturday…move west a bit, Snowshoe WV sez they’re going u...Read More
Photo above courtesy Lutsen Mountains MN, they’re still going strong and they’re saying “With a base still measuring 48″-80″, the snow pack is well prepped to carry us th...Read More
I know, I know, we all despise that forecast. But it is March, and like it or not you’re in for it. Mystery photo above certainly shows how good things are in some spots — see if you can g...Read More
Photo above is your faithful scribe with regular Skibum.net correspondents Bill & Jeff raising a toast to the new life and soon to be new lift at Magic Mountain VT on Saturday. Magic is one of th...Read More