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Author: Rick Bolger

Highs, Lows, Deep Snow, and Retirements

Highs, Lows, Deep Snow, and Retirements

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Rick Bolger
Starting with high, as in Mountain High in Southern California; they’ve got a good pile of snow on the ground but still need a lot more to get the East Base cranking. Quite a bit expected this w... Read More
Lawsuits, Lifts & Peaks

Lawsuits, Lifts & Peaks

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Rick Bolger
Photo above taken this morning by my buddy Jeff, see if you can guess the resort. Answer at the end…First up, the lawsuit. Breaking news out of Utah where resident Terry Sanderson is suing Gwyne... Read More
Baby It's Cold Outside

Baby It’s Cold Outside

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 Rick Bolger
Closings coming fast and furious as the arctic temps set in across the heartland. Northeast, however, conditions are prompting the weekend-only resorts to spin lifts today and tomorrow. Among those op... Read More
Real Estate, Retirement, Rope Down

Real Estate, Retirement, Rope Down

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Rick Bolger
Monday greetings…the Snowjournal website is reporting that the Plymouth Notch VT ski area is for sale; this area was originally called Round Top, and then became the Bear Creek Mountain Club abo... Read More
Conditions & Kitzbuhel

Conditions & Kitzbuhel

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Rick Bolger
Schedule in Kitzbuhel is all kinds of turned around due to an up-and-down weather forecast; the main event downhill was moved to today. Italy’s Dominik Paris won this morning; that’s ̶... Read More
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
Movers & Sellers

Movers & Sellers

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Rick Bolger
Well the whole “name the snowstorm” thing seems odd, but I suppose if you think it through it kind of makes sense. Instead of “Remember that storm back in January?” (which gene... Read More
Winter, Wengen, Weenies

Winter, Wengen, Weenies

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Rick Bolger
Winter set to pound much of the country, and not a moment too soon with the holiday weekend looming. It’s been feast or quasi-famine; some areas have been pounded with snow over the past two wee... Read More
Another Day, Another Podium

Another Day, Another Podium

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Rick Bolger
Mikaela Shiffrin is making it all look absurdly easy — for her. Winning today at Kronplatz (ITA) on a slope that had previously given her fits, Shiff bettered the very capable Tessa Worley by ov... Read More
Winter Reboots & New York State of Mind

Winter Reboots & New York State of Mind

January 14, 2019 Rick Bolger
The season needed a serious reboot after early January’s rains and soaring temps, and last week/weekend, Mother Nature delivered. Nowhere more apparent than California — we’ve heard ... Read More
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