Category: News
Ski resort and industry news hosted by Rick Bolger, with correspondents throughout the world
2/15/18 — Vacation, Ashes to Ashes, Back Markers
Holidays ahead for the northeast; this is the weekend that New England area resorts look to fill their coffers. Problem is the weather forecast sucks, although I suspect the big resorts will be jammed... Read More
2/14/18 — Happy Valentine’s Day!
Sweet day of candy and roses, rather POWDER, at Steamboat Resort today. They grabbed a foot of fresh in the last 24 hrs…hoping for competition tonight (tomorrow morning their time) in the Pyeong... Read More
2/13/18 — Hirscher Gets His Gold
Kudos to Marcel Hirscher, six-time overall World Champion who is now — finally — an Olympic Champion as well. The Austrian superstar took the first alpine gold in the Alpine Combined in th... Read More
2/12/18 – Happy Birthday Abe!
Photo above and below from our New England correspondent, Sam Shirley, who was making some turns at throwback type Black Mountain in Jackson NH. Kudos to Sam for getting out there despite the ghastly ... Read More
2/9/18 — Snow & Olympic Dreams
First up, looks like something really is happening at presently shuttered Tenney Mountain Ski Resort in Central New Hampshire. An angel investor type stepped in and bought the place a few years ago am... Read More
2/8/18 — Olympic Events; Remembering Ted Johnson
Photo above courtesy Snowbird; neglected to report that ‘Bird co-founder Ted Johnson passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at the age of 91. Johnson was critically injured when hit by a drunk drive... Read More
2/7/18 –News & Snow
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
2/6/18 News Roundup
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