Category: News
Ski resort and industry news hosted by Rick Bolger, with correspondents throughout the world
12/20/17 Rocky Start: No Snow=No Paychecks
While the season has jump started in parts of the east and midwest, the picture remains bleak in much of the west. Biggest problem in the region? Without snow, a lot of workers get no paycheck. As a r... Read More
12/19/17 Snow…we want Snow! Snow! Snow!
Picture still bleak in much of the west, Steamboat Colorado’s daily report has devolved to “machine made” and Alta is loading every other chair to reduce impact on the precious littl... Read More
12/18/17 Whaleback! Weekend! Woody!
Plenty to talk about after a busy weekend of openings in the east, some familiar names on the World Cup tour, and a troublesome lack of snow in parts of Colorado. But first we get a terrific report fr... Read More
12/13/17 World Cup Wednesday
Photo above taken this morning at Mad River Glen, VT. Has nothing to do with World Cup, but to eastern skiers who’ve been waiting for snow, it’s a beautiful thing….on to the White Ci... Read More
12/12/17 Haystack woes, Keystone fatality
Following up on financial woes at the Hermitage Club in Southern Vermont, seems they have a $90k water/sewer bill coming due on January 3rd that threatens to suspend operations if not paid. By itself ... Read More
12/11/17 Season starting to come around
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
12/7-8 2017 — Double header
Your faithful scribe is on the slopes as you read this, so we’re trying to cover two days in one. We’ll stuff as much news in as we can…first up, photo above courtesy Shawnee Mount... Read More
12/5/17 Southern Cal Gets in the Game!
Photo above taken this morning at San Gabriel Mountains ski resort Mountain High, which is scheduled to open tomorrow! They’ve got no natural snow, and in fact the Santa Ana winds are active, bu... Read More