Category: News
Ski resort and industry news hosted by Rick Bolger, with correspondents throughout the world
11/17/17 Mucho openings
Photo above re. news out of Colorado, the venerable Granby Ranch Ski Resort is up for sale. The Cipriani family purchased the resort on Sept. 28, 1995 and feel it is time to move on; they’re sel... Read More
11/16/17 Midwest Talkin’, Rockies Snowin’ , Northeast Blowin’
first off, kudos to local rec department area Wild Mountain up in Taylors Falls, MN; they’re treating the Minnesota Ski Areas 4th Grade Passport as full season pass with unlimited usage. Now tha... Read More
11/15/17 Updating Michigan
A few reports coming in of additional areas that spun lifts this past weekend; quite a few in the upper midwest and I have to admit keeping track of all these smaller Michigan resorts is a bit like tr... Read More
11/14/17 News & World Cup Update
Neglected to report that both Bittersweet Resort and Boyne in Michigan opened this weekend, I believe that’s Bittersweet’s earliest opening ever. Boyne was just a one-off, they shut down a... Read More
11/13/17 Guns cranking, lifts spinning, ropes dropping…
A plethora of ski areas opened this past weekend from coast to coast, our lead New England correspondent Sam Shirley was on hand at Bretton Woods NH Saturday; Sam shares the photos above and below to ... Read More
11/10/17 Winter begins….NOW
Yeah, yeah, some of you have been tuning, some have even been on the slopes at a few of the usual early openers. As for the rest of us, it’s game on, this weekend. We’ve got multiple areas... Read More
11/9/17 Adding a Bunch to the Open List
Vail Resorts properties Breckenridge and Keystone will spin the lifts tomorrow, free donuts and whatnot. Photo above shows the base of Breck Peak 8 this morning; it may not be fabulous but it’s ... Read More
11/8/17 Key openings west and east
Hidden Valley Missouri in the news, the St. Louis area ski resort wants to add zip lines but is having its plans modified by the local Wildwood (MO) Planning and Zoning Commission. Hidden Valley was o... Read More