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Ski resort and industry news hosted by Rick Bolger, with correspondents throughout the world

3/14/17 -- Winter Marches On

3/14/17 — Winter Marches On

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 Rick Bolger
14 March 2017 — Winter storm Stella making a lot of people happy in the east…throwback Magic Mountain in Vermont expects to drop ropes and open all but one trail tomorrow; they’re sa... Read More
3/13/17 -- Happy Birthday!

3/13/17 — Happy Birthday!

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 Rick Bolger
13 March 2017 — Tough news in North Carolina, Wolf Ridge closing for the season after suffering wind damage to one of its chairlifts…better news in Maryland; Wisp is planning to reopen wit... Read More
3/10/17 -- NCAA Ski Championships

3/10/17 — NCAA Ski Championships

March 10, 2017 Rick Bolger
10 March 2017 — NCAA Ski Championships in New Hampshire this week, alpine competing at Cannon Mountain and nordies gettin’ down at Jackson XC…big story today is University of Colorad... Read More
3/9/17 -- Throwback Thursday, March Madness and Montana

3/9/17 — Throwback Thursday, March Madness and Montana

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 Rick Bolger
9 March 2017 — Some resorts making snow, some resorts digging out the snow, some resorts closing due to wind, some resorts closing due to lack of snow. I call that March Madness…particular... Read More
3/8/17-- World Cup Wednesday (with other news too)

3/8/17– World Cup Wednesday (with other news too)

March 8, 2017March 7, 2017 Rick Bolger
8 March 2017 — We’ll start with some news here & there, then kick it over to a World Cup report…first up, with Stowe VT becoming part of the Vail Resorts galactic empire, there ... Read More
3/6/17 -- Ups and Downs

3/6/17 — Ups and Downs

March 6, 2017 Rick Bolger
6 March 2017 — A-Team reports from Arapahoe Basin Saturday, talk about ups and downs, the duo scored a number of days this season at the Basin and until this weekend seemed snake bit — not... Read More
3/3/17 -- Don't Give Up the Ship!

3/3/17 — Don’t Give Up the Ship!

March 3, 2017March 6, 2017 Rick Bolger
3/3/17 — Mark & Evan sent the photo above, taken this morning on the approach road to Mt. Bachelor up the hill from Bend, OR. Bachelor is one of the biggest areas in the nation, serving up ... Read More
3/1/17 -- All rise for the judge...

3/1/17 — All rise for the judge…

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017 Rick Bolger
1 March 2017 — Brouhaha involving Sugar Mountain NC; lawsuit claims a Tennessee youth was stranded on the Gunther’s Way chair after it shut down the night of February 14, 2016. Suit claims... Read More
2/28/17 -- Powder and Ice

2/28/17 — Powder and Ice

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017 Rick Bolger
28 February 2017 — Shout out to Terry Peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota, they’re hosting the South Dakota Special Olympics for their Annual Area Games Alpine Ski event today and tomo... Read More
2/27/27 -- East Coast Reboot

2/27/27 — East Coast Reboot

February 27, 2017 Rick Bolger
27 February 2017 — If a picture is worth one thousand words, photo above of Ragged Mountain NH yesterday speaks volumes. New England ski enthusiast Sam Shirley provided the image, and reports th... Read More
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