News Round Up — Openings Galore, Timberline to Reopen, Tribute to Snowboard Pioneer
Cold temps and early season snowstorms have led to a plethora of early openings east, west, north and south…Utah faves and neighbors Alta and Snowbird have announced they’ll be opening on ... Read More
Early Openings Continue
“Our earliest ever” seems to be a theme this season, at least on the east coast where plunging temps have enabled the snowmakers to accumulate a massive amount of snow in short order. Phot... Read More
Smith Sells Sugarbush to Alterra
Amidst a flurry of openings in the northeast, Win Smith stole the headline with the announced sale of Sugarbush Resort in Warren VT to Alterra Mountain Company, which operates some 14 other resorts in... Read More
Flurry of Openings
Photo above from our New England correspondent Sam Shirley clearly shows the frustration of opening day at Sunday River ME this past weekend. But to be fair, the frustration has to be measured against... Read More
Mountain Capital Partners Adds Brian Head to Roster
Southern Utah’s Brian Head Resort announced yesterday that it was sold to Mountain Capital Partners of Durango, Colorado. Mountain Capital, if you weren’t aware, started with a couple of r... Read More
Cat Calls for a Correction!
Yesterday we reported that Killington took first-to-open honors in the east: Not exactly true. Turns out Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley NC also opened Sunday, difference is they opened to the g... Read More
East Joins the Fun
As expected, Killington VT takes first-to-open in the east honors; they did a passholder thing yesterday and are spinning for the public as of this morning. Photo above taken this afternoon shows darn... Read More
Midwest Gears Up
Big chill has arrived in the upper midwest; the roar of fan guns was heard across the region…photo above taken this morning at Caberfae Peaks MI shows that Mother Nature is in on the fun. Caberf... Read More