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Vail Juggles Epic Experience & Birds of Prey, Aspen Expansion gets a Green Light

Vail Juggles Epic Experience & Birds of Prey, Aspen Expansion gets a Green Light

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Rick Bolger
That noise you hear coast to coast is the grumbling from some Epic® Pass holders, pissed off about the number of Vail Resorts properties that are epically delaying opening day. From California’... Read More
Gotta Love October Skiing

Gotta Love October Skiing

October 28, 2021 Rick Bolger
Well it was a bit odd that Loveland Colorado (the ski area, not the town) hasn’t said anything about opening day, until today that is. Just announced that the lifts will spin up on the divide th... Read More
Welcome 2019-20!

Welcome 2019-20!

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Rick Bolger
We’re back on it folks — gearing up for another season and plenty of news to go around…First up, indeed Peak Resorts has ceased to exist following the buyout by Vail Resorts Inc., pr... Read More
Season Speeds Along

Season Speeds Along

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Rick Bolger
Recent FIS World Cup women’s downhill globe winner Nicole Schmidhofer recently participated in the FIS Speed Skiing World Championships in Vars (FRA) and posted a top speed of 217.590 kph, good ... Read More
News Roundup

News Roundup

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Rick Bolger
It’s official: we’re seeing the usual signs that foreshadow the end of the season. Ugh. Namely the social media posts that say “the season isn’t over yet” by desperate re... Read More
News Roundup

News Roundup

January 8, 2019February 11, 2019 Rick Bolger
Weather creating a mixed bag across the country…California Sierras pounded by snow, so much that a lot of operations are still digging out. Squaw Valley hit with four feet, they’ve been di... Read More
Big Lifts, Big Snow, Big Rain, Big Complaints, Big Loss.

Big Lifts, Big Snow, Big Rain, Big Complaints, Big Loss.

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 Rick Bolger
A couple of big lifts opened last month, first up is Windham NY’s new high speed six pack. This replaces one of the older lifts (triple if I recall correctly) on the original “west” ... Read More
A Very Mushy Christmas

A Very Mushy Christmas

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 Rick Bolger
Ccccold temps belie the forecast for the northeast ski resorts, but they are taking it seriously and we expect an overwhelming number to be closed tomorrow. Attitash NH, for example, has already annou... Read More
4/5/18 News, News, and more News!

4/5/18 News, News, and more News!

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Rick Bolger
Any guess at the photo above? Answer below…Season is winding down despite wall-to-wall snow at areas east, west, and midwest…first we’ll do some real news and then kind of cover some... Read More
1/26/18 Shout Out to Our Military

1/26/18 Shout Out to Our Military

January 26, 2018January 25, 2018 Rick Bolger
This just in from Peak Resorts New Hampshire operations, Attitash and Wildcat:  We are forever in debt to the brave men and women who serve and have served this country in the armed forces. As a spec... Read More
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