Tag: Boreal
Snow of Donner Party Proportions
So it was the 26′ snow depths near present day Truckee CA that tied up the settlers in 1846 and led to the incidents forever naming Donner Pass. Well we aren’t quite to that depth yet, but... Read More
Lemmons and No Lemons
First up the Lemmon, as in Mt. Lemmon Arizona, our photo above. Here’s a report from Gustave Sexauer, who surprisingly rates it among his favorites in the smaller/throwback ski area category: We... Read More
Another Day, Another Podium
Mikaela Shiffrin is making it all look absurdly easy — for her. Winning today at Kronplatz (ITA) on a slope that had previously given her fits, Shiff bettered the very capable Tessa Worley by ov... Read More
A Very Mushy Christmas
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
We’ve been smackledorfed!
From Mammoth Mountain in California to Sugarloaf in Maine — and a lot of places in between — we’re enjoying the best November in recent memory. Mammoth pulled in 6″ overnight, ... Read More
Boreal Takes Cali Honors, Lake Louise Gets Another Look
We salute and thank our veterans today….so Boreal kicked the season off in California on Friday as expected. Photo above taken live this morning; Boreal gets this weird see-saw winter weather wi... Read More
Mountain Creek Sale, Snowmaking Full Tilt Boogie
News from the ski mecca of New Jersey is that Snow Operating has reached an agreement with the Koffman family to take a controlling interest in Mountain Creek Resort. Snow Operating is a group headed ... Read More
10/18/18 Tomorrow is Game On, East and West!
Killington made it official this morning, the Beast of the East will drop the ropes on the North Ridge section (that’s the old Glades, for us oldtimers) with up-and-down loading on the K1 gondy ... Read More