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The Star is Super, times five

The Star is Super, times five

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Rick Bolger
Unless you live in a cave you certainly heard by now that Mikaela Shiffrin won her 5th straight slalom on the Superstar course at Killington yesterday, making a magnificent second run to edge Petra Vl... Read More
Flurry of Openings

Flurry of Openings

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Rick Bolger
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
Highs, Lows, Deep Snow, and Retirements

Highs, Lows, Deep Snow, and Retirements

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Rick Bolger
Starting with high, as in Mountain High in Southern California; they’ve got a good pile of snow on the ground but still need a lot more to get the East Base cranking. Quite a bit expected this w... Read More
Boreal Takes Cali Honors, Lake Louise Gets Another Look

Boreal Takes Cali Honors, Lake Louise Gets Another Look

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Rick Bolger
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
November's Typical Tricks

November’s Typical Tricks

November 5, 2018 Rick Bolger
On one hand, early snowfall has prompted a handful of openings, but on the other, November is up to her usual tricks of temperature swings and mixed precipitation. The recent World Cup opener on the i... Read More
News Roundup, 10/17/16

News Roundup, 10/17/16

October 17, 2016 Rick Bolger
17 October 2016 — Small but mighty Buck Hill Minnesota has added two synthetic ski slopes AND a couple of synthetic tubing lanes, because you know when Minnesotans aren’t actually cold, th... Read More

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