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Tag: Copper Mountain

Openings Continue, Pair of Wins for Petra

Openings Continue, Pair of Wins for Petra

November 22, 2021 Rick Bolger
Couple more on the books in Colorado; Summit County’s Copper Mountain opened for the season this afternoon, while Front Range fave Eldora spun the lifts this weekend and they’re good to go... Read More
Early Openings Continue

Early Openings Continue

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Rick Bolger
“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
Friday! Friday! Gotta Get Down on Friday!

Friday! Friday! Gotta Get Down on Friday!

March 8, 2019 Rick Bolger
Welcome to the weekend! Photo above taken at Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort in Oregon this week, they’re set with outstanding conditions for Bert’s Day tomorrow. This honors the late Bert V... Read More
Summit County Woes

Summit County Woes

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Rick Bolger
Q. When does a lot of snow become too much snow in ski country? A. When it forces road and resort closure for avvy danger! That’s the story this morning in Summit County Colorado; I-70 closed be... Read More
Western Wednesday

Western Wednesday

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Rick Bolger
Let’s take a romp around the Western States for some news and noteworthy stuff…great news in the Cascades, snow and ice and freezing muck has made the roadway a mess, but The Summit at Sno... Read More
Thursday News Roundup

Thursday News Roundup

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Rick Bolger
Photo above from the bulldozed wonder of western Michigan, Caberfae Peaks. Cab plans to open Saturday and Sunday with four lifts serving the North Peak section, which will have all its runs open. Snow... Read More
News Roundup: Levi, Openings Galore

News Roundup: Levi, Openings Galore

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Rick Bolger
We’ll kick it off with FIS World Cup news…No real surprises this past weekend in Levi Finland, where reigning overall champions Marcel Hirscher and Mikaela Shiffrin added another reindeer... Read More
Mountain Creek Sale, Snowmaking Full Tilt Boogie

Mountain Creek Sale, Snowmaking Full Tilt Boogie

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Rick Bolger
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
10/17/18 More Pre-Season News

10/17/18 More Pre-Season News

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Rick Bolger
Lots of happy faces in Western Maine this morning, as Sugarloaf got their first “skiable” snow this season.  Now we don’t know that anyone actually skied it, as the ‘loaf sent... Read More
4/17/18 News Update & Binding Recall

4/17/18 News Update & Binding Recall

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 Rick Bolger
Photo above and below thanks to Matthew Micharlsen, documenting the past weekend at Loon (above) and Wildcat in New Hampshire. As you can see it was pretty darn good for mid-April. Another report rece... Read More
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