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Tag: Killington

12/1/17 Welcome to December

12/1/17 Welcome to December

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 Rick Bolger
Photo above shows Lee Canyon Resort up on the side of Mt. Charleston near Las Vegas; they’ve fired up their arsenal of fan guns and had a few dustings from the sky. They’re targeting next ... Read More
11/27/17 Temps Soar in Utah, Shiffrin Scores in Vermont

11/27/17 Temps Soar in Utah, Shiffrin Scores in Vermont

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Rick Bolger
Trouble in the Beehive State as temps soar to record levels in parts of the southwest; Snowbird shut down their early season activities this weekend with no word on when they’ll reopen…Wor... Read More
11/14/17 News & World Cup Update

11/14/17 News & World Cup Update

November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 Rick Bolger
Neglected to report that both Bittersweet Resort and Boyne in Michigan opened this weekend, I believe that’s Bittersweet’s earliest opening ever. Boyne was just a one-off, they shut down a... Read More
11/10/17 Winter begins....NOW

11/10/17 Winter begins….NOW

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 Rick Bolger
Yeah, yeah, some of you have been tuning, some have even been on the slopes at a few of the usual early openers. As for the rest of us, it’s game on, this weekend. We’ve got multiple areas... Read More
11/8/17 Key openings west and east

11/8/17 Key openings west and east

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 Rick Bolger
Hidden Valley Missouri in the news, the St. Louis area ski resort wants to add zip lines but is having its plans modified by the local Wildwood (MO) Planning and Zoning Commission. Hidden Valley was o... Read More
11/7/17 -- We're voting for SNOW!

11/7/17 — We’re voting for SNOW!

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Rick Bolger
Cold temps blasted into the midwest and northeast overnight and a few of the usual suspects are talking about opening this weekend…Michigan’s Ski Brule has pegged 10:00 am CST Friday, serv... Read More
10/31/17 Midwest is Go! Bode's Farewell & Happy Halloween

10/31/17 Midwest is Go! Bode’s Farewell & Happy Halloween

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 Rick Bolger
Believe it or not, small but very mighty Wild Mountain MN got snow toward the end of last week, so they fired up the guns and opened this past Sunday. Yes, it’s just a rope tow, and yes, it̵... Read More
10/24/17 Fire and Ice

10/24/17 Fire and Ice

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Rick Bolger
Fire: Weird warm weather pattern keeping radically unseasonable warmth in the northeast, not upsetting too many people enjoying the extended golf season but sure to be raising eyebrows at Killington; ... Read More
10/18/17 Loveland Friday, Prepping back East

10/18/17 Loveland Friday, Prepping back East

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 Rick Bolger
Loveland’s 80th season will indeed kick off Friday. Big L sez they expect to have an 18 inch base with tree-to-tree coverage on the usual Catwalk/Mambo/Home Run early season route…southwes... Read More
10/2/17 Ski Swaps & Rodent Abuse

10/2/17 Ski Swaps & Rodent Abuse

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 Rick Bolger
It’s that time of year: Ski Swaps here and there, and ski resorts testing their snowmaking systems in a pre-season practice known as blowing out the mice…seen above, Sunday River Maine put... Read More
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