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News Round Up -- Openings Galore, Timberline to Reopen, Tribute to Snowboard Pioneer

News Round Up — Openings Galore, Timberline to Reopen, Tribute to Snowboard Pioneer

November 26, 2019 Rick Bolger
Cold temps and early season snowstorms have led to a plethora of early openings east, west, north and south…Utah faves and neighbors Alta and Snowbird have announced they’ll be opening on ... 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
Cat Calls for a Correction!

Cat Calls for a Correction!

November 5, 2019 Rick Bolger
Yesterday we reported that Killington took first-to-open honors in the east: Not exactly true. Turns out Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley NC also opened Sunday, difference is they opened to the g... 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
More Openings, Ski Rage Assault Trial Postponed

More Openings, Ski Rage Assault Trial Postponed

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 Rick Bolger
Wyoming’s biggie Jackson Hole Mountain Resort getting plenty of snow from Mother Nature — two feet in the last week — and they’re scheduled to spin on November 24th. Photo abov... 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
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

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