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Banana Belt Gets Ready to Join the Party

Banana Belt Gets Ready to Join the Party

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Rick Bolger
That massive whooosh you heard this weekend was the simultaneous launch of a thousand or so fan guns across the country at lower elevation ski areas from Maine to California…Peak Resorts set to ... Read More
Flurry of Openings, Killington gets the Green Light

Flurry of Openings, Killington gets the Green Light

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Rick Bolger
Ski resorts are jumping into the season like ants at a picnic…Windham New York opening Saturday, this is their earliest since 2004. The northern Catskill powerhouse is mixing it up a little bit ... Read More
3/30/18 Happy Easter, Happy Passover...Hit the Slopes!

3/30/18 Happy Easter, Happy Passover…Hit the Slopes!

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 Rick Bolger
Above we have the one and only Easter Bunny (needs no introduction), the venue here is Plattekill Mountain in New York…don’t forget to drop an e-mail with your name and address to sticker@... Read More
3/21/18 Conditions Improve, Prices Drop, Nobody Shows Up.

3/21/18 Conditions Improve, Prices Drop, Nobody Shows Up.

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Rick Bolger
Looking at some of the best conditions of the season in much of the country — especially the northeast and Utah — yet skier numbers are dropping like a stone as thoughts turn to springtime... Read More
3/15/18 News, News, & More News

3/15/18 News, News, & More News

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 Rick Bolger
Vonn wins again, Triple Peaks casts its lot with Vail Resorts, lifts, bankruptcy, east coast skiers say better late than never…so much to talk about,  let’s get right to it…biggest ... Read More
2/16/18 Finally x 3; Right Ponies/Wrong Race

2/16/18 Finally x 3; Right Ponies/Wrong Race

February 16, 2018 Rick Bolger
Finally snowing at Taos Ski Valley, 9″ overnight and much needed to get more open. What they had was actually pretty good, according to my buddy Mark S. who was on the New Mexico hill earlier th... Read More
2/14/18 -- Happy Valentine's Day!

2/14/18 — Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 Rick Bolger
Sweet day of candy and roses, rather POWDER, at Steamboat Resort today. They grabbed a foot of fresh in the last 24 hrs…hoping for competition tonight (tomorrow morning their time) in the Pyeong... Read More
1/10/18 Wednesday News Update

1/10/18 Wednesday News Update

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Rick Bolger
Well huzzah, Colorado finally getting the goods. Steamboat Resort meteorologist Joel Gratz sez the white stuff began in earnest this morning around 7 AM, and they should pick up 3-6″ today. Tomo... Read More
1/2/18 Happy New Year News Roundup!

1/2/18 Happy New Year News Roundup!

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 Rick Bolger
Happy New Year…biggest industry news this week, aside from super cold in the east and snow finally falling in Colorado, probably the debut of the new gondola at Belleayre in southern New York. Y... Read More
12/5/17 Southern Cal Gets in the Game!

12/5/17 Southern Cal Gets in the Game!

December 5, 2017 Rick Bolger
Photo above taken this morning at San Gabriel Mountains ski resort Mountain High, which is scheduled to open tomorrow! They’ve got no natural snow, and in fact the Santa Ana winds are active, bu... Read More
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