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Tag: Mt Bachelor

Welcome 2021 Ski Season!

Welcome 2021 Ski Season!

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Rick Bolger
Took a year off due to the plague, what the hell. A new plague is upon us, see photo above…Vail Resorts is awash in bad blood, having screwed a number of passholders out of their pass purchases ... Read More
Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Rick Bolger
Photo above shows how the season makes April Fools out of many skiers: We line up to buy overpriced tickets for a white ribbon of death in early December, but by the end of March we’re ready to ... Read More
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Rick Bolger
Good…snow piling up in the Cascades, Mt Hood Ski Bowl OR grabbed 8″ today alone, 100% trails open…snow piling up in the upper midwest; Caberfae Peaks MI got 14″ overnight…... Read More
Movers & Sellers

Movers & Sellers

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Rick Bolger
Well the whole “name the snowstorm” thing seems odd, but I suppose if you think it through it kind of makes sense. Instead of “Remember that storm back in January?” (which gene... Read More
4/20/18 Time for Tucks

4/20/18 Time for Tucks

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Rick Bolger
As in, Tuckerman Ravine, the famous snow-catching bowl on the eastern flank of Mt Washington, NH. Believe it or not it has snowed — from flurries to feet — every single day of the past mon... Read More
2/22/18 News Roundup: Ikon, Olympics, the Bush.

2/22/18 News Roundup: Ikon, Olympics, the Bush.

February 22, 2018 Rick Bolger
Pass watchers scrutinizing the just-released official pass offerings from the Ikon Pass group; this is the thing that is replacing the MAX Pass — sort of. They’ve mixed things up a bit, ad... Read More
2/21/18 Western Snow, Eastern Steam

2/21/18 Western Snow, Eastern Steam

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Rick Bolger
Photo above from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, in honor of our Minnesota girls who won medals yesterday (today?) Jessie Diggins who grabbed gold with Utah’s Kikkan Randall, and Lindsey Vonn, who too... Read More
9/26/17 -- Game on!

9/26/17 — Game on!

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 Rick Bolger
With a hike-up terrain park open briefly at Mt. Bachelor this weekend, and guns on at both Arapahoe Basin and Loveland, we’re pleased to say the season is just about ready to kick into gear̷... Read More
3/3/17 -- Don't Give Up the Ship!

3/3/17 — Don’t Give Up the Ship!

March 3, 2017March 6, 2017 Rick Bolger
3/3/17 — Mark & Evan sent the photo above, taken this morning on the approach road to Mt. Bachelor up the hill from Bend, OR. Bachelor is one of the biggest areas in the nation, serving up ... Read More
News Roundup 12/21/16 -- Rock Around the Clock

News Roundup 12/21/16 — Rock Around the Clock

December 21, 2016December 20, 2016 Rick Bolger
21 December 2016 — The clock is ticking rapidly toward Christmas week, which will set the tone for a lot of resorts this season. Fortunately it looks like most areas are already rocking and roll... Read More
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