Tag: Plattekill
Ship of Fools
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
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Closings coming fast and furious as the arctic temps set in across the heartland. Northeast, however, conditions are prompting the weekend-only resorts to spin lifts today and tomorrow. Among those op... Read More
3/30/18 Happy Easter, Happy Passover…Hit the Slopes!
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
3/2/18 News & Putting on the Ritz with Ronnie
Ronnie’s Utah adventures took him from the twists and turns of Little Cottonwood Canyon to the luxury digs at Snowbasin; photo above taken in the Strawberry Fields section if my memory serves co... Read More
2/9/18 — Snow & Olympic Dreams
First up, looks like something really is happening at presently shuttered Tenney Mountain Ski Resort in Central New Hampshire. An angel investor type stepped in and bought the place a few years ago am... Read More
12/20/17 Rocky Start: No Snow=No Paychecks
While the season has jump started in parts of the east and midwest, the picture remains bleak in much of the west. Biggest problem in the region? Without snow, a lot of workers get no paycheck. As a r... Read More
12/7-8 2017 — Double header
Your faithful scribe is on the slopes as you read this, so we’re trying to cover two days in one. We’ll stuff as much news in as we can…first up, photo above courtesy Shawnee Mount... Read More
3/13/17 — Happy Birthday!
13 March 2017 — Tough news in North Carolina, Wolf Ridge closing for the season after suffering wind damage to one of its chairlifts…better news in Maryland; Wisp is planning to reopen wit... Read More