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Weekend Highlighted by Openings, Speed Events

Weekend Highlighted by Openings, Speed Events

December 6, 2019 Rick Bolger
Openings include the debut of Big Snow in the New Jersey Meadowlands; yesterday they had none less than Lindsey Vonn to kick it off as the first official skier on this long awaited indoor piste. Time ... 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
Baby It's Cold Outside

Baby It’s Cold Outside

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 Rick Bolger
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!

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
3/2/18 News & Putting on the Ritz with Ronnie

3/2/18 News & Putting on the Ritz with Ronnie

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 Rick Bolger
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

2/9/18 — Snow & Olympic Dreams

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 Rick Bolger
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

12/20/17 Rocky Start: No Snow=No Paychecks

December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 Rick Bolger
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

12/7-8 2017 — Double header

December 7, 2017December 6, 2017 Rick Bolger
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!

3/13/17 — Happy Birthday!

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 Rick Bolger
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
2/23/17 -- Weather Runs Amok & Captain Picard Battles the Borg

2/23/17 — Weather Runs Amok & Captain Picard Battles the Borg

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 Rick Bolger
23 February 2017 — With Paoli Peaks IN shut down yesterday, possibly for the season, and what with Boston Mills, Brandywine and Alpine Valley OH closed today, a whole bunch of recent weather clo... Read More
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