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Tag: Purgatory Resort

Mountain Capital Partners Adds Brian Head to Roster

Mountain Capital Partners Adds Brian Head to Roster

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Rick Bolger
Southern Utah’s Brian Head Resort announced yesterday that it was sold to Mountain Capital Partners of Durango, Colorado. Mountain Capital, if you weren’t aware, started with a couple of r... Read More
Marching Along

Marching Along

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Rick Bolger
Mid-Atlantic season winding down; Virginia leader Wintergreen Resort quiet for the week but they’ll spin one more weekend on Saturday…move west a bit, Snowshoe WV sez they’re going u... 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
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
11/20/17 Southern Seasons Underway East & West

11/20/17 Southern Seasons Underway East & West

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 Rick Bolger
Southeast: Ski season kicked off this weekend in North Carolina with both Cataloochee (photo above) and Sugar Mountain open for business. Cat serving up a pair of easier slopes while Sugar got after i... Read More
10/18/17 Loveland Friday, Prepping back East

10/18/17 Loveland Friday, Prepping back East

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 Rick Bolger
Loveland’s 80th season will indeed kick off Friday. Big L sez they expect to have an 18 inch base with tree-to-tree coverage on the usual Catwalk/Mambo/Home Run early season route…southwes... Read More
5/22/17 -- News Roundup

5/22/17 — News Roundup

May 22, 2017May 22, 2017 Rick Bolger
22 May 2017 — A foot of fresh at Arapahoe Basin this weekend spelled spectacular conditions this weekend, the A-Team made one last trip for the season, driving up from Colorado Springs to shred ... Read More
2/27/27 -- East Coast Reboot

2/27/27 — East Coast Reboot

February 27, 2017 Rick Bolger
27 February 2017 — If a picture is worth one thousand words, photo above of Ragged Mountain NH yesterday speaks volumes. New England ski enthusiast Sam Shirley provided the image, and reports th... Read More
1/31/17 -- News Roundup

1/31/17 — News Roundup

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 Rick Bolger
31 January 2017 — A 7-year-old girl survived a 26 foot from a chairlift at Purgatory Resort Sunday. Spokeswoman Kim Oyler said the fall occurred as the chairlift neared the unload at the top of ... Read More
News Roundup 10/20/16

News Roundup 10/20/16

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Rick Bolger
20 October 2016 — Do it up one time! Arapahoe Basin will spin the lifts Friday morning, fantastic! It will be a white ribbon of death Colorado style, which is to say, not as horrible as you migh... Read More
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