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Tag: Shawnee Mountain

Smith Sells Sugarbush to Alterra

Smith Sells Sugarbush to Alterra

November 13, 2019November 15, 2019 Rick Bolger
Amidst a flurry of openings in the northeast, Win Smith stole the headline with the announced sale of Sugarbush Resort in Warren VT to Alterra Mountain Company, which operates some 14 other resorts in... Read More
Welcome 2019-20!

Welcome 2019-20!

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Rick Bolger
We’re back on it folks — gearing up for another season and plenty of news to go around…First up, indeed Peak Resorts has ceased to exist following the buyout by Vail Resorts Inc., pr... Read More
Summit County Woes

Summit County Woes

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Rick Bolger
Q. When does a lot of snow become too much snow in ski country? A. When it forces road and resort closure for avvy danger! That’s the story this morning in Summit County Colorado; I-70 closed be... Read More
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
4/5/18 News, News, and more News!

4/5/18 News, News, and more News!

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Rick Bolger
Any guess at the photo above? Answer below…Season is winding down despite wall-to-wall snow at areas east, west, and midwest…first we’ll do some real news and then kind of cover some... 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
11/27/17 Temps Soar in Utah, Shiffrin Scores in Vermont

11/27/17 Temps Soar in Utah, Shiffrin Scores in Vermont

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 Rick Bolger
Trouble in the Beehive State as temps soar to record levels in parts of the southwest; Snowbird shut down their early season activities this weekend with no word on when they’ll reopen…Wor... Read More
2/15/17 -- Rewriting History

2/15/17 — Rewriting History

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Rick Bolger
15 February 2017 — No, “Rewriting History” does not refer to Hollywood, they do a fine job and don’t need my help. I’m referring to Pennsy’s Shawnee Mountain and th... Read More
News Roundup 12/27/16 -- Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain...

News Roundup 12/27/16 — Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain…

December 27, 2016December 27, 2016 Rick Bolger
27 December 2016 — That well known tune is playing out across the lower midwest, banana belt and well into New England today. Typical? Yes. Expected? Sort of. Welcome? No. Fortunately it looks l... Read More

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