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Eastern Resorts Running & Gunning

Eastern Resorts Running & Gunning

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Rick Bolger
If you live in New England, West Virginia, and other eastern locales with some altitude and attitude, that roar you’re hearing is some awesome snowmaking power that is currently hammering the hi... Read More
Cat Calls for a Correction!

Cat Calls for a Correction!

November 5, 2019 Rick Bolger
Yesterday we reported that Killington took first-to-open honors in the east: Not exactly true. Turns out Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley NC also opened Sunday, difference is they opened to the g... Read More
Miki Tops the Million Mark

Miki Tops the Million Mark

April 17, 2019 Rick Bolger
As in, one million Swiss Francs, 1,000,386 CHF to be precise. In addition to scoring the most victories (17) in a single season, Mikaela Shiffrin became the first skier in FIS history to pass the mill... Read More
Beat It!  Happy Hump Day

Beat It! Happy Hump Day

February 27, 2019February 26, 2019 Rick Bolger
It’s all smiles at Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff, photo above from yesterday. You can practically see the ear-to-ear grin in our friend Gustave Sexauer‘s words as he sez, “I’m ... Read More
More Opening Scheduled, SkiCo Suit Resolved

More Opening Scheduled, SkiCo Suit Resolved

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 Rick Bolger
Leading off with a retraction; reported yesterday that eastern Pennsy’s biggie Blue Mountain would be adding a new intermediate trail this season — they won’t. They’re not sure... Read More
10/17/18 More Pre-Season News

10/17/18 More Pre-Season News

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Rick Bolger
Lots of happy faces in Western Maine this morning, as Sugarloaf got their first “skiable” snow this season.  Now we don’t know that anyone actually skied it, as the ‘loaf sent... Read More
10/16/18 Snow Reports; A-Basin calling for Friday

10/16/18 Snow Reports; A-Basin calling for Friday

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 Rick Bolger
Quick report today, photo above this morning from Boreal in the Tahoe region shows that some resorts are getting pretty serious with their pre-season snowmaking tests.  Boreal is often one of the ear... Read More
3/21/18 Conditions Improve, Prices Drop, Nobody Shows Up.

3/21/18 Conditions Improve, Prices Drop, Nobody Shows Up.

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Rick Bolger
Looking at some of the best conditions of the season in much of the country — especially the northeast and Utah — yet skier numbers are dropping like a stone as thoughts turn to springtime... Read More
11/7/17 -- We're voting for SNOW!

11/7/17 — We’re voting for SNOW!

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Rick Bolger
Cold temps blasted into the midwest and northeast overnight and a few of the usual suspects are talking about opening this weekend…Michigan’s Ski Brule has pegged 10:00 am CST Friday, serv... Read More
11/6/17 Expanded terrain & more guns coming on

11/6/17 Expanded terrain & more guns coming on

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Rick Bolger
Arapahoe Basin getting a few inches of snow here and there, now open to the summit with the Lenawee Face/Dercum’s Gulch route open…over the hill at Loveland they’ve added Lift 2 whic... Read More
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