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Guns are on in Summit County, Soelden Tests Positive

Guns are on in Summit County, Soelden Tests Positive

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 Rick Bolger
…and by “positive” we’re talking about positive snow control.  In other words, the inspectors have given the Soelden, Austria glacier the green light to host next weekend̵... Read More
Openings R Imminent

Openings R Imminent

October 27, 2021 Rick Bolger
Photo above is the Mt Rose Tahoe base lodge view this morning, they haven’t said when but they are “assessing” and we can probably expect something soon…word is Palisades Tahoe... Read More
News Round Up -- Openings Galore, Timberline to Reopen, Tribute to Snowboard Pioneer

News Round Up — Openings Galore, Timberline to Reopen, Tribute to Snowboard Pioneer

November 26, 2019 Rick Bolger
Cold temps and early season snowstorms have led to a plethora of early openings east, west, north and south…Utah faves and neighbors Alta and Snowbird have announced they’ll be opening on ... 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
Season Speeds Along

Season Speeds Along

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Rick Bolger
Recent FIS World Cup women’s downhill globe winner Nicole Schmidhofer recently participated in the FIS Speed Skiing World Championships in Vars (FRA) and posted a top speed of 217.590 kph, good ... Read More
Highs, Lows, Deep Snow, and Retirements

Highs, Lows, Deep Snow, and Retirements

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Rick Bolger
Starting with high, as in Mountain High in Southern California; they’ve got a good pile of snow on the ground but still need a lot more to get the East Base cranking. Quite a bit expected this w... Read More
Lawsuits, Lifts & Peaks

Lawsuits, Lifts & Peaks

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Rick Bolger
Photo above taken this morning by my buddy Jeff, see if you can guess the resort. Answer at the end…First up, the lawsuit. Breaking news out of Utah where resident Terry Sanderson is suing Gwyne... Read More
10/10/17 Priming, Painting, and Pushing the Passes

10/10/17 Priming, Painting, and Pushing the Passes

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 Rick Bolger
It’s that wonderful time of year when resorts are flooding your inbox with dire warnings that pass prices are set to increase, special offers on three packs that will never be seen again, and mu... Read More
3/2/17 -- Throwback Thursday Style

3/2/17 — Throwback Thursday Style

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 Rick Bolger
2 March 2017 — Photo above courtesy Seven Springs Resort PA. Not exactly a throwback place; they’re about as modern as it gets. But they’re promising to relive the days of dayglo rom... Read More
2/22/17 -- Corporation Situations

2/22/17 — Corporation Situations

February 22, 2017February 22, 2017 Rick Bolger
22 February 2017 — George Washington’s Birthday…also Ted Kennedy — he was a very good skier — and Formula 1 champ Nikki Lauda, an expert skier and regular at the Hahnenka... Read More
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