Tag: Smuggler’s Notch
Openings R Imminent
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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