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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
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
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
News Roundup: Levi, Openings Galore

News Roundup: Levi, Openings Galore

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Rick Bolger
We’ll kick it off with FIS World Cup news…No real surprises this past weekend in Levi Finland, where reigning overall champions Marcel Hirscher and Mikaela Shiffrin added another reindeer... Read More
10/23/18 -- Wild Mountain Takes Midwest Honors

10/23/18 — Wild Mountain Takes Midwest Honors

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Rick Bolger
As in, first to open with lift-served skiing and boarding in the midwestern states — that’s small but mighty Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls, Minnesota. Lifts spun at Wild on Sunday, and as... Read More
1/18/18 -- News & Throwback Thursday

1/18/18 — News & Throwback Thursday

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 Rick Bolger
Photo above, sunrise this morning on the Olympia delle Tofane course at Cortina, where the ladies are competing in speed events this weekend. As you can see from this photo, the terrain may not be qui... Read More
12/18/17 Whaleback!  Weekend!  Woody!

12/18/17 Whaleback! Weekend! Woody!

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Rick Bolger
Plenty to talk about after a busy weekend of openings in the east, some familiar names on the World Cup tour, and a troublesome lack of snow in parts of Colorado. But first we get a terrific report fr... Read More
11/21/17 Openings & Delays; Peak Plays Hardball

11/21/17 Openings & Delays; Peak Plays Hardball

November 21, 2017 Rick Bolger
Wyoming biggie Jackson Hole Mountain Resort going to open Friday, that’s ahead of schedule thanks to massive amounts of snowfall. Photo above shows a peek this morning at the top of the Teton li... 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
2/8/17 -- Wednesday with Woody & World Championships!

2/8/17 — Wednesday with Woody & World Championships!

February 8, 2017February 8, 2017 Rick Bolger
8 February 2017 — Back in action after a week in Colorado, doing…research.  Yeah, research, that’s the ticket…plenty of goings-on in ski country, FIS World Cup Championships a... Read More
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