Tag: Sunday River
Game on in the Midwest
That’s Wild Mountain up in Taylors Falls Minnesota, perennial “first to open” in the midwest and it looks like they’ve done it again. Wild spun the lifts late yesterday, they&#... Read More
Eastern Resorts Running & Gunning
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
Boyne Grabs Another Mainer
Was planning to preview the pending FIS World Cup season opener, but news broke this morning that Boyne Resorts has agreed to purchase Shawnee Peak in Bridgton, Maine. Shawnee — not to be confus... Read More
Smith Sells Sugarbush to Alterra
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
Flurry of Openings
Photo above from our New England correspondent Sam Shirley clearly shows the frustration of opening day at Sunday River ME this past weekend. But to be fair, the frustration has to be measured against... Read More
East Joins the Fun
As expected, Killington VT takes first-to-open in the east honors; they did a passholder thing yesterday and are spinning for the public as of this morning. Photo above taken this afternoon shows darn... Read More
Sam Closes the Riv
I made it over to Sunday River for a beautiful closing day. As usual on closing day, they offered free skiing to everyone. The snow started out as hardpack under cloudy skies, but quickly softened as ... Read More
It’s Wednesday, and the Season Marches On…
Except at Mountain High in the Angeles National Forest; they’re taking the day off due to a late season snowstorm — check out the photo above. Southern Californians tend to be rather parti... Read More