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Tag: Sunday River

Killington Tests Positive, Shout out to Andes Tower Hills!

Killington Tests Positive, Shout out to Andes Tower Hills!

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Rick Bolger
Fifty years ago when snowmaking really took off in the northeast, there was a constant marketing battle between Hunter Mountain NY, Mount Snow VT, and Killington VT. The ad campaigns centered around w... Read More
Game on in the Midwest

Game on in the Midwest

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Rick Bolger
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

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
Boyne Grabs Another Mainer

Boyne Grabs Another Mainer

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 Rick Bolger
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

Smith Sells Sugarbush to Alterra

November 13, 2019November 15, 2019 Rick Bolger
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

Flurry of Openings

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Rick Bolger
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

East Joins the Fun

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Rick Bolger
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

Sam Closes the Riv

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 Sam Shirley
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...

It’s Wednesday, and the Season Marches On…

March 6, 2019 Rick Bolger
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
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
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