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Tag: Taos

Southwest Season Set to Launch

Southwest Season Set to Launch

October 30, 2019 Rick Bolger
A spate of storms through the southern Rockies has a number of resorts lined up to join the fun; Wolf Creek Colorado expects to spin tomorrow for trick or treaters, running Nova chair and a carpet fro... 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
Pillows & Blankets

Pillows & Blankets

January 23, 2019January 24, 2019 Rick Bolger
so much going on…see photo above; gotta start with more apparent labor shenanigans at Jiminy Peak in the Berkshires. Seems that during the weekend snowstorm and deep freeze some employees were t... Read More
News Update, October 12

News Update, October 12

October 12, 2018 Rick Bolger
When we shut down this blog in June, left off with the heartbreaking story of Bode and Morgan Miller losing their young daughter Emmy in a tragic swimming pool accident….so we’ll kick the ... Read More
4/5/18 News, News, and more News!

4/5/18 News, News, and more News!

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Rick Bolger
Any guess at the photo above? Answer below…Season is winding down despite wall-to-wall snow at areas east, west, and midwest…first we’ll do some real news and then kind of cover some... Read More
3/29/18 News Roundup

3/29/18 News Roundup

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Rick Bolger
Final weekend for a bunch of areas, including one of our webcam favorites which is Michigan’s Caberfae Peaks. They’re banging it up this Sunday, although as you can see from today’s ... Read More
2/27/18 Western Swing

2/27/18 Western Swing

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Rick Bolger
As promised, a quick tour of the western ski regions…photo above from our buddy Ronnie yesterday at Snowbird UT, which I suppose is kinda obvious. The Bird claimed to receive 11″ overnight... Read More
2/16/18 Finally x 3; Right Ponies/Wrong Race

2/16/18 Finally x 3; Right Ponies/Wrong Race

February 16, 2018 Rick Bolger
Finally snowing at Taos Ski Valley, 9″ overnight and much needed to get more open. What they had was actually pretty good, according to my buddy Mark S. who was on the New Mexico hill earlier th... 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
10/2/17 Ski Swaps & Rodent Abuse

10/2/17 Ski Swaps & Rodent Abuse

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 Rick Bolger
It’s that time of year: Ski Swaps here and there, and ski resorts testing their snowmaking systems in a pre-season practice known as blowing out the mice…seen above, Sunday River Maine put... Read More
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