Skip to content
SKI BUM

SKI BUM

Ski areas and resort news | very complete

  • Do It Up
    • Gear Guide
      • Where & How to Buy Skis
      • Buying Used Ski Gear on Ebay
      • How to Size and Select Skis
      • Guide to Buying Boots
      • Selecting Properly Sized Ski Poles
      • 2019-2020 Indemnified Bindings
      • Bindings: Heel and Toe Release Settings
      • Helmets: Sizing and Selection
      • Ski Tune Up Guide: Waxing, Ptexing, Maintenance and More
      • Ski Base Structure
    • Get Schooled
      • First Time on the Hill
      • Move Up to Intermediate Skiing
      • How do Ski Resorts Decide on Closing Day?
    • Skier’s Lexicon
    • Snow & Conditions
    • Ski Trails: The Big Ten
    • Comparing Steepness of Ski Trails
    • Go Big, or Go Home
    • Ten Skiers Who Changed The Sport
    • Kandahar & Kitzbuhel
    • Legendary Ski Runs by Legendary Skiers
    • Ski Links — Find Your Way Around
    • Ski Bum News Archives
  • West Coast
    • Alaska Ski Areas
    • California
    • Nevada Ski Areas
    • Oregon Ski Areas
    • Washington Ski Areas
  • Rocky Mountains
    • Arizona Ski Areas
    • Colorado Ski Areas
      • Quick Colorado Cruise Guide for Intermediates & Young Families
    • Idaho Ski Areas
    • Montana Ski Areas
    • Nevada Ski Areas
    • New Mexico Ski Areas
    • Utah Ski Areas
    • Wyoming Ski Areas
  • Midwest
    • Illinois Ski Areas
    • Indiana Ski Areas
    • Iowa Ski Areas
    • Michigan Ski Areas
    • Minnesota Ski Areas
    • Missouri Ski Areas
    • Nebraska Ski Guide
    • North Dakota Ski Areas
    • Ohio Ski Areas
    • South Dakota Ski Areas
    • Wisconsin Ski Areas
  • Southeast
    • Alabama Ski Areas (Cloudmont!)
    • Georgia Ski Guide
    • Maryland Ski Areas (Wisp!)
    • North Carolina Ski Areas
    • Tennessee Ski Areas (Ober G!)
    • Virginia Ski Areas
    • West Virginia Ski Areas
  • Northeast
    • Connecticut Ski Areas
    • Maine Ski Areas
    • Massachusetts Ski Areas
    • New Hampshire Ski Areas
    • New Jersey Ski Areas
    • New York Ski Areas
    • Pennsylvania Ski Areas
    • Rhode Island Ski Areas (Yawgooo!)
    • Vermont Ski Areas

Tag: Vail Resorts Inc

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
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
Game On!  Welcome to the 2019-20 Season

Game On! Welcome to the 2019-20 Season

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Rick Bolger
Summit County Colorado was in quite a tizzy this weekend as Keystone announced Friday afternoon that they’d be open for skiing Saturday. Word made its way up the hill to our friends at Arapahoe ... Read More
Game On, If Only a Little...

Game On, If Only a Little…

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Rick Bolger
Dropping temps and cooperative humidity levels enabled snowmakers to light ’em up on both sides of the Continental Divide this morning; that’s a distant view of Loveland’s efforts ab... Read More
Welcome 2019-20!

Welcome 2019-20!

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Rick Bolger
We’re back on it folks — gearing up for another season and plenty of news to go around…First up, indeed Peak Resorts has ceased to exist following the buyout by Vail Resorts Inc., pr... Read More
Late Summer Update:  Peak to be Assimilated

Late Summer Update: Peak to be Assimilated

August 28, 2019 Rick Bolger
News that Vail Resorts would be buying Peak Resorts recently hit the ski world like a ton of bricks.   For Vail, it is a disruptive strategic move that gives them influence unlike anything in the hi... Read More
Ah the weather.

Ah the weather.

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Rick Bolger
Checking in with Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, that’s their photo above, looking at four feet of fresh in the past three days. No complaints from Western Wyoming…turning east, mountain ops... Read More
A-Basin Escapes the Borg

A-Basin Escapes the Borg

February 19, 2019 Rick Bolger
Happy President’s week, school vacation week, etc…couple of signs that popular resort methodology may have a few cracks in the armor…first up, Peak Resorts‘ big NY property Hun... Read More
Snow of Donner Party Proportions

Snow of Donner Party Proportions

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Rick Bolger
So it was the 26′ snow depths near present day Truckee CA that tied up the settlers in 1846 and led to the incidents forever naming Donner Pass. Well we aren’t quite to that depth yet, but... Read More
News Roundup

News Roundup

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Rick Bolger
Killington VT debuted a new bubble top six pack this past weekend, it replaced a fixed grip on the Snowdon section. Kmart is moving the old lift to their underutilized South Ridge area, which has been... Read More
  • 1 of 3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next »

Trail Map

Clickable Map of the US

Spacin’ at the Basin

live webcam from Arapahoe Basin
Spacin' at the Basin • live webcam

Schuss

  • Weekend Highlighted by Openings, Speed Events
  • First Tracks & Killington in the Books
  • News Round Up — Openings Galore, Timberline to Reopen, Tribute to Snowboard Pioneer
  • Early Openings Continue
  • Smith Sells Sugarbush to Alterra

Twisten auf den Pisten…

  • Assembly Day (5)
  • News (304)
  • Sam's New England Adventures (32)
  • Throwback Thursdays (11)
  • Travels with Woody (6)
  • World Cup (85)

Full Send

A Basin Alta Anthony Lakes Attitash Boreal Breckenridge Bromley Caberfae Peaks fatality Hunter Jackson Hole Jay Peak Keystone Killington Lake Louise Lara Gut Lindsey Vonn Loon Loveland Lutsen Mad River Glen Magic Mountain Mammoth Mountain Marcel Hirscher Mikaela Shiffrin Mountain High Mount Snow Okemo Peak Resorts PyeongChang Ski Brule Snowbird Squaw Valley Steamboat Stratton Sugarloaf Sunday River Taos Terry Peak Vail Vail Resorts Inc Whiteface Wildcat Wild Mountain World Cup

Stickers!

Free stickers are back! Tell everyone that you're a ski bum...

send your name and address to sticker@skibum.net

Past stickers...




Theme Designed by InkHive. Copyright 2019 SkiBum.net • Lila Lapanja Photo: Sarah Brunson/U.S. Ski Team