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12/20/17 Rocky Start:  No Snow=No Paychecks

12/20/17 Rocky Start: No Snow=No Paychecks

December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 Rick Bolger
While the season has jump started in parts of the east and midwest, the picture remains bleak in much of the west. Biggest problem in the region? Without snow, a lot of workers get no paycheck. As a r... Read More
12/1/17 Welcome to December

12/1/17 Welcome to December

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 Rick Bolger
Photo above shows Lee Canyon Resort up on the side of Mt. Charleston near Las Vegas; they’ve fired up their arsenal of fan guns and had a few dustings from the sky. They’re targeting next ... 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
3/3/17 -- Don't Give Up the Ship!

3/3/17 — Don’t Give Up the Ship!

March 3, 2017March 6, 2017 Rick Bolger
3/3/17 — Mark & Evan sent the photo above, taken this morning on the approach road to Mt. Bachelor up the hill from Bend, OR. Bachelor is one of the biggest areas in the nation, serving up ... Read More
3/1/17 -- All rise for the judge...

3/1/17 — All rise for the judge…

March 1, 2017March 1, 2017 Rick Bolger
1 March 2017 — Brouhaha involving Sugar Mountain NC; lawsuit claims a Tennessee youth was stranded on the Gunther’s Way chair after it shut down the night of February 14, 2016. Suit claims... Read More
News Roundup 11/16/16

News Roundup 11/16/16

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016 Rick Bolger
16 November 2016 — Big news in Tahoe region, Placer County CA supervisors voted 4:1 in favor of expansion at Squaw Valley amid widespread opposition from residents during an all-day hearing y... Read More
News Roundup, 10/17/16

News Roundup, 10/17/16

October 17, 2016 Rick Bolger
17 October 2016 — Small but mighty Buck Hill Minnesota has added two synthetic ski slopes AND a couple of synthetic tubing lanes, because you know when Minnesotans aren’t actually cold, th... Read More
News Roundup, 10/11/16

News Roundup, 10/11/16

October 11, 2016October 14, 2016 Rick Bolger
Photo courtesy Echo Mountain Resort 11 October 2016 — news of the day is that currently shuttered and troubled Echo Mountain CO (near Denver) has indeed been sold, third time in a decade. Nora P... Read More
News Roundup, 10/7/16

News Roundup, 10/7/16

October 7, 2016October 14, 2016 Rick Bolger
Photo:  Tripp Fay/Copper Mountain 7 October 2016 — Yesterday Outside magazine sent shock waves through the ski resort industry with an article on aging chairlift infrastructure. The article ... Read More
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