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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
News Roundup

News Roundup

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Rick Bolger
It’s official: we’re seeing the usual signs that foreshadow the end of the season. Ugh. Namely the social media posts that say “the season isn’t over yet” by desperate re... 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
10/18/18 Tomorrow is Game On, East and West!

10/18/18 Tomorrow is Game On, East and West!

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Rick Bolger
Killington made it official this morning, the Beast of the East will drop the ropes on the North Ridge section (that’s the old Glades, for us oldtimers) with up-and-down loading on the K1 gondy ... Read More
10/17/18 More Pre-Season News

10/17/18 More Pre-Season News

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Rick Bolger
Lots of happy faces in Western Maine this morning, as Sugarloaf got their first “skiable” snow this season.  Now we don’t know that anyone actually skied it, as the ‘loaf sent... Read More
1/11/18 Too Much or Too Little

1/11/18 Too Much or Too Little

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 Rick Bolger
Too much, as in parts of the Swiss Alps, tourists are stuck in Zermatt with snow too deep to ski, avalanche danger too high to do anything. But skiers are a flexible bunch, so they’re getting by... Read More
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
10/26-27/17 Weekend News Roundup

10/26-27/17 Weekend News Roundup

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 Rick Bolger
Great news out of Tahoe, Mt Rose Nevada opened this morning for four hours, serving up beginner terrain off the Wizard quad…Photo above shows construction progress at the base terminal of Bellea... Read More
3/20/17 -- Spring has Sprung

3/20/17 — Spring has Sprung

March 20, 2017 Rick Bolger
20 March 2017 — Winter is over, World Cup is wrapped up, but fortunately for us the lifts keep turning…big news of course is Mikaela Shiffrin claiming the FIS World Cup Women’s Overa... Read More
2/16/17 -- Throwback Thursday, better late than never

2/16/17 — Throwback Thursday, better late than never

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 Rick Bolger
16 February 2017 — So much snow falling around the country I can’t even wrap my head around it…snow stacking up and ready to fall any moment at throwbacks like Anthony Lakes up in Or... Read More
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