by Dan Giesin | Mar 13, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Well, it didn’t take long for Alterra Mountain Company to get down to business. On Monday, March 12, the Denver-based conglomerate, which was formed last year when investment firm Henry Crown and Co. (Aspen et al) and KSL Capital Partners (Squaw Valley et al) embarked...
by Kirsten Dobroth | Mar 12, 2018 | Ski Industry News
If you live in New England, you’re most likely still digging out from the last storm that walloped the area less than a week ago – or still waiting for power to come back on from the first spring storm that rolled through a week and a half ago. And if that’s the case,...
by Dan Giesin | Mar 9, 2018 | Ski Industry News
The second Nor’easter in less than a week has delivered the best conditions of the season to resorts through the northeast, with some resorts reporting more than three feet of snow. Resorts throughout Vermont, including Okemo Mountain, which received more than two...
by Greg Colquitt | Mar 8, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Just when you thought you couldn’t get more… Vail Resorts continues to push the envelope of one person’s ability to ski just about anywhere. Vail Goes Canadian Only weeks after the Ikon Pass unveiled its overarching plan to deliver skiers and...
by Dan Giesin | Mar 6, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Is history about to repeat itself? A little more than a quarter-century ago, the Sierra was experiencing one of its driest winters on record, with less than 20 percent of average snowfall lying on the ground by the end of February. Without the extensive snowmaking...
by Kirsten Dobroth | Mar 5, 2018 | Ski Industry News
Already missing out on binge-watching every Olympic event from Feburary’s Olympic Games in South Korea? The Games might be over, but the Burton US Open (aka snowboarding’s biggest competition) kicks off this week in Vail, Colorado, and it’s bringing some of your...