Carrabassett Valley, ME - After a record-breaking winter that set all-time records for skier-visits and revenue, Sugarloaf in Maine has announced nearly $3 million in capital investments going in this summer, including new snowmaking technology, continued terrain expansion, and a new 30-person outdoor hot tub at the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel. The off-season investment is part…
Brighton, MI - Vail Resorts has named Taylor Ogilvie as general manager of Mt. Brighton ski area in Michigan, where he will oversee ski area operations. He will begin his new position on June 10. Ogilvie is originally from the Chicago suburbs and grew up skiing Midwest ski areas. After attending college at the University…
Wanaka, New Zealand - Following a return to Lee family ownership on April 1, General Manager Sam Lee has now indicated that there’s not enough time following the transition to get Snow Park NZ up and running for the 2013 ski and snowboard season. “We can now reveal that the plan for 2013 is that…
Christchurch, New Zealand – The Rocky road trip is on. After two years of uninvited residence in a Heathcote Valley, New Zealand home, “Rocky” on Thursday embarked on the first leg of his journey “home” to Mt. Hutt ski under the watchful eye of new owners NZSki, which owns Mt. Hutt. After a three-hour operation…
Queenstown, New Zealand - New Zealand ski area operator NZSki Ltd. has appointed Paul Anderson, currently General Manager of Corporate Services at Christchurch City Council (CCC), as its new CEO. Anderson, 42, will replace James Coddington who has been at the helm of NZSki for six years. NZSki Ltd owns and operates Coronet Peak, Mt.…
Salt Lake City, UT - Event organizers of the Swatch Freeride Word Tour by The North Face have announced the details of the circuit’s 2013-14 season schedule. Following the global unification of the Freeride World Tour (FWT) this past winter, athletes and fans alike will gather at six competition stops in 2014. Moreover, more than…
Boston, MA - On Wednesday, 108 ski areas from around the United States joined with 40 other businesses, Ceres and its BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy) in signing the Climate Declaration, which calls upon federal policymakers to seize the American economic opportunity of addressing climate change. These ski areas join iconic American…
Masik Pass, North Korea - Apparently miffed by Pyeongchang, South Korea receiving the nod to host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered his military to construct a “world class” ski resort in his country, drawing international criticism for spending money on a lavish enterprise while many in his…
Verbier, Switzerland - A pair of unrelated European ski resorts are planning to reopen their slopes this weekend for June skiing and snowboarding, one in the Alps of Switzerland and the other in the French Pyrenees. Verbier, in the Swiss canton of Calais, plans to open their lifts this Saturday, weather permitting, lift operator Téléverbier…
Dillon, CO - Thanks to cool temperatures and late-season snow, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area has extended the Colorado ski and ride season for another weekend. A-Basin will be open seven days a week through June 2, and will reopen for summer skiing and riding on Friday through Sunday, June 7-9. “With all the spring storms,…
