Denver, CO – In some of the most solid results seen in the mountain travel industry over the past 12 months, lodging occupancy was up 9.6 percent in March compared to March 2009 at ski resorts across the western U.S. and Canada. This was the third consecutive month with year-over-year increases in actual occupancy and … Continue reading March Occupancy Rates Jump at Western Ski Resorts
Lakewood, CO – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) today announced that Dennis Eshbaugh, president and CEO of Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, N.Y., is this year’s recipient of the organization’s Sherman Adams Award.nOver the past 23 years, skier visits at Holiday Valley have grown more than fourfold under Eshbaugh’s leadership. During this time the … Continue reading New York Ski Area Operator Honored with Sherman Adams Award
Snowbird, UT – After Little Cottonwood Canyon neighbor Alta Ski Area reopens this weekend for one final three-day spring fling, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort will be the only Utah mountain still open for skiing and riding. Although some operations, including night skiing on Chickadee and the Mid-Gad Restaurant are already done for the season, … Continue reading Snowbird Dials Back Operations for Spring Skiing
Rangeley, ME – With its current ski season now history, it’s been one for the record books at Saddleback Maine.nSaddleback’s 2009-10 revenue was up by 40 percent and skier visits were up by 15 percent over the 2008-09 winter, resort officials indicate. “This was a great year for Saddleback,” said Warren Cook, CEO and general … Continue reading 2009-10 Ski Season a Record-Setter for Maine Resort
Georgetown, CO – Now that most Colorado ski resorts have closed for the season, Loveland Ski Area — which expects to continue operations through May 2 — is giving season passholders from other resorts a break.n”We would like to invite season pass holders from other ski areas to come see what Loveland is all about … Continue reading Loveland Ski Area Discounting Lift Tickets for Other Resort Season Passholders
Copper Mountain, CO – In its first summer under new ownership of Park City, Utah’s Powdr Corp, $6 million will be invested in Copper Mountain this summer to improve the Colorado ski and snowboard resort before lifts reopen next fall.nThe lion’s share of this summer’s investment will be to increase snowmaking capacity by 25 percent … Continue reading Copper Mountain’s New Owners Investing $6M in Colorado Resort
Winter Park, CO – The Coca-Cola Spring Splash will close out the ski and snowboard season this weekend at Colorado’s Winter Park Resort.nWhile live music with Home from 2 to 5 p.m. this afternoon will get the weekend started, the real festivities get underway at noon Sunday with the Spring Splash, now in its 42nd … Continue reading Celebrate End of Winter Park Ski Season with Spring Splash