Arapahoe Basin, CO – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (A-Basin) will open its newest terrain expansion, The Beavers, today for the first time. The 468-acre terrain expansion is served by a new quad chairlift running from 9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. daily. The 34 new runs of the expansion include two new intermediate groomed runs, open bowls and tree … Continue reading A-Basin Opens New Terrain in The Beavers Today
Denver, CO – The six-month summer season for 290 mountain properties in seven western U.S. states that participate in the DestiMetrics survey officially ended on Oct. 31. As of that date, the month of October wrapped up with a 4.2 percent dip in occupancy and a 4.3 percent gain in the Average Daily Rate (ADR) to finish … Continue reading Summer Sets Lodging Record at Western Ski Resorts
Wildwood, MO – Publicly traded Peak Resorts, Inc., owner and operator of a number of Eastern and Midwestern ski resorts including Vermont’s Mount Snow and Hunter Mountain in New York, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Snow Time, Inc. for $76 million in total consideration. Snow Time owns and operates three ski resorts … Continue reading Peak Resorts Adds 3 Ski Areas for $76 Million
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – Alpine skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn will miss the season opening World Cup speed series in Lake Louise after crashing in training and injuring her knee. “Yesterday I crashed training Super-G and hurt my knee,” Vonn confirmed on Twitter on Tuesday. “The good news; I do NOT need surgery. The bad news; … Continue reading Knee Injury Sidelines Lindsey Vonn
Donnelly, ID – Idaho’s State Board of Land Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to transfer the lease of the land upon which Tamarack Resort operates to new owners with decades of resort operations experience. The agreement, announced by the new ownership group Tamarack Resort Holdings, or TRH, may finally allow the beleaguered central Idaho resort to finally … Continue reading New Owner Has Big Plans for Tamarack
Thompsonville, MI – Crystal Mountain will hand out lift tickets for free when the resort opens for skiing and riding on Thanksgiving Day, November 22. It’s the Northern Michigan ski resort’s earliest opening in four years. Chairlifts will run from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day with free lift tickets and a flat … Continue reading Free Skiing Thanksgiving Day at Crystal Mountain
Kirkwood, CA – Kirkwood officials confirmed this afternoon that, conditions permitting, the Sierra resort’s season opening will now take place on Saturday, Nov. 24, rather than the resort’s originally scheduled opening day of Wednesday, Nov. 21. “Kirkwood is dedicated to providing our guests the best early-season ski and ride experience,” said Kirkwood Mountain’s General Manager, Tom … Continue reading Kirkwood Delays 3 Days
