Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) Revolution Tour has announced its schedule for the 2016-17 season. Veteran Rev Tour hosts Copper Mountain (Colo.), Mammoth Mountain, (Calif.) and Seven Springs Mountain Resort (Penn.) are all returning for the Tour’s 13th season along with first time resort partner Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire. Established in 2004, the U.S … Continue reading USSA Announces 2016-17 Revolution Tour Schedule→
White Haven, PA – Eighteen ski resorts in Pennsylvania are offering first-timers the chance to try a new winter sport for $49, including a lift ticket, lesson and rentals. Program amenities, such as a minimum age of participants and the lifts available, vary from resort to resort. While there are no blackout dates, the First-Time … Continue reading Pennsylvania Ski Areas’ $49 First-Time Program Returns→
Ligonier, PA – After several years of false starts, the lifts will spin once again this winter at Laurel Mountain ski area, 72 miles east of Pittsburgh in southwestern Pennsylvania. “Finally, Laurel Mountain will be open this year for skiing. It’s finally going to happen — that’s been the feeling around here,” Seven Springs communications manager Katie … Continue reading Pennsylvania’s Laurel Mountain Confirmed to Reopen This Winter→
Champion, PA – Pennsylvania State Police are continuing their investigation into a collision at Seven Springs Mountain Resort on Saturday that left one skier dead. Police indicate that Jeffrey Behr, 51, of Delmont, Penn., was skiing on Seven Springs’ intermediate Wagner trail above the resort’s Main Lodge shortly before 9 p.m. on Saturday night when he … Continue reading Police Investigate Skier Death at Seven Springs→
Palmerton, PA – Plans to build a luxurious 4-star condominium resort hotel alongside the Vista trail, atop Blue Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania have been announced. The new Vista Lodge will offer studio, one, two and three bedroom ski-in/ski-out condominiums ranging from 400 to 2,200 square feet, for purchase or rent. It’s planned to be built adjacent to … Continue reading New Mountaintop Condo-Hotel Planned for Pennsylvania’s Blue Mountain→
Wildwood, MO – Ski resort owner and operator Peak Resorts, Inc. on Friday announced that its board of directors appointed David W. Braswell, Esq., as a member of the board and as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Braswell is replacing Michael Staenberg, who resigned from the board effective February 3 for … Continue reading Peak Resorts Appoints New Director, Comments on Ski Season→
Ligonier, PA – State park manager Douglas Finger was expecting maybe 50 or 55 people. And that was before the biggest snowstorm of the season blanketed the area days before; freezing rain came with the dawn; and gusting winds raked the hardwoods topping Laurel Ridge. Aah, the type day true downhill skiing enthusiasts take in stride. … Continue reading Pennsylvania Officials Celebrate Progress on Reopening Laurel Mountain→
