Mars Hill, ME – The nonprofit Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC), which has owned the Bigrock Mountain community ski area in Mars Hill since 2000 and has administered outside financial support from the Libra Foundation, announced on Tuesday that it is ending its relationship with the mountain, its second such termination this summer. Now without the … Continue reading Future of Maine’s Bigrock Mountain Ski Area Thrown In Doubt
Enfield, NH – Randolph National Bank was the sole bidder at a foreclosure auction held last week to sell the assets of New Hampshire’s Whaleback Mountain ski area. (file photo: Whaleback Mountain) The ski area situated next to the eastbound shoulder of … Continue Reading ››
Salt Lake City, UT – Utah’s 14 ski and snowboard resorts have long maintained some of the best day ticket values in the U.S., but also some of the country’s most expensive season pass prices. A number of developments and collaborations taking place this summer, however, appear destined to change that dynamic. In an era … Continue reading Utah’s Season Pass Landscape is Changing for the Cheaper
Mount Hood, OR – A 25-year-old snowboarder died on Saturday after being buried alive when an ice cave collapsed on top of him. (photo courtesy Hood River County Sheriff’s Office) Collin Backowski, of Pines, Colo., was one of a … Continue Reading ››
June Lake, CA – Mammoth Mountain CEO Rusty Gregory cited the lack of a bed base in the town of June Lake as one of the company’s primary factors in his company’s decision to close nearby June Mountain ski area last year. Now that Gregory has announced … Continue Reading ››
Terrace (BC), Canada – Responding to what they’re saying is demand for a more intimate experience, Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, located in British Columbia’s Coastal Mountain Range, has introduced the new A-Star Elite heli-ski package for winter 2014. The A-Star Elite is designed for eight guests (two groups of four) using a dedicated A-Star B2 helicopter, … Continue reading Ski From Your Own Private Heli
Olympic Valley, CA – Residents of California’s Squaw Valley ski resort have formed a new organization, Incorporate Olympic Valley (IOV). More than 275 registered voters out of a total of 538 have signed the petition, well exceeding the 25 percent required by law to move forward with the incorporation process. IOV’s mission is “to preserve … Continue reading Squaw Valley Takes First Step Towards Becoming a Town
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