Denver, CO – I firmly believe that the day after Labor Day is the saddest day of the year. A palpable sense of melancholy washes over me as I trudge into the office every year on that Tuesday morning. Summer is over, and while it’s still nice enough to go outside and enjoy all of the same activities that … Continue reading Early Season Skiing in Colorado
Union Dale, PA – Robert Frost dryly quipped that “good fences make good neighbors.” Apparently the same cannot be said for gates. A long-simmering dispute between Pennsylvania’s Elk Mountain and neighboring Village of the Four Seasons (VOFS) boiled over in December of 2011 when, purportedly in response to Elk’s closing of a gate between VOFS … Continue reading Pennsylvania Ski Resort Loses Lawsuit Over Water
Orlando, FL – America’s most powerful ski resort executive isn’t employed by Powdr Corp. or Intrawest, or even Vail Resorts. Strictly in terms of the number of ski resorts under his umbrella, it’s Steve Rice. Operating largely behind the scenes as Managing Director of CNL Lifestyle Properties, Rice manages the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) … Continue reading America’s Top Ski Resort Executive Speaks
Salt Lake City, UT – October is the time of year when skiers’ minds turn towards their winter trips. However, no one needs reminding that the winter of 2011-12 was one of the worst on record. Snowfall was down across most U.S. ski regions and skier visits plummeted. In response, it appears that many skiers … Continue reading Snow Guarantees: Weigh the Fine Print Before Booking Your Ski Vacation
Highmount, NY – We recently caught up with Dean Gitter, Managing Member of the “Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park” project, a proposed resort development adjoining state-owned Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Gitter is one of the principals of Crossroads Ventures, LLC, the company which has proposed the controversial development as part … Continue reading An Interview with Belleayre Resort Developer Dean Gitter
Kulantapitha, India – Alfred Ford’s dream of setting up a massive Himalayan ski resort was resuscitated last week when a Himachal Pradesh High Court judge ruled that Ford’s “Himalayan Ski Village” project can go forward. The great-grandson of Henry Ford and presumptive heir to the Ford fortune suffered a major setback to his plan of building … Continue reading Massive New Himalayan Ski Resort Gets Green Light
Rutland, VT – Vermont’s Killington ski resort on Monday settled a lawsuit during the second day of a trial in the U.S. District Court in Rutland. The case was noteworthy in that in addition to claiming ski area negligence in causing his fall, the plaintiff also alleged that the ski patrollers who responded caused additional … Continue reading Killington Settles Skier Lawsuit
