Alta, UT – The Torchlight Parade has been a long tradition at Alta. Families and friends gather and ride the Utah ski resort’s Collins lift at nightfall to begin the celebration of another year’s end. Because the number of skiers who participate in the parade has grown over the years, Alta now stages a more free-flowing … Continue reading Torchlight Parade, Fireworks at Alta New Year’s Eve Benefits Utah Food Bank
Big Bear Lake, CA – To celebrate New Year’s Eve, Big Bear Mountain Resorts will host its annual Torchlight Parade. Beginning at 7 p.m., a wave of skiers and snowboarders, each carrying a crimson-lit torch, will descend Southern California’s Snow Summit ski resort, illuminating the slopes. To create the magical path of light, 250 employees of Big Bear Mountain … Continue reading Ring In the New Year at Big Bear Mountain Resorts
Warren, VT – Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort has made significant changes to its uphill travel policy this season. This winter, skiers and riders are permitted to hike or skin before and after operating hours at both of the resort’s ski mountains on designated trails. Those interested will be required to pick up a free uphill travel pass … Continue reading Sugarbush Revises Uphill Travel Policy
Ketchum, ID – Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) has closed on a property in Ketchum, Idaho, purchased from Bald Mountain LLC to be developed as a new Limelight Hotel, modeled after the company’s existing property in Aspen, Colo. The property is in close proximity to Sun Valley Resort’s River Run base of Bald Mountain ski area … Continue reading Aspen Skiing Company to Build a New Limelight Hotel at Sun Valley
Teton Village, WY – A 54-year-old an died in an accident while skiing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming on Sunday. The Teton County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the incident. Marc C. Krantz of Pepper Pike, Ohio, was found unconscious alongside the Brush Alley run near the Sweetwater triple chairlift at Jackson Hole … Continue reading Ohio Skier Dies at Jackson Hole
Santa Caterina, Italy – Squaw Valley’s Travis Ganong took advantage of a new course for the men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup tour and punched through for his career first victory, winning the Santa Caterina downhill on Sunday. Austria’s Matthias Mayer was the only one who got close to Ganong, finishing nine-hundredths back. Italy’s Dominick Paris … Continue reading Ganong Notches Career First World Cup Win
Val d’Isere, France – An avalanche in the French ski resort of Val d’Isere has claimed the life of a top financial executive. Craig Schiffer, 58, was skiing with his children and a professional ski guide on December 23 when the avalanche struck. He was buried for about 15 minutes before he died en route … Continue reading Val d’Isere Avalanche Claims Former Lehman Brothers Exec
