Coburg, OR – Several ski resorts in the Pacific Northwest exhibited extreme patience waiting for snow this winter, but few quite as patiently as Hoodoo Ski Area. Following three unexpected inches of snow this weekend, the 75-year-old ski area on Santiam Pass will finally open for the season this Friday, nearly a full week into … Continue reading Oregon Ski Resort Finally Opens This Weekend
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia – Sochi Olympic officials are changing the Games’ slopestyle course after Norwegian medal hope Torstein Horgmo fractured his collarbone on Monday and is now out of medal contention. Athletes had already expressed concerns about the safety of steep jumps at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, where the Olympic slopestyle will take place. … Continue reading Sochi Olympic Officials to Modify Slopestyle Course Following Horgmo Crash
Ketchum, ID – United Airlines has added a new non-stop summer flight to Sun Valley from Denver, providing a convenient way for not only Coloradans to visit the fabled Idaho ski resort in the off-season, but also guests from across the U.S. via connections through Denver International Airport. And partners are working to expand the … Continue reading New Non-Stop Flight from Denver to Sun Valley
Warren, VT – A 19-year-old University of Vermont student crashed into a trail sign and died at Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort on Saturday. Kendra Bowers, a UVM sophomore from Newport, R.I., was skiing with family and friends on the Lower Rim Run Trail at Mount Ellen on Saturday morning, according to Vermont State Police, when she … Continue reading University of Vermont Student Dies in Crash at Sugarbush
Craftsbury, VT – A member of Dartmouth’s cross-country ski team collapsed and died on Saturday while competing in Vermont. Dartmouth president Philip Hanlon has confirmed that Torin Tucker, a native of Sun Valley, Idaho, collapsed and died while racing at the annual Winter Carnival in Craftsbury in northeastern Vermont. An exact cause of death has … Continue reading Dartmouth Ski Racer Collapses and Dies in Competition
Homewood, CA – Owners of Lake Tahoe’s Homewood Mountain Resort plan to break ground this spring on a scaled-down expansion to the ski resort that led to a lawsuit filed by a pair of environmental organizations. Friends of the West Shore and the Tahoe Area Sierra Club indicate that they reached a settlement last week … Continue reading Environmentalists Settle Lawsuit Over Homewood Ski Resort Expansion
Eden, UT – An unnamed consortium of local and private investors has purchased Wolf Mountain ski area in the Ogden Valley for an undisclosed sum from America First Credit Union. The investors will rename the resort “Skyline Mountain Base” beginning next winter. In the meantime, operating hours will be extended, including night skiing on Sundays. … Continue reading Utah’s Wolf Mountain Gets New Owners, New Name
