Waitsfield, VT – Sugarbush’s Mt. Ellen turns 50 years old this winter, and the Vermont ski and snowboard resort will be hosting a multi-day celebration from Thursday, through Sunday this week. Previously named Glen Ellen, the mountain has numerous events paying homage to the mountain traditions of old. The fun kicks off tomorrow with a … Continue reading Sugarbush’s Mt. Ellen Celebrates 50 Years →

Avon, CO – Colorado’s Beaver Creek Resort has announced that it intends to replace the ski area’s existing Centennial Express Lift (Chair 6) with a new high-speed, state-of-the-art combination gondola and chairlift. The new lift will increase uphill capacity by 35 percent through the use of alternating gondola cabins and six-person chairs. The new lift … Continue reading Beaver Creek to Build New Hybrid Gondola →

Whitefish, MT – The German family of an exchange student has sued Montana’s Whitefish Mountain Resort over a tree well accident that killed their son. Niclas Waeschle was 16 at the time of the Dec. 29, 2010 incident. He was skiing alone at near the resort’s T-Bar 2 when

Winter Park, CO – A 19-year-old snowboarder has died from injuries sustained at Colorado’s Winter Park Resort last month. (photo: Winter Park Resort) Sean Teater, of Fort Collins, Colo., was riding at Winter Park on Dec. 19. His unconscious body was found … Continue Reading ››

Truckee, CA – Royal Gorge will temporarily close its cross-country ski trails beginning tomorrow due to a lack of snow. (file photo: Royal Gorge) The largest Nordic ski resort in the U.S., Royal Gorge opened for skiing on Dec. 9, but a … Continue Reading ››