Category Archives: Resorts

Construction on All-Season Ski Slope in Virginia Expected to Be Completed This Summer

Lynchburg, VA – Construction on America’s first year-’round ski slope on the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg is well underway, and is expected to be completed by mid-summer.n Initial earthworks on the hillside above the campus of the institution founded by the late evangelist Jerry Falwell are complete, as is the misting system, and … Continue reading Construction on All-Season Ski Slope in Virginia Expected to Be Completed This Summer

Colorado Senator’s Bill Supports Year-round Recreation at Ski Areas

Denver, CO – U.S. Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) today introduced a bill that would revise the 1986 law governing the permitting of ski areas on National Forests to make it clear that the Forest Service is authorized to permit year-round recreational activities where appropriate. The bill recognizes that winter sports other than skiing occur in … Continue reading Colorado Senator’s Bill Supports Year-round Recreation at Ski Areas

Ski Patroller Dies in Squaw Valley Avalanche

Squaw Valley, CA – As a powerful Pacific winter storm whipped the Lake Tahoe region, a ski patroller was killed in an avalanche Tuesday at California’s Squaw Valley ski resort. Andrew Entin, 41, a Squaw Valley patroller for 16 years was working avalanche control at approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning when he was caught and … Continue reading Ski Patroller Dies in Squaw Valley Avalanche

Snowbird Announces Spring Season Pass Deals

Snowbird, UT – Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is introducing two unlimited spring season pass options beginning in March and continuing through the end of the season, which traditionally runs to Memorial Day Weekend, conditions permitting. Skiers and riders can glide through the state’s longest spring skiing season with the $499 spring pass starting March … Continue reading Snowbird Announces Spring Season Pass Deals

Snow Safety Department of Snowbird Ski Resort Issues Report Detailing Deadly Avalanche

Snowbird, UT – The snow safety department of Utah’s Snowbird Ski Resort has issued a report detailing the events surrounding a deadly in-bounds avalanche on Sunday, Dec. 14 that killed 27-year old Heather Gross of Salt Lake City. The report, filed with the Utah Avalanche Center by Jim Collinson of the Snowbird Snow Safety Department, … Continue reading Snow Safety Department of Snowbird Ski Resort Issues Report Detailing Deadly Avalanche

Seven Springs Completes Puchase of Laurel Mountain Ski Area’s Assets

Jennerstown, PA – Seven Springs Mountain Resort has closed on its agreement with Somerset Trust Company to purchase their ski area assets at western Pennsylvania’s Laurel Mountain State Park. The closing, which took place on Wednesday, Nov. 26, represents the next step in the local community’s push to revitalize skiing operations at the currently dormant … Continue reading Seven Springs Completes Puchase of Laurel Mountain Ski Area’s Assets

Muellers to Sell Okemo, Sunapee and Crested Butte Ski Resorts

Ludlow, VT – CNL Lifestyle Properties, an Orlando, Fla.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that has been gobbling up U.S. ski resorts and village developments for the past several years, will announce later today that it has agreed to acquire Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, New Hampshire’s Mount Sunapee and Crested Butte Mountain Resort in … Continue reading Muellers to Sell Okemo, Sunapee and Crested Butte Ski Resorts