Teton Village, WY -Following the second best ski season in the Wyoming resort’s history, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) is spending $4.5 million this summer, including the addition of the Marmot chairlift for winter 2011-12. The new lift is a double chair that will carry skiers and snowboarders 1,200 vertical feet from South Pass Traverse, … Continue reading New Chairlift for 2011-12 at Jackson Hole
Park City, UT – Gondola Resorts, Inc. has announced the vacation property rental company’s expansion into the state of Utah. The firm will offer over 150 vacation rentals at three Utah ski resorts including Park City, Deer Valley and The Canyons via a downtown Park City office. This will be the company’s first step into … Continue reading Gondola Resorts Expands Operations to Utah
Vail, CO – The finishing touches are complete on the new Gore Range Pump Track at Eagle’s Nest on Vail Mountain and it is now open to the public for mountain bike access. The track is a continuous loop located high atop the ski mountain and consists of a series of rollers and berms designed … Continue reading New Pump Track Opens on Vail Mountain
Breckenridge, CO – Hilton Worldwide and Vail Resorts, Inc. have announced the signing of a franchise license agreement for a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Breckenridge. Currently the Great Divide Lodge, the hotel conversion project will open as the DoubleTree by Hilton Breckenridge in late 2011 following refurbishment and upgrades, just in time for Breckenridge’s … Continue reading New DoubleTree by Hilton to Open in Breckenridge
Taos Ski Valley, NM – On August 20-21 SBG Productions, producers of the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, and Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce will present the 3rd Annual Taos Mountain Music festival featuring headliners Matisyahu, Railroad Earth, Ozomatli, and Leftover Salmon. Additional festival performances include Donna the Buffalo, Jackie Greene Duo, Afroman, Orgone, … Continue reading Mountain Music Festival Returns to Taos Ski Valley
Jackson, WY – A Wyoming Ninth District Court judge on Thursday heard arguments from attorneys representing Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) and Christine Nodine, whose husband was killed by an in-bounds avalanche in the Wyoming ski resort’s Toilet Bowl. Thursday’s hearing occurred as a result of JHMR’s motion for summary judgment in Christine Nodine’s wrongful … Continue reading Arguments Heard in Summary Judgment Hearing Over Jackson Hole Avalanche Death
Denver, CO – Three U.S. Appeals Court judges have upheld a lower court ruling dismissing a lawsuit against Copper Mountain filed by a doctor injured at the Colorado ski resort. “This decision is clearly a big victory for Colorado ski resorts,” commented lawyer David B. Cronheim, Chief Legal Correspondent to First Tracks Online. “Like many … Continue reading Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Copper Mountain by Injured Skier
