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
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
Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow will host The Nature Valley NASTAR Eastern Championships Jan. 31 through Feb. 2. This event brings recreational racers together for an entire weekend of racing, live music, parties and fun. Participants compete against their peers in a modified GS race on Saturday, and with their family or … Continue reading Okemo to host NASTAR Eastern Championships
West Dover, VT – A 120-million-gallon water storage pond for snowmaking and a new 36,000-square-foot base lodge for skier services are two of the projects Mount Snow will fund through EB-5, a federal government immigrant investor program. The projects, newly approved under the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center, total $52 million in investments. The West Lake … Continue reading Mount Snow Turns to Foreign Investors to Fund Expansion
Washington, DC – There’s still a week left in January, he sixth national “Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month” (LSSM), and leading ski area lodges and hotels have introduced discounted accommodations to this program with savings of up to 50 percent. Ski areas and resorts in over 30 states celebrate LSSM with special offers to … Continue reading Lodging Packages Support Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month Specials Nationwide
