Mt. Baldy, CA – California’s Mt. Baldy is the first ski area in the world to place hollow plastic conservation balls in their snowmaking reservoir to reduce water evaporation. The water-filled conservation balls are four inches in diameter and act as a floating cover to reduce water evaporation by up to 90%, according to their … Continue reading SoCal Ski Area Tries Unique Strategy to Preserve Snowmaking Water →

Francestown, NH – A contentious battle between this southern New Hampshire town’s residents and Crotched Mountain ski area finally ended last week Zoning Board of Adjustment gave the resort a variance from its lighting code for the ski area’s night lighting. … Continue Reading ››

North Vancouver (BC), Canada – A 16-year-old Brazilian exchange student was found dead after venturing away from the trails at Grouse Mountain ski resort in North Vancouver on Friday night. The boy, who has not yet been identified by authorities, became separated from his friends at approximately 7 p.m. on Friday, according to the North … Continue reading Snowboarding Teen Dies in B.C. →

Big Sky, MT – In 1968, the famous NBC newscaster, Chet Huntley, conceptualized Big Sky, the same year the phrase “we’ve come a long way, baby” was marketed. Big Sky Resort has indeed come a long way in the 40 years since the first chairlift turned on opening day, December 15, 1973.

Gulmarg, India – A department of the Jammu and Kashmir state government has announced that it will provide snowmaking equipment to Gulmarg to help raise the Indian resort’s status as the premier ski destination in central Asia. Gulmarg (file photo: SMC) Ghulam … Continue Reading ››

Calabogie (ON), Canada – An early morning fire on Sunday caused heavy damage to the snowmaking pump house at Calabogie Peaks ski resort, west of Ottawa, delaying the resort’s season opening by at least a week.