Aspen, CO – Aspen Mountain will open this weekend, 12 days earlier than the ski area’s originally scheduled opening on Thanksgiving Day. Three lifts, more than 3,200 feet of vertical and more than 215 acres of terrain will greet skiers and snowboarders on opening day tomorrow.

Whistler (BC), Canada – Thanks to cold temperatures, snowmaking and natural snowfall, Whistler Mountain will open thirteen days ahead of schedule this Saturday. With five lifts running, guests will have the option to upload from either the Whistler Village Gondola or the Creekside Gondola. “Early season snowfall, combined with our snowmaking team converting over 60 … Continue reading Whistler to Open Nearly Two Weeks Early →

Denver, CO – Denver-based Intrawest, which operates a number of ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada including Winter Park and Steamboat in Colorado, Stratton Mountain in Vermont, Quebec’s Mont Tremblant and Snowshoe, W.V., as well as heli-skiing operator Canadian Mountain Holidays, today filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a $100 … Continue reading Intrawest Prepares to Go Public →

Ludlow, VT – Although Okemo Mountain Resort was originally scheduled to open for the 2013-14 ski and snowboard season this Saturday, a little cooperation from Mother Nature and some great success with the Vermont ski resort’s $1 million snowmaking upgrade will allow Okemo to open tomorrow with top-to-bottom skiing and riding.

Denver, CO – Ski Utah is taking the fight directly to the enemy. (photo: Ski Utah) The marketing arm of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Association, which represents the state’s 14 ski resorts and numerous ancillary businesses, is headed to Denver to show … Continue Reading ››

Alta, UT – Utah’s Alta and Snowbird are two of the world’s premier ski destinations, and they’re offering out-of-state visitors half-price lift tickets within 24 hours of arrival at Salt Lake International Airport this winter. Named the “Boarding Pass,” this offer creates an incentive for destination skiers to experience “The Greatest Snow on Earth” within … Continue reading Snowbird and Alta Offer Half-Price Lift Tickets to Destination Arrivals →

Brighton, UT – On the day that we told you that Solitude Mountain Resort would kick off Utah’s ski and snowboard season nearly a week ahead of schedule, its neighbor and partner in the new Big Cottonwood … Continue Reading ››