Category Archives: Resorts

Q Burke and Jay Peak Offer Free Season Passes to Military Families

Jay, VT – Vermont’s Jay Peak Resort is again offering free season passes to all immediate family members of Vermonters currently deployed, or about to be deployed, overseas. But now that Jay Peak and Q Burke Mountain (Burke Mountain ski area’s new official name) have the same owners, Vermont military families will enjoy the Judge—the … Continue reading Q Burke and Jay Peak Offer Free Season Passes to Military Families

PHOTOS: East Coast Snow (and Skiing!)

Killington, VT – Killington Resort in Vermont officially kicked off the East Coast ski and snowboard season today, although they unofficially started loading lifts on Thursday afternoon. Sunday River will follow tomorrow in Maine, offering Easterners two open resorts at which to work out the cobwebs this weekend. Elsewhere around the East, photos of early … Continue reading PHOTOS: East Coast Snow (and Skiing!)

Whistler to Debut Two New Lifts This Winter

Whistler (BC), Canada – Whistler Blackcomb is preparing for the 2013-14 ski season with the resort’s first major capital expansion project since the installation of the B.C. ski resort’s Peak 2 Peak Gondola in 2008. Whistler Blackcomb will be introducing two new chairlifts for the upcoming ski season – the new Harmony 6 Express high-speed … Continue reading Whistler to Debut Two New Lifts This Winter

Utah Bank Auctions Mortgage in West Mountain Ski Area Bankruptcy Case

Queensbury, NY – A mortgage against West Mountain ski area in Queensbury, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June, is up for auction. Zions First National Bank of Utah indicated in West Mountain’s bankruptcy petition that it is owed $343,375 of a $433,000 loan, the status of which is listed as “non-performing” on … Continue reading Utah Bank Auctions Mortgage in West Mountain Ski Area Bankruptcy Case