W. Dover, VT – Vermont’s Mount Snow Resort underwent a number of capital enhancement projects over this past summer that focused on projects both on-mountain and off.  Snowmaking upgrades that will make the resort’s snowmaking system more efficient while increasing output were completed to enhance the on-mountain experience; and a number of new and newly … Continue reading Mount Snow Upgrades Snowmaking Efficiency →

Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – An Australian judge has ordered Perisher Ski Resort to pay nearly AUD $1.2 million (approximately $1.13 million US) to a Sydney area doctor injured in a ski lift incident. Ghita Nair-Smith, 54, was loading a chairlift at Perisher on July 18, 2003 when the chair came around the lift’s lower … Continue reading Perisher to Pay $1.13M for Ski Lift Groin Injury →

South Lake Tahoe, CA – Have you ever dreamed of working at a ski resort? Job seekers are being invited to winter in Lake Tahoe as Heavenly Mountain Resort, Northstar California Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort will hire a combined total of 2,300 seasonal employees for the 2013-14 winter season — 800 at Heavenly, 1,100 … Continue reading Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood to Hold Job Fairs This Month →

Washington, DC – Included in the passage of the 2011 Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act (SAROEA) is a provision that allows the U.S. Forest Service to retain rights to water on land leased to ski resorts. A bi-partisan congressional delegation, however, has now introduced … Continue Reading ››

Leavenworth, WA – Not to be outdone by fellow Washington State ski area Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass Mountain Resort opened to the public on Saturday for a special one-day “Government De-Rail Session” With clear blue skies  and temperatures in the 60’s, over 400 diehard skiers and … Continue Reading ››

Enfield, NH – A proposed non-profit group has reached an agreement to reopen and operate Whaleback Ski Area in New Hampshire. Tucked against I-89 just southeast of Lebanon, Whaleback closed last season saddled with over $1 million in debt accumulated over the past eight seasons of operation by an ownership group that included former U.S. … Continue reading Whaleback Gets New Lease on Life →

Olympic Valley, CA – California’s Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts are investing nearly $8 million in capital improvements for the 2013-14 winter season. The improvements are part of year three of the Tahoe-area resorts’ five-year, $70 million renaissance designed to improve all facets of the resort experience. The investment for the first two … Continue reading Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Ready Winter Upgrades →