Kananaskis Valley (AB), Canada – Earlier today we reported that snowmaking and natural snowfall will combine to kick off the Canadian ski season this weekend at Nakiska, but we now have learned that Mt. Norquay in Banff will get the jump on Nakiska tomorrow. Mt. Norquay will open at noon tomorrow as the first ski … Continue reading UPDATE: Canadian Ski Season to Open Tomorrow…at Norquay
Ruka, Finland – Ruka ski resort in Finnish Lapland opened the ski season yesterday, once again the first resort in Northern Europe to open as it has been for the past 10 years. Ruka is Finland’s most popular ski resort. Its northern location, only 30 km from the Russian border ensures a nine-month ski season … Continue reading Winter Starts in Finland
Tahoe City, CA – There’s nothing like a three-foot snowfall to get the ball rolling. This week’s powerful early winter storm in the Sierra has prompted two California ski resorts to fire up their lifts. Squaw Valley will open for a single benefit day on Thursday, while Boreal on Donner Summit will get things started … Continue reading California Ski Season Starts Tomorrow
Mammoth Lakes, CA – With more than a foot of snow in the past 24 hours and the storm continuing unabated, Mammoth Mountain is gearing up for a ski and snowboard season that will open on Thursday, Nov. 8, and once again, it will be a festive affair. Mammoth Mountain’s Opening Weekend promises live performances … Continue reading Mammoth Opening Now Barely Two Weeks Away
Stevens Pass, WA – Stevens Pass is honoring the Washington State ski and snowboard resort’s 75th anniversary this winter and the resort is celebrating with a season full of events and more than $1 million in improvements by the resort’s new ownership group, including new state-of-the-art grooming … Continue Reading ››
Highmount, NY – We recently caught up with Dean Gitter, Managing Member of the “Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park” project, a proposed resort development adjoining state-owned Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Gitter is one of the principals of Crossroads Ventures, LLC, the company which has proposed the controversial development as part … Continue reading An Interview with Belleayre Resort Developer Dean Gitter
Georgetown, CO – Loveland Ski Area will open for the 2012-13 ski and snowboard season on Tuesday, joining nearby Arapahoe Basin as one of only two Colorado resorts to open for the winter thus far this season. “Thanks to the long hours and hard work of our snowmaking crew, we … Continue Reading ››
