Denver, CO – Despite recent shifts in storm systems that brought much-needed snow to many western U.S. ski resorts, early season momentum continues to slow and actual occupancy declined 3.7 percent among participating destinations in Colorado, Utah, California and Oregon during the month of January according to the most recent data released last week by … Continue reading Snowfall Battles Economy at Western Ski Resorts
Lech, Austria – Dutch Prince Johan Friso van Oranje remains in critical but stable condition in an Austrian hospital after he was buried on Friday by an avalanche in the resort town of Lech. Lech, Austria (file photo: MBL)
Middlefield, CT – The town of Middlefield’s Board of Selectmen last week approved a new $1 million bid to purchase and reopen the town’s shuttered Powder Ridge ski area. File photo of Powder Ridge Ski Area in Connecticut
Copper Mountain, CO – A 15-year-old Massachusetts teen died on Sunday after colliding with a tree at Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado. (photo: Copper Mountain) According to witnesses Hannah Randolph, of Wellesley, Mass., was skiing on the expert CDL run … Continue Reading ››
Stevens Pass, WA – It was a deadly weekend in Washington, where four backcountry travelers were killed in two separate nearby avalanches, including two well known ski industry professionals. The dead in a noon-time slide that struck a party of 13 experienced backcounty skiers near Stevens Pass ski area, 70 miles east of Seattle, include … Continue reading Avalanches in Washington Kill 4, Including 3 Ski Industry Professionals
Killington, VT – Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, the largest year-round organization in the state to offer daily adaptive sports programs to people with disabilities, has launched the first phase of its new, three-phase, three-location Permanent Homes Campaign, with plans for a state-of-the-art $1.3 million building at Pico Mountain ski area in Killington. Phase I … Continue reading Vermont Adaptive to Build New $1.3 Million Headquarters at Pico
Truckee, CA -Today, MakeAHero.org and Northstar California Resort in Truckee will introduce Arizona State University wrestling phenom Anthony Robles to snow for the very first time. Accompanied by his family, Robles will have his first experience on snow at the , learning to ski from local adaptive sports instructor, Bill Bowness. “Anthony has never let … Continue reading NCAA Wrestling Champ and Adaptive Sports Hero to Try Skiing For the First Time
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