Blakeslee, PA – Missouri-based ski area operator Peak Resorts Inc. has purchased Pennsylvania’s Jack Frost Mountain and Big Boulder Ski Area from Blue Ridge Real Estate Company. Jack Frost trail map (image: Peak Resorts)
Red Lodge, MT – A chair fell from the cable of Red Lodge’s Willow Creek chairlift on Wednesday, injuring two Montana teens only a day after a similar incident occurred across the state at Montana Snowbowl. Red Lodge (file photo: FTO/Marc Guido)
Nakiska (photo: Qyd) Kananaskis Valley (AB), Canada – A 58-year-old municipal politician died last week after striking a tree while skiing at Nakiska Ski Area in Alberta. Rick Butler, the deputy reeve of Rocky View County, died of chest injuries … Continue Reading ››
Revelstoke (BC), Canada – The sketchy snowpack in much of western North America has spawned a series of avalanches in recent days, resulting in two deaths. Ronald Greg Sheardown, 45, a Canadian living in Dubai, was killed on Friday afternoon when a slide struck a party heli-skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) in the Selkirk … Continue reading Avalanches Kill Two in the West
Arapahoe Basin, CO – Arapahoe Basin opened for skiing in December of 1946. This Saturday, A-Basin pays tribute to the history of the ski area with a 65th anniversary party and Christmas celebration at the Colorado ski mountain. Sixty-five years ago the founders of Arapahoe Basin cut down a few trees, created a lift with … Continue reading Arapahoe Basin Celebrates 65 Years of Skiing
Waterville Valley, NH – Adaptive skiers from around the world will converge upon New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley Resort next month for the 2012 U.S. Adaptive Alpine National Championships, set for January 10-13, 2012. This prestigious event will showcase the most talented disabled athletes from the United States, Canada and other countries as they compete for … Continue reading Waterville Valley to Host Adaptive Alpine National Championships
Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort is turning New Year’s Eve into a family celebration by moving midnight into a different time zone. On Dec. 31, the Vermont ski and snowboard resort will share a world time zone with Montevideo, Uruguay, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – allowing families with young children to ring in … Continue reading Okemo Moves to a New Time Zone
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