Category Archives: Resorts

Ski Camelback for $5 and Give to a Good Cause

Tannersville, PA – Camelback Mountain Resort is feeling the Christmas spirit and this year the Pennsylvania resort put a twist on its traditional “Skiing Santas” promotion by teaming up with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Bridge, Monroe County. In the past, Camelback has given a complimentary open-to-close Christmas Eve lift ticket to anyone dressed … Continue reading Ski Camelback for $5 and Give to a Good Cause

Despite Slow Start to Winter, Report on Western U.S. Ski Resort Bookings Shows Plenty of Holiday Cheer

Denver, CO – Ski resorts and western U.S. mountain destinations that participate in the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) received collective good news from the latest monthly report. In the group’s Monthly Market Briefing released last Friday, actual occupancy for the month of November at 265 property management companies sampled in 15 mountain destination communities, … Continue reading Despite Slow Start to Winter, Report on Western U.S. Ski Resort Bookings Shows Plenty of Holiday Cheer

New York State Report Suggests ORDA Could Run Belleayre Ski Center

Albany, NY – A report issued by a group charged with finding operational efficiencies in New York State government suggests that the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), a state authority which already operates Whiteface and Gore Mountains in the Adirondacks, may be a good fit for running things at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in the … Continue reading New York State Report Suggests ORDA Could Run Belleayre Ski Center

Ski Mountaineering North American Championships to be Staged in Crested Butte in January

Mt. Crested Butte, CO – Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) has announced that the resort will play host to the 2012 International Ski Mountaineering Federation’s (ISMF) GORE-TEX® Brand North American Ski Mountaineering Championships presented by Arc’teryx, part of the COSMIC series and also known as the Crested Butte Ski Mountaineering Race. This is a new … Continue reading Ski Mountaineering North American Championships to be Staged in Crested Butte in January

Warren Hellman, Longtime Sugar Bowl Leader, Dies at 77

San Francisco, CA – The entire Sugar Bowl community expressed its sadness on Monday at the passing of F. Warren Hellman, business pioneer, civic philanthropist, passionate musician, devoted family man and winter sports enthusiast. As lead investor and member of Sugar Bowl Resort’s board of directors, Hellman was instrumental in providing his dedication, vision and … Continue reading Warren Hellman, Longtime Sugar Bowl Leader, Dies at 77