Mammoth Lakes, CA – Up to now other than flying from Los Angeles or San Jose aboard Horizon Air, the only way to reach California’s Mammoth Mountain Ski Area was to drive. Now, however, United Airlines is adding a daily ski season flight from San Francisco this winter to give skiers another option.nFlights will commence … Continue reading United to Fly San Francisco to Mammoth Mountain This Ski Season
by Patrick Thorne Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – When does one ski season end and another end? It’s a question we are always wondering, because tracking snowfall all year round, we know that somewhere in the northern hemisphere there’s always somewhere open for snow sports. With ski areas like Zermatt in Switzerland, Tux in Austria … … Continue reading Which Ski Resort Will Open First for ‘Winter’ 2010-11?
Banner Elk, NC – Grab your beer stein, put on your lederhosen and head to Sugar Mountain Resort for the 20th annual Oktoberfest celebration Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9-10. Take in the beautiful fall foliage surrounding the North Carolina ski and snowboard resort; cool, comfortable mountain temperatures; and a weekend full of activities from 10 … Continue reading Oktoberfest Planned at Sugar Mountain
North Conway, NH – Cranmore Mountain in North Conway celebrates Halloween every weekend in October with the return of The Ghoullog, where visitors board the quad chairlift for a night-time ride to the ski area’s summit for a haunted mountain-top tour. Coming back for its fourth year, the Ghoullog is promised to be bigger, scarier … Continue reading ‘Ghoullog’ Returns to Cranmore Mountain This October
Kirkwood, CA – Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District (KMPUD) has closed on its sale of $5.5 million of Bond Anticipation Notes to fund the summer construction of a new power plant for the Kirkwood community and ski resort operations. Construction has been ongoing now for over a month and project managers expect the new building … Continue reading Work Progressing on Replacement Power Plant at Kirkwood
Sun Valley, ID – As fall approaches, Sun Valley Resort is preparing for the venerable Idaho ski resort’s landmark 75th winter season celebration. This milestone may well mark the resort’s most assorted winter season with special events attracting skiers and riders with everything from a 75th Season Rail Exhibition to the Ski Hall of Fame … Continue reading Sun Valley Celebrating 75 Years of Skiing
Ellicottville, NY – The 2010-11 Holiday Valley ski and snowboard season will feature $4 million in improvements including a new high speed quad chairlift, two new slopes, increased snowmaking, new rails and tubing park improvements at the popular resort in Ellicottville, south of Buffalo.nThe entirely new Morning Star lift is 2,580 feet in length, 580 … Continue reading New Chairlift Tops $4 Million in Upgrades at New York’s Holiday Valley