Update 11:14 a.m. MDT Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010: Squaw Valley USA officials have just advised us that the organizers of the SATELite Festival that was slated to come to Squaw Valley next week have canceled their event for this year. Olympic Valley, CA – Squaw Valley USA is slated to host the first annual SATELite … Continue reading Inaugural SATELite Festival at Squaw Valley Sept. 10-12
Huntsville, UT – Utah’s Snowbasin Resort will hold a special evening atop its Needles Gondola on Friday, Sept. 24 complete with BBQ and stargazing beneath the light of a nearly full moon.nThe event is slated for 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the ski area’s Needles Lodge, one evening following the September full moon. The last … Continue reading Special Full Moon Gondola BBQ at Snowbasin Sept. 24
Jay, VT – After a decade of effort, Jay Peak Resort has arranged a three-way land swap with the state of Vermont that will give the ski area control of its Stateside base area and protect the Long Trail corridor.nThe deal signed Tuesday releases 418 acres of Jay State Forest land leased by Jay Peak … Continue reading Jay Peak Gets Stateside in Land Swap
Woodbury, CT – Woodbury’s Zoning Commission last week approved an expansion of tubing at Woodbury Ski Area, to include an expansion of winter operations and conversion of one lane for summer tubing.nWith restrictions implemented to ensure ski area owner Rod Taylor’s compliance with erosion and sediment control measures, the Zoning Commission’s decision paves the way … Continue reading Woodbury Ski Area Tubing Expansion Approved
Flagstaff, AZ – Following hours of contentious public debate, the Flagstaff City Council late Monday put off a vote on supplying culinary water to Arizona Snowbowl to make snow at the ski area above the city.nHundreds of people nearly filled the Sinagua Middle School auditorium in Flagstaff Monday night for public comment before the City … Continue reading Flagstaff City Council Delays Vote on Snowbowl Snowmaking
Component of 10-Year Master Plan to Double Size of Maine Ski Resort Carrabassett Valley, ME – A longtime dream for many Sugarloafers for much of the Sugarloaf’s 60-year history, and rumored across the mountain for the past several months, became a reality on Tuesday when officials at the Maine ski resort announced the beginning this … Continue reading Sugarloaf Confirms Terrain Expansion Onto Adjacent Mountain This Winter
Long Beach, CA – Southern Californians have a new low-cost route to access the slopes of Whistler Blackcomb and other ski areas surrounding Vancouver and Bellingham, Wash., this winter, as the no-frills airline has launched a new route to Bellingham from Long Beach.nThe new flight, which debuted July 1, provides easy access not only to … Continue reading Allegiant Providing Low-Cost Air Service Between Long Beach and Vancouver This Ski Season