Bend, OR – Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor ski area will try an innovative sliding scale for one-day lift ticket pricing this winter, based on a combination of the amount of lift serviced terrain available and weather factors such as visibility, wind, precipitation and temperature. “Mt. Bachelor receives some of the best quality and deepest snow accumulation … Continue reading Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor Ski Area Tries Sliding Scale for Lift Ticket Prices→
Dundalk, Ireland – Innovative Leisure Systems Ltd. (ILS Ltd.) of Dundalk and Briton Engineering Developments Ltd. of Scholes, West Yorkshire, U.K. on Tuesday announced their part in a major “flagship” development for Ireland that will include a dry ski slope. Developers promise to create more than 1,500 long term jobs when the project is fully … Continue reading Dry Ski Slope Part of Massive Recreational Complex Proposed in Ireland→
Lynchburg, VA – Construction on America’s first year-’round ski slope on the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg is well underway, and is expected to be completed by mid-summer.n Initial earthworks on the hillside above the campus of the institution founded by the late evangelist Jerry Falwell are complete, as is the misting system, and … Continue reading Construction on All-Season Ski Slope in Virginia Expected to Be Completed This Summer→
Denver, CO – U.S. Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) today introduced a bill that would revise the 1986 law governing the permitting of ski areas on National Forests to make it clear that the Forest Service is authorized to permit year-round recreational activities where appropriate. The bill recognizes that winter sports other than skiing occur in … Continue reading Colorado Senator’s Bill Supports Year-round Recreation at Ski Areas→
Squaw Valley, CA – As a powerful Pacific winter storm whipped the Lake Tahoe region, a ski patroller was killed in an avalanche Tuesday at California’s Squaw Valley ski resort. Andrew Entin, 41, a Squaw Valley patroller for 16 years was working avalanche control at approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning when he was caught and … Continue reading Ski Patroller Dies in Squaw Valley Avalanche→
Snowbird, UT – Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is introducing two unlimited spring season pass options beginning in March and continuing through the end of the season, which traditionally runs to Memorial Day Weekend, conditions permitting. Skiers and riders can glide through the state’s longest spring skiing season with the $499 spring pass starting March … Continue reading Snowbird Announces Spring Season Pass Deals→
Snowbird, UT – The snow safety department of Utah’s Snowbird Ski Resort has issued a report detailing the events surrounding a deadly in-bounds avalanche on Sunday, Dec. 14 that killed 27-year old Heather Gross of Salt Lake City. The report, filed with the Utah Avalanche Center by Jim Collinson of the Snowbird Snow Safety Department, … Continue reading Snow Safety Department of Snowbird Ski Resort Issues Report Detailing Deadly Avalanche→
