Mammoth Lakes, CA – California’s Mammoth Mountain ski area turns 60 this year, and there’s quite a bit planned for this winter, including the re-opening of June Mountain, new air service routes and an Olympic Training Ground. June Mountain, Mammoth Mountain’s neighboring resort, will re-open this winter with full operations following a dormant season in … Continue reading Mammoth Mountain Plans Upgrades for 60th Birthday →

Pacific Palisades, CA – The Mountain Collective, an alliance of independent North American ski and snowboard resorts, and Protect Our Winters (POW) have announced a new partnership with the mission of uniting the winter sports community on the issue of climate change. Both groups have worked independently to promote this environmental cause, and this collaboration … Continue reading POW and The Mountain Collective Join Forces →

Vail, CO – Air Canada has announced that the airline  will launch weekly non-stop flights between Toronto, Canada and Vail, Colo., served by nearby Eagle County Regional Airport, in time for the 2013-14 winter ski season. Air Canada will operate its new seasonal  service to Vail on Saturdays beginning December 14, 2013 until April 5,  … Continue reading Toronto Skiers Get Direct Flight to Vail →

Mars Hill, ME – The nonprofit Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC), which has owned the Bigrock Mountain community ski area in Mars Hill since 2000 and has administered outside financial support from the Libra Foundation, announced on Tuesday that it is ending its relationship with the mountain, its second such termination this summer. Now without the … Continue reading Future of Maine’s Bigrock Mountain Ski Area Thrown In Doubt →

Enfield, NH – Randolph National Bank was the sole bidder at a foreclosure auction held last week to sell the assets of New Hampshire’s Whaleback Mountain ski area. (file photo: Whaleback Mountain) The ski area situated next to the eastbound shoulder of … Continue Reading ››

Salt Lake City, UT – Utah’s 14 ski and snowboard resorts have long maintained some of the best day ticket values in the U.S., but also some of the country’s most expensive season pass prices. A number of developments and collaborations taking place this summer, however, appear destined to change that dynamic. In an era … Continue reading Utah’s Season Pass Landscape is Changing for the Cheaper →