London, UK – European airline Monarch on Monday announced plans to launch 10 new ski resort routes for winter 2012-13, including scheduled flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport for the first time. The new routes will reach winter ski resorts in France, Switzerland, Bavaria and Austria via Grenoble airport in France and Friedrichshafen and Munich … Continue reading Monarch Airlines Announces New Ski Routes for 2012-13 →

Lakewood, CO – On Monday the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) honored three ski areas – including Colorado’s Aspen Skiing Co., Maine’s Mt. Abram, and Washington’s Stevens Pass – with the 2012 Golden Eagle Awards for Environmental Excellence. The Golden Eagle Awards are the ski industry’s most prestigious award for recognizing resort environmental programs and … Continue reading Ski Resorts Lauded for Environmental Efforts →

Tanglwood, PA – Recycling, or more accurately “repurposing,” is an economic buzzword these days, and is something that the ever resourceful Laszlo Vajtay, owner of Plattekill ski area in New York’s Catskill Mountains, practices regularly. It is with this principle in mind that Vajtay traveled to Pennsylvania and acquired substantial equipment being auctioned off at … Continue reading Plattekill Buys New Chairlift, Groomer and Snowmaking Equipment at Tanglwood Auction →

Franconia Notch, NH – Several groups are collaborating on an initiative to develop a ski racing center on the Mittersill portion of Cannon Mountain ski area in New Hampshire. The Holderness School, the Franconia Ski Club and other interested parties have launched a fundraising drive to build a new T-bar lift, snowmaking, trail widening and … Continue reading Ski Racing Center Contemplated for Cannon Mountain’s Mittersill Slopes →

Lakewood, CO – With weather that could be charitably described as “challenging” across many regions of the U.S. this winter, it should come as no surprise that visits to American resorts in 2011-12 dropped by 15 percent, the biggest margin since the winter of 1980-81. The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) on Monday announced that … Continue reading U.S. Skier Visits Plummet to 51 Million →