Mt. Hood, OR – Mt. Hood Meadows plans to open for the 2011-12 season this Saturday with limited operations. Currently, two lifts – Buttercup and Easy Rider – are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but more lifts may be added as additional snow is forecast through today. [caption id=”attachment_18983″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Mt. Hood … Continue reading Limited Opening Saturday for Mt. Hood Meadows →

Vadito, NM – For powder-starved New Mexico skiers and snowboarders, the wait is nearly over as the first ski lifts in the state will start turning Saturday morning at Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort. The Nov. 19 opening will mark the 10th consecutive year that Sipapu has opened before any other ski area in the … Continue reading New Mexico Ski Season Launches Saturday →

Denver, CO – Bookings for the upcoming ski and snowboard season continue a positive trend upward at mountain destinations throughout the western U.S., despite sometimes mixed economic news and indicators, according to the most recent report by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) released this week. As of Oct. 31, on-the-books occupancy for the next … Continue reading Ski Resort Reservations Continue Climbing →

Vail, CO – Colorado’s Vail Mountain opens at 9 a.m. today for the 2011-12 ski and snowboard season with access from both Vail Village and Lionshead. The sun sets on Thursday afternoon over Vail's Chair 26 on the eve of the Colorado ski and snowboard resort's season opening. (photo: Vail Resorts)

St.-Philémon (QC), Canada – Years ago, helicopter skiing was available for a few short years on the windswept, treeless summits of the Chic-Choc Mountains on Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula. This year it returns to the Canadian province, although in a rather unlikely location. Massif du Sud (file photo: FTO/Marc Guido)