Emerson, GA – A stroke of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s veto pen has scrapped a developer’s plans to build a $1 billion indoor ski resort in the Bartow County, northwest of Atlanta. Perdue’s action removes a temporary 25% tax break that would have been afforded to the developer, Steve Winters, by allowing refunds of sales … Continue reading Plans for Indoor Ski Resort in Georgia Put on Ice →

Bridgton, ME – Shawnee Peak Ski Area will install Maine’s first loading conveyor system this summer at the bottom of its new top-to-bottom CTEC Summit Chairlift.nThe new Summit Triple Chair, which is being installed this summer, will feature a Emmegi Conveyor Loader. The new system will allow the chair to run at 525 feet … … Continue reading New Shawnee Peak Chairlift to Get Maine’s First Conveyor Loading System →

Squaw Valley, CA – In addition to mountaintop ice skating, dining, swimming, tennis and hiking, summer guests at Squaw Valley USA will this year find mountain biking, paintball, zip-lining and disc golf at the Lake Tahoe-area ski and snowboard resort.nMountain biking returns to Squaw Valley this summer. With the most vertical of any bike park … Continue reading New Activities This Summer at Squaw Valley →

Rangeley, ME – Saddleback Maine is expanding the ski resort’s PEAK (Promoting Education and Activity for Kids) program to honor roll students in all of New England. Honor roll students in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont are now eligible to purchase a season pass for $99. Maine honor roll students can purchase … Continue reading Saddleback Expands Discounted Skiing for Top Students Beyond Maine →

Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA) announced at its annual meeting on Wednesday that the state’s ski resorts recorded 4,125,082 skier visits for the 2009-10 season. This marked a 1.4% increase over the prior season’s tally and tracked with the state’s five-year average.n“With below-average snowfall, below-average days of operation and an … … Continue reading Visits to Vermont Ski Resorts Top 4 Million →

Hotham Heights (VIC), Australia – Cold temperatures for snowmaking, and a bit of natural snow falling have ski resort officials across Victoria hopeful for a strong start to the ski and snowboard season this weekend.nHotham Alpine Resort will open three lifts, The Big D, Summit Trainer and Upper Playground this Saturday. The last time Hotham … Continue reading Snow Falling Across Victorian Alps In Time for Australian Ski Season Debut →

Broomfield, CO – Ski resort operator Vail Resorts, Inc. today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 ended April 30, 2010. The results reflected an 8.3% increase in Mountain segment net revenue and a 4.6% improvement in total skier visitation compared to the third quarter a year earlier.nMountain Reported EBITDA improved by 9.6% … Continue reading Financial Results at Vail Resorts on the Upswing →