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Skiing and Riding at Blackcomb Until July 27th!
Glacier skiing and riding on Blackcomb's Horstman Glacier begins on June 9 and this summer, Whistler Blackcomb is doubling its terrain park features and upgrading to a Superpipe...Read More...
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Jay Peak Sold To Resort President Bill Stenger and Investors
After nearly 25 years of leading Jay Peak as President and Chief Operating Officer, Bill Stenger, along with a group of private investors, has purchased the northern Vermont Resort-located just a few miles south of the Canadian border. “The sale of Jay Peak is a very positive transition-not only from the perspective of our employees and guests, but from that of the entire community of Jay Peak stakeholders. Our entire ownership and management team is very excited to move Jay Peak forward... |
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New Air Access to Ski Crested Butte This Winter
This winter skiers and snowboarders have more choices when flying direct to Crested Butte Mountain Resort as the ski area and the Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority have teamed up to increase the amount of seats flying into Gunnison/Crested Butte Regional Airport for the 2008-2009 season. In addition to the new flights from new destinations, CBMR is providing travelers with incentives to make traveling to the destination easier with a special “Friends & Family Fly Free”... |
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Vermont Hits 4.3 Million Skier Visits for 2007-08 Season
Vermont ski areas recorded 4,354,621 skier visits for the 2007-08 season, announced the Vermont Ski Areas Association at its June 12 Annual Meeting held at Mount Snow Resort. This marked a 14% increase over the prior year’s tally, and was well ahead of the industry’s 10-year average.
“The resounding theme of this year’s season was well-timed and record-setting snowfall that greeted skiers and riders with fresh powder for just about every weekend and holiday period,”... |
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Utah Ski and Snowboard Industry Announces Fifth Consecutive Record-Breaking Season
Along with record snow totals, the 2007-08 winter season brought Utah’s ski and snowboard industry its fifth consecutive record-breaking year. The state totaled 4,258,900 skier days during the
2007-08 season. (The National Ski Areas Association defines ‘skier days’ as one person visiting a ski area for all or any part of a day or night for the purpose of skiing).
Preliminary estimates suggest ski areas nationwide had their best season on record with numbers tallied... |
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June 20-22 Will Be Final Weekend for Skiing, Riding at Snowbird
Snowbird Snowbird will be open for skiing and riding Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 20-22. This will be the final weekend of lift-served skiing and riding for the 2007-08 season.
The Tram, Little Cloud and Mineral Basin lifts will operate from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the ticket price is $59 per day. Chair season passes are honored on the Tram.
Due to significant melting, the Road to Provo will be accessed only through a backcountry terrain gate and is not a... |
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Whistler Blackcomb's PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola Cable Reels Arrive in Whistler
Five cable reels for Whistler Blackcomb's PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola are in the homestretch of a 18,000 kilometre/11,000 mile journey as they arrive by train in Whistler in the evening of Tuesday, June 17. After traveling over 11 weeks via truck, barge, boat and rail; the final leg of the journey consists of a literal push from the Whistler valley to the Blackcomb PEAK 2 PEAK lift station located at 1860 metres/6,102 feet.
"Navigating the final route from the Mons Road rail siding in... |
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Deer Valley Resort to Double its Seasonal Employee Housing Capacity for the 2008-09 Ski Season
Deer Valley Resort President and General Manager Bob Wheaton announced this week that the Resort will double its seasonal work force housing capacity for the 2008/2009 ski season.
Although Deer Valley already provides housing for approximately 200 of its 1,500 – 1,700 seasonal employees each winter, the Resort has entered into agreement with John M. Kenworthy, of Mountain Resort Holdings, LLC, owner of the Heber Valley Park and Resort located at Jordanelle Reservoir just 7... |
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Solitude Builds Two New High Speed Quads
Solitude Mountain Resort has announced $7 million in lift upgrades for the 2008-09 winter season, two new high-speed chairlifts, commencing from each base area – Solitude Village and Moonbeam Center.
Apex Express will replace the existing Apex double lift with a high-speed quad and provide access to the heart of the mountain. Work has already begun with tower removal on the fixed grip double lift that opened in the late 1970’s. Guests staying in Solitude’s pedestrian village... |
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Skiing and Riding at Blackcomb Until July 27th
Glacier skiing and riding on Blackcomb's Horstman Glacier begins on June 9 and this summer, Whistler Blackcomb is doubling its terrain park features and upgrading to a Superpipe.
"We're really ramping up the public offering this year," says Adam Francis, Whistler Blackcomb's assistant grooming manager. "We're doubling the offering of terrain features we've had over previous years and are thrilled to be offering a Superpipe this year."
Grooming and parks crews have been... |
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