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Massachusetts Ski Area Offering $25 Lift Tickets Each Night They Operate This...

Otis, Massachusetts — The big conglomerates make it seem like it’s not possible, but there is still affordable skiing and riding out there. Down in the southern Berkshires of Massachusetts, Otis Ridge...

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Many People Killed Following Hotel Fire At Turkish Ski Resort

Bolu, Turkey — A horrifying situation is unfolding in Turkey, as a fire at a popular ski resort has numerous vacationers. CNN reports that in the middle of the evening on January 21st, a fire started...

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Former Park City Mayor Compares Vail Resorts To “Large Machine”

Park City, Utah — Jack Thomas was mayor of Park City during an interesting time. With his tenure lasting from early 2014 until 2018, he witnessed the beginning of the Vail Resorts era, where they...

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New York Ski Area Hosts Grand Opening For “New” Triple Chairlift

Old Forge, New York — With its newest chairlift addition, Gore Mountain was able to replace a slower fixed-grip triple chairlift at the North Creek Ski Bowl with a detachable high-speed quad...

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American Paula Moltzan Achieves Her First World Cup Podium Finish In Giant...

Kronplatz, Italy — Following gradually improving results in GS this season, American Paula Moltzan has gotten her first-ever World Cup podium finish. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paula...

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New Orleans Weatherman Shares Unreal Snowstake Buildup

New Orleans, Louisiana — The southern portion of the U.S. just got dumped on. That was not a sentence I was expecting to write this winter, but we live in unpredictable times. While many in the United...

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Skier Sues Oregon Ski Resort For $3.6 Million Over Fall From Chairlift

Crescent Lake, Oregon — A skier’s fall from a chairlift could become the latest legal woe for Oregon’s ski industry. The Oregonian reports that a 65-year-old male is suing Willamette Pass ski resort...

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Why The Gulf Coast Has Seen More Snow Than Canadian Cities This Month

Canada — It’s been a dry winter so far for a good portion of Canada, so it may come as a surprise that parts of the Southeastern United States have seen more snow than many Canadian cities this month....

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Crested Butte Mountain Resort Issues Statement Regarding Possible Lift...

Crested Butte, Colorado — It’s beginning to look like another tricky situation for Vail Resorts is developing at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. The Crested Butte Lift Maintenance Union was formed on...

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Homewood Mountain Resort’s Updated Master Plan Receives Approval

Homewood, California — After months of uncertainty regarding the future of Homewood Mountain Resort, it sounds like the California ski resort will be open to the public for years to come. Yesterday,...

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Why Okemo Won’t Be Building A Halfpipe This Season

Ludlow, Vermont — A longtime fan favorite terrain park feature at Okemo Mountain Resort won’t open this ski season. Over the past few weeks, rumors have been circulating that Okemo wasn’t planning to...

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Mikaela Shiffrin Returning To World Cup Circuit Next Week

Courchevel, France — After suffering a puncture wound at the Killington Cup on November 30th, Mikaela Shiffrin is ready to return. Yesterday, the 99-time World Cup winner announced that she will...

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“Sickout” At Breckenridge Creates Another Headache For Vail Resorts

Breckenridge, Colorado — While the ending of the ski patrol strike has dimmed the headlights that were directed at Vail Resorts, problems have persisted for the company. This is the ski industry,...

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Videos Show The Scenes Moments After Catastrophic Chairlift Collapse In Spain

Huesca, Spain — Last weekend, a shocking situation occurred at the Astún ski resort in Spain. In what has been described as pulley failure, the Canal Roya quad chairlift collapsed at the Spanish ski...

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Private Vermont Ski Resort Hosting Community Day This Weekend

Wilmington, Vermont — Private ski resorts don’t tend to open their gates to the public because that’s not who they’re intended for. However, one private ski resort in Vermont does offer locals a...

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GOAT Of Mogul Skiing Continues Journey To 100 Victories With Two Wins At...

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire — Mikaela Shiffrin isn’t the only skiing legend who’s chasing 100 victories. Mikael Kingsbury has had an amazing career. The 32-year-old Canadian has accumulated 94...

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Keystone Resort Issues Statement Regarding Negotiations With Ski Patrol Union

Keystone, Colorado — Ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort aren’t the only group of workers employed by Vail that are unionized. Over at Keystone Resort, ski patrollers voted to unionize last...

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Is This Viral Shareholder Letter To Vail Resorts Legit?

Broomfield, Colorado — The skiing community was abuzz yesterday after a letter was sent to Vail Resorts. Late Apex Partners, LLC alleges that it’s a shareholder of Vail Resorts, and it thinks that the...

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Concerns Grow Over The Future Of Vermont’s Burke Mountain

East Burke, Vermont — The last little corner of Vermont is in a peculiar position. Since 2016, Burke Mountain Resort has been under receivership due to the prior owner of the mountain engaging in...

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Big Sky Puts A Rope Tow In The Terrain Park

Big Sky, Montana — One of the funniest running jokes in the ski industry involves a missing ingredient in the terrain parks at Big Sky Resort. Mission accomplished. Over the past few years, Instagram...

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