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The Indy Pass continues to add resorts with the most recent additions of Powder Mountain in Utah, Mt Ashland in Oregon and West Mountain in New York. And, 100% of its partner resorts from this past season will return for the 21-22 season for a total of 66 resorts in the US and Canada. That …
Indy Pass Adds Three Resorts; Now Boasts 66 Locations for the 2021-22 SeasonRead More
British Columbia (Canada) may be home to a massive new ski resort adding to a list that already includes Valemount Glacier, Zincton, Saddle Mountain and Jumbo Glacier. A unique feature of the proposed Bridal Veil Mountain Resort is its proximity to large population centers, according to a story on Liftblog.com It is located along the Trans-Canada …
Vail Resorts announcement of a 20 percent reduction in Epic Pass prices raised quite a buzz among snow sports enthusiasts recently and now Alterra Mountain Company has made a big announcement of its own. Alterra is planning to invest $207 million in capital improvements among its holdings including $111 million at Steamboat, Deer Valley, Squaw …
Alterra Mountain Company Announces $207 Million Spend on Capital ImprovementsRead More
New report explores women’s role in teaching skiing and snowboarding.
Not that Americans could visit anyway but British Columbia instituted restrictions on Monday that forced a quick end of the season for Whistler-Blackcomb. The resort has been identified as a hotspot of COVID-19 cases, according to published reports, including The Snow Industry Letter. The resort now will turn its attention to summer activities. There has …
Whistler-Blackcomb Identified as COVID Hotspot; Closes for the SeasonRead More
The Epic “Skinny” Times are a-changing in the snow sports industry! Vail has cut the price of its Epic Pass by 20 percent for next season, according to a recent company announcement. The price reduction applies to the entire portfolio of the Company’s North American pass lineup, including Epic Pass, Epic Local Pass and Epic Day Pass; Whistler …
Vail Slashes Epic Pass Prices/Dramatic Changes for Two Consumer ShowsRead More
In the continuing spirit of Women’s History Month, this article is being reprinted from the xcskiresorts.com web site, Roger Lohr, publisher. The story originally was written by Peggy Shin and posted at TeamUSA.com. Diggins previously was saluted on this web site along with Olympics teammate Kikkan Randall for their Gold Medal performance at the 2018 …
Highlighting some of the best female skiers of all time.
Saluting U.S. Female Snow Sports Athletes for Women’s History Month – Part 2Read More
March is “Women in History Month” so what better time is there than this month to salute what U.S. woman have done for and in the snow sports industry? The short answer is “plenty”. Many of these women already have been inducted in the U. S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. For more inductees, …
March is “Women in History Month”: A Salute to Women in Snow Sports! Part 1Read More
It may sound silly to say that COVID is responsible for the number of avalanches this season. Maybe so, but it certainly has had an impact since more people are flocking to the mountains in an effort to escape crowded metro areas. So far this winter season, 33 people have died in US avalanches, according …
For the second time in February, the year’s shortest month, the creators of the Indy Pass have announced the addition of two more resorts. This time, the focus is on the northeast. Waterville Valley Resort in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire and Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley, Maine will join the Indy Pass through the end of …
January started bringing an abundance of snow to many ski resorts and especially to many western mountain slopes. And, news about a drop in both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is a positive sign. That combination gave a boost to lodging properties in 18 mountain destinations across eight western states, according to the mid-winter report distributed …
Are Fortunes at Destination Ski Resorts Turning Around? Depends!Read More
