The Wild Honey Pie Brings a Twist on Après-Skiing to Hunter Mountain, NY Après-skiing has been around since the 1950s and consists of many different activities people do after they are done skiing or riding for the day. It can be grabbing drinks at your favorite local bar, sitting by the fire and relaxing, or hitting your favorite nightclub until the wee hours of the morning. The thing about après-skiing is that most […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Announces New Lifts For Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Hunter Mountain, NY, and Park City, UT In the earnings call yesterday, as well as covering the financials for the fourth quarter and year-end, Vail Resorts’s CEO Kirsten Lynch also teased some upcoming capital expenditure projects for next summer. Related: Vail Resorts Reports 2023 Financial Results: Pass Sales +11%, Net Income Down $80 Million, and New Lifts Teased for 2024 “In addition to this year’s significant investments […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 29, 2023 1 Comment
Hunter Mountain Ski Area, NY, Suing Nearby Lodge Owner for Using Resort’s Logo Without Permission Vail Resorts owned Hunter Mountain ski area, NY, is suing a nearby lodge owner for using the mountain’s logo to promote their own unaffiliated business, the Times Union reports. The federal complaint Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, Inc. v. Mountain Creek Inn A/K/A Hunter Mountain Resort LLC and Valentina Glebova was filed last month. The complaint alleges that the nearby Mountain […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 10, 2022 0 Comments
Hunter Mountain, NY, Postpones This Week’s Opening Day Due to Lack of Snow Hunter Mountain, NY, had hoped to start its lifts turning on November 19th, but yesterday had to finally admit that that’s not going to happen. Related: The Top 9 East Coast Ski Resorts & Why You Must “SKI THE EAST” The resort, bought by Vail Resorts two years ago, announced on social media that they would be opening late this […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 16, 2021 0 Comments
Hunter Mountain, NY Closed Yesterday as Several Ski Patrollers Took Off Work Due to Covid-19 Hunter Mountain ski resort in the Catskills, NY, was closed yesterday because several ski patrollers had to take off work due to covid-19 precautions. Related: The SnowBrains Podcast – Episode #2 – Are Ski Resorts Safe To Visit During COVID-19? In a Facebook post by the Vail Resorts owned resort, the ski area said employees and guests’ safety are their […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 6, 2021 0 Comments
Man Died After Crashing at Hunter Mountain, NY | 3rd Death in 2-Months at the Resort A 22-year-old New Jersey man is the third to be killed at Hunter Mountain, NY in two months, after crashing while skiing on Saturday, officials said, reports NJ.com. Robert Vrablik, of Florham Park, was skiing on the advanced Twilight trail with his sister and a friend at about 3 pm when he fell and landed on his face and chest, […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 14, 2019 0 Comments
Man Dies After Tree Strike at Hunter Mountain Resort, NY A 24-year-old skier died in an accident at the Hunter Mountain resort, NY authorities said Wednesday. Edward A. Chu, of Warren, N.J., died at about 2:45 pm Saturday after striking a tree on the Rip’s Return trail, said state police Senior Investigator Bill Fitzmaurice, reports the Daily Freeman. Rip’s Return in an intermediate trail, according to Hunter Mountain‘s website. Fitzmaurice […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2019 0 Comments
Hunter Mountain- Largest East Coast Ski Expansion in Over a Decade Hunter Mountain, owned by Peak Resorts, is well on its way to completing its $9 million Hunter North Expansion project for the start of the 2018-2019 ski season. With construction starting in April 2018, the resort has made quick work in blazing new trails. The project increases the mountain’s terrain by 80 skiable acres, adds 5 new trails, and 4 new […] Industry News Mitch Flores | October 26, 2018 0 Comments