3D Rendering of New Snow Park Village at Deer Valley Resort, UT, Revealed The ski industry is a very competitive business to be in and resorts around the world are doing their best to attract and retain skiers. Resorts have been upgrading and improving their lift capabilities, improving snow-making capabilities, building new infrastructure, and expanding terrain. These improvements cost resorts a lot of money that can easily reach hundreds of millions of dollars. The Deer […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | June 14, 2024 0 Comments
Alterra Mountain Company and Colorado Mountain College Team Up to Create Program That Finds and Trains New Lift Mechanics The ski industry faces many challenges just like any other business or industry in the world. Some of those are rising costs, more people working remotely, and finding and retaining good employees. There is a current need in the ski industry to find more lift maintenance technicians. To try and find a solution to this problem, Colorado Mountain College (CMC) and Alterra Mountain Company have teamed […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | June 12, 2024 0 Comments
Major Terrain Expansion at Brian Head Resort, UT, Gets Approved Just because ski resorts close winter operations during the summer it does not mean that there is not a lot still happening in the industry. It is the time of the year when ski resorts make plans for the following ski season while still running summer operations on the mountain as well. This is the critical time when ski resorts around […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | June 7, 2024 1 Comment
Allegations Emerge that Saudia Arabia is Using Lethal Force to Clear Areas for $500 Billion Neom Ski Resort Project When a ski resort announces it is planning to expand or add any infrastructure to its land there are always questions regarding the environment. Most ski resorts do everything possible to ensure that any construction projects meet environmental policies and guidelines. This process usually takes some time and needs approval from government agencies and sometimes from the local community as […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | June 2, 2024 0 Comments
How Oak Mountain, NY, is Finding Solutions for the Ski Industry’s Employee Housing Crisis We all love to ski or ride and for some, the opportunity to work and play at the same place is the ideal scenario. It is a dream job for some people to be able to go to work on the mountain and on their time off can hit the slopes. Most resorts offer incentives such as free lift tickets and discounts at the mountain for […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | June 2, 2024 0 Comments
Vail and Aspen, CO, Have 5 Michelin Key Hotels Between the Two of Them Throughout history, many ski resorts have indeed been geared towards higher-end amenities. This trend can be traced back to the origins of ski tourism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Early ski resorts, particularly those in the Swiss Alps such as St. Moritz and Davos, were developed as exclusive winter retreats for affluent Europeans seeking leisure and health benefits from the […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 29, 2024 0 Comments
Burke Mountain Academy, VT, Announces $30 Million “Chasing Greatness: Win from Within” Campaign The process of becoming a professional skier is not easy and it takes years of training and dedication to become one of the great ones. New England is home to many ski schools and Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont is known worldwide as being one of the best for producing great skiers. It is not easy being one of the best in the world and keeping a school like BMA […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 24, 2024 0 Comments
Breckenridge Resort, CO, Makes Significant Investments on New Peak 9 Gondola It is no secret that ski resorts in the United States are behind European resorts in their lift capabilities. Since 2008, Christoph Schrahe and his company Montenius Consult have been concentrating on consulting ski resorts and cable car companies throughout Europe. He is a member of the supervisory board of Winterberg Schierke GmbH and a lecturer for ski resort planning at […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 22, 2024 0 Comments
Proposed Colorado Rail Network Plans Route from Denver to Steamboat Springs via Winter Park There is no question that traffic jams, congestion, and time wasted sitting in a vehicle is something that no one wants to do while heading up to the mountain. It is no secret that there are areas around the country that are notorious for having grid-lock traffic for miles which leaves passengers sitting on two-lane roads for hours. Colorado is a state whose roads are jammed up on a […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 20, 2024 0 Comments
BCR Snow Club is Making Upgrades to its Portable Ski Slope for Burning Man 2024 Burning Man is held every year from August 27 through September 4 in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada and creates a temporary city that promotes art, self-expression, and self-reliance. The temporary city is named Black Rock City, with the festival’s mission being to guide, nurture, and protect the more permanent community created by its culture. It all started in 1986 at Baker […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 17, 2024 0 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Switches to Weekend Operations for Skiing and Riding It is that time of year when ski resorts are switching to spring operations which means soft snow and big bumps! Snowbird in Utah will be open during the weekends starting on May 18th and going through Memorial Day Weekend. Spring skiing is special and brings out the die-hards who break out the shorts and bikinis! Snowbird is planning on operating the Peruvian Express, the Peruvian Tunnel, Mineral Basin Express, […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 17, 2024 0 Comments
How Avalanche Dogs Find People: The Dog Just “Nose” Everyone has probably seen an avalanche on the news or social media and has seen the destructive power that is associated with it. Avalanches are something that occur every year and over the last 10 years, an average of 27 people died in avalanches each winter in the United States according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Avalanches can be deadly and it is something the National Ski Patrol and first responders train for every year. Avalanche rescue […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 17, 2024 0 Comments
Former Hunter Mountain, NY, General Manager Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by National Ski Areas Association Russ Coloton is the former Hunter Mountain, New York, General Manager and has a long and distinguished 44-year career in the ski and ride industry. Coloton was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Ski Areas Association and will be presented with the award at NSAA’s 2024 National Convention, on May 22. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated an extraordinary lifetime commitment to NSAA and the ski industry, and […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 16, 2024 0 Comments
Skier From Stowe, VT, Aims to Hit Record-Breaking 3 Million Human-Powered Vertical Feet in 1 Year The world is full of numbers and uses those numbers for counting, measuring, and comparing amounts. We are a society that is fixated on analyzing numbers and formulating solutions in any industry. Numbers in sports are used in every aspect of every sport in the world. We look at teams’ winning percentages, and player’s statistics, and we love looking at winning streaks and records. Those can be for the most games won […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 14, 2024 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, is Auctioning Off 50 Historic Chairs from Timberline Lift If you are a fan or collector of the history of skiing you have the opportunity to grab a historic chair of the Timberline Lift at Powder Mountain, Utah. Owning an authentic piece of skiing history is certainly popular with snow sport enthusiasts. Powder Mountain is currently auctioning off 50 historic chairs online and the auction will end on May 12, 2024. A previous […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 7, 2024 0 Comments
Are You A Chionophile? It would come as no surprise that most of our readers’ favorite season is winter. It is the time of the year when we get to hit the mountains and grab some fresh powder. Each fall we keep a detailed eye on the weather forecasts and check for possible ski resorts’ opening dates. We are winter people and it is the one season of the year that gets us excited and […] Brains Gregg Frantz | May 6, 2024 0 Comments
Exploring the Incredible Olympic-Level Infrastructure for Winter Sports at Lake Placid, NY There are 429 National Park Sites in the United States according to the National Park Foundation which spans across more than 84 million acres. There are parks in each state and also in the U.S. territories, including parks in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. The Adirondack Mountains in New York State offer some of the best opportunities for outdoor recreation in a beautiful, natural setting, all […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 2, 2024 0 Comments
[GEAR REVIEW] The Peak 98 All-Mountain Ski from Peak Skis There are a lot of different skis to choose from in the industry and finding the ski that is best suited for you can be a challenge. Before the beginning of the season, I was looking to find one ski that I could use for the whole year. The goal was to find one pair of skis that I would be able to use on all different terrain […] Gear Gregg Frantz | April 30, 2024 0 Comments
A Closer Look Into The Army Mountain Warfare School Over 65 million skiers hit the mountains last season, making it the highest number of skier visits since records began kept during the 1978/79 season according to the National Ski Areas Association. The mountains are the place skiers and riders visit to get away from all the stresses that life can throw at us. It is a place we can relax, have fun, and enjoy the […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | April 26, 2024 0 Comments
Will the Ski Season at Killington, VT, Make It to June Again This Year? It is that time of year when spring skiing is in full swing at resorts across the United States. In the East, Killington, Vermont, is traditionally the first ski resort to open and one of the last to close each season. Last season, Killington was still open at the beginning of June. Killington is currently operating with 14 trails with […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | April 26, 2024 0 Comments
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