Ski Blandford, MA Set to Re-Open for Upcoming Ski Season After a one year hiatus, Blandford Ski Area is ready to re-open in December! Under new ownership, the small ski area in Massachusetts has made the investments necessary to open to the public. Blandford was the oldest club-own ski area in the country prior to being sold due to financial problems. Blandford Properties LLC planned to open for the season when […] Industry News Mitch Flores | November 23, 2018 0 Comments
Run For Luscombe 2018- Brother and Team Run to Support Paralympian Tyler Luscombe is this winter’s front-runner for the brother of the year award! Tyler and friends ran a marathon a day for nine days straight to support Tyler’s younger brother, Paralympian Brandon Luscombe. Tyler, Braydon Kellet, Danny Larsen, and Mellisa Irish, all of whom are BC Wildfire Service employees, ran along the Crow’s Nest Highway through the Fraser Valley. The team […] Industry News Mitch Flores | November 16, 2018 0 Comments
Wolf Creek Finds Silver Lining After Beetle Infestation The spruce beetle has changed the scenery at Wolf Creek Ski Area located in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. It only took a few years for the beetle to impact nearly all 1,581 acres of the ski area. The beetle has since moved west, but the damage continues to be a problem. The ski area has been lucky that a […] Industry News Mitch Flores | November 10, 2018 3 Comments
Epic Dreams Do Come True…. Have you ever dreamed of spending an entire winter skiing and traveling the world? Jackson Lebsack will be living the “Epic Dream” this winter. Lebsack bested more than 1,100 applicants who submitted videos for Ski.com’s Epic Dream Job. Applicants were asked to submit a one minute clip showing what made them the perfect candidate for the job. The 20-year-old will be […] Industry News Mitch Flores | November 10, 2018 0 Comments
Nearly 10 FEET Of Snow Last Week Prompts Early Start To Ski Season In Europe Skiers and riders in the Alps, Spain, and Portugal are enjoying an early start to the ski season thanks heavy snow storms that have allowed resorts to open a month ahead of schedule. More then 3 meters (~10ft) of snow fell last week in the southern Swiss and northern Italian Alps. With the aid of man-made snow, Verbier Ski Resort in […] Conditions Report Mitch Flores | November 7, 2018 0 Comments
REI- Huge Investment to Find Benefits of “OPTOUTSIDE” REI is putting their money where their mouth is to the tune off $1 million. The CO-OP known for encouraging its employees and customers to #OptOutside has linked up with the University of Washington for an initiative called “Nature for Health.” The goal is to collect data and gain insight on the health benefits of opting out. The study will […] Industry News Mitch Flores | November 2, 2018 0 Comments
New England Ski Resorts Reduce Environmental Impact In recent years we have seen many ski resorts make strides in reducing their carbon footprint. An industry that relies on weather has become much more aware of their contributions to climate change. Resorts are now doing what they can to minimize their impact. Vermont ski resorts are doing their part to become more eco-friendly. Mount Snow and Bolton Valley have been […] Industry News Mitch Flores | November 2, 2018 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
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