Sixty Athletes Won’t be Accepting the White House Invite to Celebrate their Achievements in PyeongChang On Friday, April 27, around 200 2018 Winter Olympic athletes will visit the White House, accepting an invitation from President Trump to celebrate their achievements at the PyeongChang Games. However, many familiar faces from the Games will be missing from the White House festivities, reports Bustle.com. Indeed, some athletes have specifically indicated that they will not be attending due to […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 27, 2018 3 Comments
Vail Resorts to Invest CAD$66-Million to Improve Lift System at the Heart of Whistler Blackcomb Vail Resorts are planning on investing a historic CAD$66-million on improving the uphill capacity of the lift system at Whistler Blackcomb in time for the 2018/19 season. The new gondola will also improve mountain access during the summer months too. Here’s the press release in full: Get ready to enjoy more time on the mountain. Vail Resorts has just unveiled […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 27, 2018 0 Comments
Crested Butte’s Famous Clam House on the Market for a Cool $1.8 Million The famous “Clam House” in Crested Butte is for sale at a cool $1.8 million. This unique ski-in ski-out home at Mt. Crested Butte was designed by Robert Harvey Oshatz to accommodate two brothers who had happened into a truckload of redwood siding. The three-floor house is supported by a central pillar that also contains fireplaces for each level and a […] Steven Agar | April 27, 2018 0 Comments
French Resort Val d’Isère to Reopen Ski Lifts on 3rd June for First Time in their History Brits head to Val d’Isère more than any other resort in the world, and they can now do so for even longer as the popular resort in the French Alps will open a few of its non-glacier lifts for skiing this summer, for the first time in its 82-year history. The resort is planning to turn a couple of lifts […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 26, 2018 0 Comments
Future Star? 2-Year Old Hitting Boxes and Pointing Downhill on Only Second Day Boarding at Big Bear Mountain Resort, CA This is Darla Discoe’s second day on a snowboard, shredding the sun and slushy slopes at Big Bear Mountain Resort, Southern California. She’s sliding boxes and pointing it straight. Future phenom right here? Steven Agar | April 26, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: He’s Back! 10-Year Old Snowboarder becomes Youngest Ever to Land Frontside 1080 Double Cork Two years ago, at the age of 8, Eli Bouchard became the youngest person to land a double backflip. This month, at the age of 10, he set a new record and stomped a frontside 1080 double cork. BOOM! Steven Agar | April 26, 2018 0 Comments
Zermatt to Bring the Bling with World’s First Crystal Decorated Gondola Cabins How about this for extravagance? Vail or Aspen have nothing on Zermatt, whose lift company has announced that four of the cabins on its remarkable new 3S Gondola lift to the Klein Matterhorn, due to open this autumn, will feature ‘Crystal ride’ cabins decorated with Swarovski crystals. “These will capture the light in an effect that will amaze passengers and […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 26, 2018 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Report Increased Revenue on Lower Skier Visits at its North American Resorts Last Year Vail Resorts yesterday reported that total lift ticket revenue at its North American mountain resorts was up 3.7 percent from last year, but that total skier visits were down 1.9 percent. “We are pleased with our results as the 2017/2018 ski season concludes, particularly considering the historically low snowfall across our western U.S. resorts for much of the ski season. […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 26, 2018 0 Comments
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