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Here’s What’s New at California & Nevada Ski Resorts This Season, Including New Terrain, Upgrades, and Anniversaries

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Transformational new lifts, trails, snowmaking, and other infrastructure, plus the return of signature events highlight the 2022-23 winter season in California and Nevada In advance of the 2022-23 winter season, ski areas in California and Nevada are investing heavily in infrastructure upgrades designed to offer a high-quality, efficient, and memorable experience for skiers and snowboarders. From new lifts and trails […]
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Man Dressed in Tracksuit Without Mountaineering Gear Rescued ‘5 Minutes From Death’ on Mont Blanc, Italy

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A British man almost died on Mont Blanc at the weekend after attempting to climb western Europe’s highest peak in a tracksuit and without mountaineering equipment, according to rescuers. The 26 year old Aerospace engineer Feda Hussein was minutes away from death when rescuers from Italy’s Aosta Valley Mountain Rescue team reached him on Sunday morning. Related: French Mayor Wants to End […]
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National Ski Patrol Names Its New Executive Director

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The National Ski Patrol (NSP) Board of Directors yesterday announced Stephanie Cox as the organization’s new Executive Director. Cox is a globally-recognized leader and award-winning entrepreneur who has extensive experience leading nonprofits, technology, and consumer goods companies around the world. Related: Turbulence in the National Ski Patrol as CEO Chris Castilian Resigns “The search committee, comprised of the board’s executive […]
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A Closer Look at the Controversial Decision to Host the 2029 Asian Winter Games in Saudi Arabia

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The Asian Olympic Committee approved the bid by Saudi Arabia to host the 2029 Asian Games. The sports minister, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal called it a “Great victory for the Saudi Nation and the whole gulf region.” The location will be a city called Neom, which at this stage does not exist. It is estimated that Saudi Arabia […]
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Luxury Chalet Company Offering 20% Discounts for Guests Who Choose to “Ski Green”

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AliKats, a luxury Chalet company in Morzine, France, has announced new sustainability initiatives for the coming winter. The company has been taking steps to be increasingly more environmentally friendly over the years and now they are offering incentives to their guests who do the same. Related: How to Be a More Sustainable Skier They will offer a “low impact reward” […]
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Copper Mountain, CO, First North American Resort to Begin Snowmaking

Winter is just around the corner. Consistently low temperatures allowed Copper Mountain in Colorado to begin snowmaking yesterday, the first resort we know of in North America to start its guns for real. Many other resorts have already started testing snowmaking equipment, but not starting the snowmaking process. The first official day of snowmaking is always magical. Spread the winter stoke […]
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Saudi Arabia to Host 2029 Asian Winter Games at Futuristic Ski Resort That Doesn’t Exist Yet

 Saudi Arabia has been selected to host the Asian Winter Games in 2029 in a $500 billion futuristic city that doesn’t exist yet and won’t be finished until 2026. The country was ‘unanimously approved’ by the Olympic Council of Asia to stage the event. The event will reportedly be held in Trojena, Neom City, a planned futuristic megacity featuring a mountain […]
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Epic Pass and Telluride Ski Resort, CO, Extend Long-Term Partnership

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Vail Resorts and Telluride Ski & Golf yesterday jointly announced a multi-year extension of their partnership that began in 2018. With this extension, Epic Pass, Epic 4-7 Day Pass (with All Resort Access), and Epic Adaptive Pass guests will continue to have access to the renowned destination of Telluride. “Telluride is a special and unique destination for travelers around the world […]
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Mother Files Lawsuit Against New York Resort After Teen Son Dies in Skiing Accident

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The mother of a Syracuse, NY, teen, who died following a February 2022 incident at Bristol Mountain in Western New York, is suing the ski resort. According to Syracuse.com, Lisa Cuomo, of Manlius, filed court papers that her 15-year-old son Christain was killed after accessing a dangerous Olympic-sized ski jump. In the complaint filed in the state Supreme Court in […]
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