Keystone Resort, CO, to Auction Argentine Chair, Trail Signs With Proceeds to Benefit the EpicPromise Foundation The EpicPromise Foundation assists employees and dependents with emergency relief grants in times of need and with grants for continuing education Fans of Keystone Resort have the chance to take home a piece of history this month, as Keystone Resort is auctioning a chair from its historical Argentine Double Chairlift along with 31 retired trail signs from around the resort. The auction will be held virtually and will open on […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 17, 2023 0 Comments
Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO, to Auction Off Double Chairs from Rip’s Ride Lift Breckenridge Ski Resort’s Rip’s Ride chairlift is currently undergoing construction to be upgraded to a high-speed quad before the 2022-23 season commences. As part of the improvements, the Riblet double chairs will be removed to make way for speedy, new Leitner-Poma four-seaters. Now is your chance to own one of these classic ski lifts and a piece of Breck history, […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | October 13, 2022 0 Comments
Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. Has Bought Jay Peak Resort, VT, for $76-Million Jay Peak Resort, VT, has a new owner. The auction for the resort concluded yesterday after a full day of bidding, reports Alan J Keays for the VTDigger. Utah-based Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. won the auction with the highest bid of $76 million. PGRI owns and operates five other North American ski areas: Ragged Mountain, NH; Wisp, MD; Wintergreen, VI; Powderhorn, CO; […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 8, 2022 0 Comments
Long-Lost Vermont Ski Area Up For Auction One of Southwest Vermont’s long-lost ski resorts, Snow Valley, is up for auction this September. Snow Valley first opened its doors in 1942 as part of America’s first generation of ski areas. Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions, a luxury property auction marketplace, is taking appointments to view the 390-acre property that was once a premier ski resort in the Northeast. Vermont skiers […] Industry News Dana Andresen | August 25, 2022 0 Comments
Snow Aid Australia – A Charity Auction for Skiers/Boarders with Proceeds Going to Bushfire Relief and Wildlife Rescue The global ski industry donates $300,000 worth of auction items for bushfire relief! The world’s best ski resorts and snow brands have banded together for Snow Aid Australia, an online auction for bushfire relief and wildlife rescue with over $300,000 worth of auction items donated from 100 brands. Aspen Snowmass alone has donated $100,000 worth of accommodation and lift passes […] Industry News Oz Brains | February 15, 2020 0 Comments
Timberline Ski Resort, WV Purchased for $2.2 Million Timberline Ski Resort is reopening for the 2020 ski season after the family-operated business abruptly closed in February. Owing $2.8 million to creditors, Timberline was forced to seek bankruptcy protection last April. The co-owner and managing partner of the resort allegedly failed to pay twelve years’ worth of county hotel and motel taxes valuing a total of $4,258. In 1985, […] Industry News Emily Crofton | November 27, 2019 0 Comments
Own Your Very Own Steamboat, CO Gondola | Current Auction Bid is $7,000… Steamboat, CO fans, this one is for you! If you want to own a piece of resort history, the ski area has donated one of its retired gondolas to the nonprofit Advocates of Routt County who are auctioning it off. Proceeds will go to help victims of domestic violence. Related: Need a Chairlift? Here’s One For Sale For Just $50,000… […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
24 of Tamarack Ski Resort, ID’s Properties Will Be Auctioned Off Due to Unpaid Taxes 24 of Tamarack ski resorts in Idaho’s properties will go up for auction due to them not paying their taxes on those properties for over 3 years. “Valley County will hold an auction on parcels of property that have not paid their taxes for the last three years or more.” – Gordon Cruickshank, chairman of the Valley County Commissioners. The […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 6, 2016 0 Comments