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Jack Frost Big Boulder, PA, Starts Off Last Week Of Skiing With Likely the Only Night Pond Skimming Event In The U.S.

Jack Frost Big Boulder (JFBB) in Pennsylvania started off the season being the first ski resort in the state to open for the 2024-25 season on December 4, 2024. This season for the mid-Atlantic hasn’t produced as much snow as in the Northeast, but unlike years in the past, the temperatures remained consistently cold enough for some great skiing. Pond […]

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Avatar photo Gregg Frantz | March 12, 2025
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Top 13 U.S. Park Resorts: Opinion From A Freestyle Skier

The flip side to big mountain skiing is park. They are almost like the yin and yang of freestyle skiing. Both must exist in perfect balance for the sport as a whole to progress. I am a big mountain skier by passion, but park skiing has recently become a bigger aspect of my skiing. It is a great place to learn […]

Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | July 5, 2022
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Snowboarder Who Hit Snowmaking Equipment Awarded $2.5-Million for Broken Leg

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A snowboarder who hit a snowmaking machine in the middle of a run, suffering a badly broken leg, has been awarded $2.5-million in compensation, reports Planetski. Snowboarder James Ashmen Jr was on the Snowdrift trail at Big Boulder Ski Area, PA in 2015. He hit a jump and, only while in the air, saw a snow machine about 10-feet down […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 17, 2019
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Calling All Northeastern Millennials: The Drifter Pass is Everything You Could Ever Want

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Unlimited skiing at seven resorts, a $399 price tag, and the best après in the northeast, what more do you really need? The Drifter Pass was built on the fact that young adults are the future of the ski industry.  Whether they are in college, still living with their parents, or trying to make it in the city, they ski […]

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Katy Shipley | May 25, 2018
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