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Largest Development in Decades at Aspen Mountain, CO in Jeopardy as Key Developer Walks

A key developer walked away from the voter-approved Lift One corridor project at the base of Aspen Mountain last week, leaving the whole project up in the air. Lift One Lodge developers Aaron and Michael Brown informed the city Wednesday that they are bailing because they no longer have confidence in the Gorsuch Haus group, reports the Aspen Times. Related: VIDEO: […]

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SnowBrains | July 23, 2019

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Bryce Astle: An Avalanche Death that Prompted Change and ‘Good Vibes Only’ in the Community

On January 5th, 2015 Bryce Astle (19) and Ronnie Berlack (20) died in an avalanche while in Austria for training with the US Ski Team. The tragedy greatly impacted people in the ski community along with family, friends, and peers of Bryce in Salt Lake City. Despite these hardships, Bryce’s family chose to focus their response with the motto Bryce […]

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Sydney Stephens | November 2, 2018

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Alta’s Proposed Mt. Baldy Tram: A Closer Look

A large and controversial part of Alta’s master plan released in December of 2015 is the Mt. Baldy Tram. Seeing that Alta has been approved and able to move along with their master plan by adding a new chairlift this summer, it is important to look at what impact this tram would have. The tram is planned to run from Germania […]

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Jake Rubnitz | August 9, 2017

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Jumbo Glacier = Canada’s Largest Ski Resort Gets OK for Development

The owners of the Jumbo Glacier ski resort have been given approval to begin construction of chairlifts and lodges by the newly designated resort municipality of Jumbo. The local Jumbo area has been designated a ‘resort municipality’ by the British Columbia Government. This area is large and extremely mountainous with no real local population. Jumbo Mayor Greg Deck and the […]

Judge Temporarily Blocks Development at Homewood Ski Resort, CA

With so much attention focused on Squaw and KSL’s planned village development, another Tahoe ski resort development has been largely overlooked. Homewood Mountain Resort on Tahoe’s West Shore has been experiencing its own “renaissance” plans the last two years as owners JMA have pushed forward proposals to build a village complete with and ice skating rink, slopeside condos, and even an amphitheater. While […]