Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Shares 8-Year Master Plan The Master Plan by Homewood Mountain Resort, California, has been a long time in the making. In 2011, the original Master Plan was fully approved, and 11 years later in 2022, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) approved another revision of Homewood’s Master Plan. In 2024, Homewood has finally revealed its eight-year Master Plan that will result in a major […] Industry News Luke Guilford | May 1, 2024 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT’s, New Owner Pulls Real Estate Off the Market Tucked away in the Wasatch Mountains sits Powder Mountain, North America’s largest ski area by acreage, with over 8,484 acres of skiable terrain. Just this past month, Reed Hastings, the co-founder of Netflix, became the majority owner of Powder Mountain. Hastings’ latest action as owner has paused the real estate sales of Powder Mountain. This decision has removed 25 of […] Industry News Luke Guilford | October 16, 2023 0 Comments
Kansas Farmers to Build State’s First Ski Resort | To be Highest Point in the State Kansas will soon have its first ski resort three hours west of Kansas City near Hays, KS. The plan is to use a collection of heavy machinery, such as excavators and bulldozers, to move an estimated 1.5 billion cubic feet to construct a peak standing at 6,000 ft. You’re correct if you think Kansas has no mountains, but that isn’t […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 1, 2023 2 Comments
The Future of Ski Resort Ownership and Viability There were 473 ski areas in the United States that operated during the 2022-23 season. In 1970, there were over 1,000. Over the last 10 years, the number has fluctuated mostly in the 470 range. Some new resorts have opened, some have closed, and even others have re-opened. Of the 473 ski areas that operated last season, 103 of those […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 15, 2022 4 Comments
Wooden Skyscrapers: The Future of Architecture Norway’s third tallest skyscraper also has the most unique construction: it’s made completely out of wood. The building, known as MjøstÃ¥rnet – meaning tower of Mjosa – is located in Brumunddal, a small industrial Norwegian town that sits on the edge of Lake Mjosa. This small town is known for its role in the lumber industry, making it the perfect location to […] Brains Aunika Skogen | April 21, 2022 5 Comments
A Golden State and the Future of Cannabis Brought to you by A Golden State President Nixon’s War On Drugs began in the 1970s, and in the decades since, the public’s attitude on marijuana has drastically shifted. Over the past 25 years, the trajectory that marijuana legalization has taken has been quite affirmative yet unpredictable. In present-day 2022, nearly half of the states in the U.S. have fully […] Featured Article Jesse | March 21, 2022 3 Comments
Big White, BC’s Master Plans Up to 2089: Doubling Lifts, Skiable Terrain, & More Big White is known by many as one of the go-to destinations for skiing and snowboarding in British Columbia and Canada. Its proximity to a Kelowna, family-oriented resort-style, large skiable area, and year-round operations make it stack up against any other major ski resort. With Big White now unveiling their master plans until 2089, all of these aspects will only […] Industry News Liam Abbott | January 12, 2021 0 Comments
Will Human-Carrying Drones Make Ski Lifts Obsolete? Australian technology start-up, “Drongo”, is predicting that drones powerful enough to carry humans will soon replace traditional ski-lifts. Drongo is a new company specializing in the research and development of automated aerial drones big enough to transport people. Drongo’s CEO, Dr. Ana Gram-Desnor said in an interview with Sugar Research Australia: “Human payload capable drones have been around for a […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2019 3 Comments