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Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, to Remain Public and Pursue Opening for the 2025-26 Season

Views of Lake Tahoe from Homewood Mountain Resort. Photo Credit: Homewood Mountain Resort

Homewood Mountain Resort (HMR) in Northern California is one of several ski areas surrounding Lake Tahoe. Unfortunately, HMR announced its closure for the 2024-25 season on October 11, 2024. Related: Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Closure for the 2024-25 Season Due to Financial Issues HMR has always been privately owned but has provided public access that fueled the surrounding community since […]

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Luke Guilford | January 31, 2025
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Approves Amendments to Homewood, CA, Master Plan

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Updated January 23, 2025 The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board deliberated on proposed updates to the Homewood Master Plan during its scheduled meeting on Wednesday, January 22. The meeting took place both in person at TRPA’s offices in Stateline, Nevada, and virtually via a live webinar. At the meeting the governing board approved the amendments to the Homewood […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | January 23, 2025
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Schweitzer Mountain, ID, Postpones Capital Projects Due to Brutal Winter

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Schweitzer Mountain, Idaho, had some tough luck this year regarding the snow conditions. Low snow totals throughout December and the Christmas holiday period led to uncommonly limited operations. Then extreme cold over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in January plagued visitors. It wasn’t even until mid-February that the Outback Bowl side of the mountain was opened. Given the challenges, […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | June 2, 2024
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Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Shares 8-Year Master Plan

A view of Homewood Mountain Resort from Lake Tahoe. Photo Credit: Homewood Mountain Resort

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 […]

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Luke Guilford | May 1, 2024
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Updated Master Development Plan for Vail, CO, Includes Potential Lift Upgrades

The front side Master Development Plan. Photo Credit: Vail

Vail Ski Resort is located in Summit County, Colorado, along with many other major ski destinations. Vail is loaded with 34 lifts, which include two gondolas that provide access to 5,317 acres and 3,500 vertical feet of skiing. Its immense size makes Vail the fourth-largest ski area in the United States. Vail has been developing its 2024 Master Development Plan […]

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Luke Guilford | February 29, 2024
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Arapahoe Basin, CO, Chief Teases Unreleased Master Plan – New Gondola, New Lifts, and Expansions

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At a recent meeting of Summit County, CO, ski leaders, Arapahoe Basin Chief Operating Officer Alan Henceroth teased details of the resort’s unreleased future master plan. “We’re proposing a couple of parking lots, maybe up to 350 cars, and we are talking about a pedestrian bridge that crosses the highway up above the ski area.” – Alan Henceroth, COO of […]

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Steven Agar | October 16, 2023
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Boyne Resorts Introduces ForeverProject 2030 Master Plan to Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions

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Path to Net Zero Carbon Emissions and Clean Electricity Goals Mapped Boyne Resorts today introduced its Master Plan for reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2030–a goal to which the company is deeply committed, and that was the catalyst to forming ForeverProject, Boyne Resorts’ long-term pledge to sustainable practices. Primarily structured around collective action, the 2030 Master Plan includes […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 24, 2023
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Winter Park Resort, CO, Shares Masterplan to Become Colorado’s 3rd Largest Resort

Winter Park Resort, CO, just unveiled its 10-15 year masterplan for the future of the ski resort. The document, openly available to the public, details new and upgraded lifts, new terrain, remodeled lodges and on-mountain dining, and a long-rumored gondola from the ski resort to the town of Winter Park. Winter Park Resort operates under a Special Use Permit (SUP) that […]

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Steven Agar | April 28, 2022
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Snowbasin, UT Announces Significant Terrain Expansion and Village Master Plan With All-Inclusive Club Med Hotel

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Snowbasin Resort, UT, has announced significant enhancements and upgrades to the resort and guest experience, starting with the construction of new lifts and a parking expansion for the upcoming season; and ultimately, the introduction of overnight accommodations including a hotel and village master plan. Related: Snowbasin Resort, UT, to Upgrade Middle Bowl Chairlift and Expand Parking for 2021-22 Season Projects […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 23, 2021
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Big White Ski Resort, 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 […]

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Liam Abbott | January 12, 2021
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Master Plan to Increase Grand Targhee Resort, WY by Almost 50% is Under-Going Environment Impact Survey

The Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the ‘Grand Targhee Master Development Plan’ that aims to increase the ski area by almost 50% and includes four new lifts, new restaurants, and a host of new adventure activities.  Related: Teton County SAR are Concerned that Terrain Expansion at Grand Targhee, WY Will Increase Backcountry Rescues […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 28, 2020
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New Trail Map for Alta, UT After New Chairlift Installed & 2 Chairs Removed

“Alta Utah has a new lift this year! The Cecret lift is now dismantled. The new Supreme lift base will be at Alf’s Restaurant. I have repainted that area to better show the Supreme and Catherine terrain.” – James Niehues Alta will have a new lift on opening day 2017/18. A Leitner-Poma high-speed quad is replacing the Cecret & Supreme chairlifts […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 7, 2017
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