Japan to Alaska: 2014 Season Review, Part 5 While the storm didn’t exactly deliver as much as we’d hoped, we still caught a couple decent powder days at Alyeska. The skies cleared, and the skiing was good on Turnagain Pass. Back to the top. Miles Clark photo. Backcountry Lee Lyon | May 15, 2014 2 Comments
Vail Resorts Makes Surprise Offer to Buy Park City The latest news in ongoing wranglings between Vail Resorts and PCMR, Vail Resorts has offered to buy Park City Resort’s base facilities. The offer comes in the form of a 5-page letter from Vail CEO Rob Katz, who says that Vail Resorts will buy Park City’s holdings for what he described as “…a fair price for both for both parties…” This is just the latest in a disagreement between Vail Resorts and PCMR […] SnowBrains | March 26, 2014 1 Comment
Arapahoe Basin, Colorado Opens Sunday, Oct 13th | Photo Tour It appears that Arapahoe Basin will be the first resort that we are aware of to open skiing and riding to the general public and it’s only 2 days away! Arapahoe was one of the first resorts to turn on their snow-guns on September 27th and have been blasting snow as much as conditions have permitted them to. During the last 2 […] Kyler Roush | October 11, 2013 4 Comments
North Korea Accuses Europe of Human Rights Abuse After Being Denied Chairlifts On Thursday October 10th, North Korea is set to open its first ski resort, Masik Pass according to the Washington Post. There is one problem though, there are no chairs on the chairlifts. With the project massively behind schedule, with no lifts, runs littered with rocks and weeds, and unfinished hotels, the resort is still slated to open in less […] Industry News Jesse Cassidy | October 8, 2013 4 Comments
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