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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, Now Closed After Successful Winter 2024-25

In February, the Kings & Queens of Corbet’s ski and snowboard freeride invitational returned to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Skier Veronica Paulsen (above) was one of 24 athletes who competed in the annual event at the Resort’s iconic Corbet’s Couloir. | Photo: Amy Jimmerson.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Is Now Closed After Almost 450 Inches of Snowfall Delights Visitors; Kings & Queens of Corbet’s Makes Triumphant Return. Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) is now closed after another successful winter season, highlighted by another year of exceptional snowfall on Rendezvous Mountain, the highly anticipated debut of the new high-speed Sublette lift, and the exciting […]
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Ski Resorts Slash Rescue Response Times with AirFlare, a Mobile Search Tool That Helped Locate Nearly 2,500 Guests This Season

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A growing number of ski areas across North America are turning to AirFlare, a mobile-based location platform that helps resort staff quickly pinpoint the whereabouts of guests on the mountain. During the 2024–25 winter season, ski resorts initiated nearly 2,500 searches using AirFlare’s tools — a 27% increase from the previous year, the company announced. Related: [PHOTOS] Skier Injured in […]
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Alta Ski Area, UT, to Rebuild 7-Year-Old Supreme Chair by 2025-26 Season, Eliminating Bend in Route Which Has Caused “Accelerated Metal Fatigue”

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After nearly a decade of rattling rides and wear-and-tear on equipment, Alta Ski Area is set to realign its Supreme lift to eliminate the infamous 8-degree bend that has defined the lift’s route since 2017. The resort announced this month that it will reconfigure the lift to run in a straight line for the 2025–26 ski season, removing the mid-route […]
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Whaleback Mountain, NH, Pushes Toward $250K Goal to Fix Chairlift, Plans Benefit Concert as Fundraiser

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The future of Whaleback Mountain’s only chairlift could hinge on the success of a benefit concert this week, as the nonprofit ski area races to raise the final dollars needed for critical mechanical repairs. The small New Hampshire ski hill—closed since March 16—is working to raise $250,000 to rebuild the gearbox on its sole chairlift, which shut down in February […]
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Black Mountain in New Hampshire Fires Up Snow Guns in April With Plans to Stay Open Until May

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While most New England ski areas have already called it a season, Black Mountain is pushing hard in the opposite direction—firing up snow guns in April and aiming to spin lifts through May 3. The 89-year-old ski area in the White Mountains made headlines this month after cranking up its snowmaking system on April 9, long after neighboring mountains like […]
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