Vail Resorts to Reward Employees With Bonuses for Unprecedented Year – Except Unionized Patrollers To thank and reward their employees for working in an unprecedented working environment amid the global pandemic, Vail Resorts announced Thursday that they would be paying them year-end bonuses. But with one exception: unionized ski patrollers. Related: Forbes Names Vail Resorts to “America’s Best Large Employers” List Once Again Patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Crested Butte, CO, and Stevens […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 8, 2021 9 Comments
Stevens Pass, WA Patrollers Going on Strike? Are Stevens Pass patrollers going on strike? With COViD ruining last season by closing all resorts, it looks like it might happen again at Stevens Pass this year, where they have been practicing a picket line. Yet fortunately for the Stevens Pass skiers, they’ve yet to go on an actual strike. However, a strike could be coming soon. Related: Vail […] Industry News Cameron Griffin | January 26, 2021 0 Comments
Stevens Pass, WA Report: Crusty with Dusty Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from January 22, 2021 Snow conditions at Stevens Pass are firm along with most resorts in Washington. The longer than normal drought has deprived the PNW of precipitation. Following the January 11-13th rain event that washed all the powder away, conditions are still rough off piste. Furthermore, it’s refreshing that most areas […] Conditions Report Cameron Griffin | January 22, 2021 0 Comments
Sheave Train Breaks Loose at Stevens Pass, WA Photo Credit: Max Patterson Unfortunate news out of Stevens Pass, WA when a lift was shut down due to a sheave train coming loose. At around 9:30 in the morning on 2/2/20, the sheave train on the 7th Heaven chairlift fell off of the tower. The sheave train helps move the chairlifts up on the mountain. This catastrophe left 26 people stranded […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | February 6, 2020 4 Comments
NOAA: 2-8″ of Snow Forecast in Washington’s Mountains Friday-Sunday NOAA is calling for 2-8″ of snow to fall in the Cascade Mountain of Washington State Friday – Sunday this week. Snow levels are forecast to drop as low as 4,000 feet over the weekend which will mean snow for Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass, & Mt. Baker ski resorts. “Snow levels will lower to 4,000-5,000 feet by Friday with cooler […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 25, 2019 0 Comments
Trip Report: A Whirlwind Tour of the Pacific Northwest Before this season even started I was investigating a big ski trip in January. Two good friends and ski buddies had recently relocated to Seattle. A ski trip to the Pacific Northwest would allow me to visit them, and make the down time far more enjoyable than a solo trip elsewhere. After conferring with Michelle and Paul, and getting my […] Trip Report Curtis Weller | February 1, 2019 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Plans To Replace Two Chairlifts & More At Stevens Pass, WA For The 2019-20 Season Winter Wonderland. Ian Terry with The Herald Stevens Pass may be getting a nice upgrade for the 2019/20 ski season. Vail Resorts is planning to invest upwards of $180 million into various resorts over the next year. Stevens Pass is one of many resorts getting a nice upgrade. Vail plans to replace the Daisy and Brooks chairs with a high-speed quad and […] Industry News Jason Ringenberg | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
Oregon & Washington Ski Area Opening Dates For The 2018/2019 Season Personally, I think skiing in the PNW is underrated. Yeah, the mountains aren’t super tall, the snow’s a little heavier, and there’s that pesky rain to deal with, but it’s a small price to pay for huge base depths and tons of cool terrain. I have some great memories of skiing around Mount Hood. Here are the latest and greatest […] Industry News Mike Lavery | October 10, 2018 3 Comments
Ikon Pass + Epic Pass = 90+ Mountains of Fun The Ikon Pass and Epic Pass are both killer values that can get you on the hill just about anywhere in the country. So which one should you get? It’s a tough choice. Why not just get both! For $1898 you could have access to over 90 mountains around the world. That’s incredible considering you can pay upwards of $1500 […] Mike Lavery | September 5, 2018 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Completes Acquisition of Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, WA for $64-Million Vail Resorts yesterday announced that the company has closed on its acquisition of Stevens Pass Resort in Washington from Ski Resort Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Oz Real Estate. The final purchase price, after adjustments for certain agreed-upon terms, was $64 million. Less than 85 miles from Seattle and renowned for its plentiful snowfall, the resort sits on the crest […] Industry News Steven Agar | August 16, 2018 0 Comments
Vail Is Still On The Hunt For New Resorts In the past few years Vail has purchased everything from Whistler to Midwest molehills and they’re not looking to stop anytime soon. Vail CEO Rob Katz was asked about the future of Vail’s acquisitions on their Q3 2018 earnings conference call two weeks ago. Bank of America Analyst Shaun Kelley asked about their recent purchase of four new resorts: …do you […] Industry News Mike Lavery | June 21, 2018 0 Comments
Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Washington | Up To 6″ of Additional Snowfall Overnight The National Weather Service has issued Winter Weather Advisories for North-Central Washington. The area could see up to 6″ of additional snowfall throughout Wednesday night into Thursday. Mt. Baker is expected to see the highest snowfall totals, which corresponds with the fact that they have received the most snowfall in North America so far this season. Washington: Up to 6″ […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 29, 2016 0 Comments
16 Ski Areas Could Change Hands in Major Resort Sell-Off Over a dozen ski resorts could be changing hands as CNL Lifestyle Properties, a real estate investment trust out of Newry, Maine considers getting out of the snow business. Owning ski resorts from Maine to California, CNL’s portfolio is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. CNL Lifestyle Properties owns 16 resorts – including Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine, Bretton Woods, Loon Mountain and Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire, Okemo Mountain in Vermont, Stevens Pass in Washington, Crested Butte in Colorado, Brighton in Utah, and […] Industry News ameliatraynor | March 16, 2015 13 Comments
HUGE Stevens Pass, WA Avalanche From the Helicopter’s Perspective Stevens Pass just got 10 feet of snow in 10 days. The sent patrollers out in a heli to trigger some avalanches to make sure things were safe for skiers and riders. They triggered an enormous avalanche last week that tore down trees and made for a helluva show. This video gives us a little background on the avalanche and how it was triggered and shows us how it all looks from the helicopter’s perspective. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 2, 2014 1 Comment
Huge Avalanche @ Stevens Pass, WA Mowing Down Trees | VIDEO: Stevens Pass ski resort in Washington state just enjoyed its 2nd snowiest February in 50 years. All that snow brought high avalanche danger and the need for extensive avalanche control work. This video shows us a large avalanche triggered by an avalanche bomb at Stevens Pass. The avalanche comes down bringing direct hell to all in its path. As the avalanche comes down it simply […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 28, 2014 3 Comments
Washington Cascades Snow Forecast = 1-4” Saturday, 2-10” Sunday Above of 3,500 feet Why such huge discrepancies in the amount of snow forecasted? Because Washington weather is crazy. And mostly because the snow amounts will vary largely with elevation. This storm is coming in wet and warm and leaving wet and cold. Elevations above 5,000 feet will see the most snow where elevations around 3,500 feet will be on the brink. At the […] Weather SnowBrains | April 5, 2013 1 Comment
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