Vail, CO, Approves Record $157.8 Million Budget for 2025, Prioritizing Workforce and Affordable Housing The Town of Vail, Colorado’s, $157.8 million expenditure plan for 2025 passed on December 2. It aims to provide excellent municipal services while prioritizing five key goals: creating a strong community and affordable housing, supporting the workforce, offering an authentic Vail experience, improving transportation, and promoting environmental sustainability. One of the budget’s priorities is improving employee retention and recruitment. The […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 12, 2024 0 Comments
The 13 Largest Ski Resorts on Earth We all know that bigger is better when it comes to ski resorts and many other things. In the USA, a biggest ski resort is Big Sky and it’s 5,800 acres. There are ski resorts in the Alps that make Big Sky look like a kiddie hill. So, where are the biggest ski resorts on Earth? Mostly in the Alps, it’s true, but there are a couple others outside of the Alps in North America. If you’re a true ski freak […] SnowBrains | November 19, 2024 73 Comments
Vail, CO, Opening Day Report: Blue Skies, No Lines, and High Vibes Report from November 15, 2024 The largest ski resort in Colorado opened the season in style last Friday, November 15, on a beautiful day with five lifts spinning. Bringing visitors to a base area at mid-Vail via Gondola One, Vail Resort opened its signature opening day runs Ramshorn and Swingsville under the Mountaintop Express Lift (4). The Avanti Express Lift […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | November 18, 2024 0 Comments
Home Mountain Shoutout: The Versatility of Park City Mountain, UT Armed with a pair of thrifted junior rental Völkl skis, boots weathered with years of abuse from equally negligent seven-year-olds, and a haphazardly assembled ski kit that only a protective mother could concoct, I took to the bunny hill at Park City Mountain, Utah, for my first season of ski school. Only two runs down “Turtle Trail” after what seemed like countless […] Miles Nagel | November 1, 2024 0 Comments
Top 9 Tips for Buying and Selling Gear at the Ski Swap Fall is here, and that means one thing, it’s ski swap season! Time to grab some new gear for cheap or turn last year’s setup into a stack of cash. Here are our expert tips on how to work the ski swap like a pro. BUYING 1. Get there early. All the best deals will be gone in the first hour or […] Mike Lavery | September 18, 2024 0 Comments
South Lake Tahoe City Council Threatens to Terminate Parking Agreement at Heavenly Resort, CA The City of South Lake Tahoe, California sits tucked just below the beautiful mountains that are home to Heavenly Ski Resort. Vail Resorts bought Heavenly way back in 2002. Chairman and CEO at the time, Adam Aron characterized the resort as “undermanaged, undermarketed, and undercapitalized.” Now, over two decades later and after years of growth and profitability, the South Lake […] Industry News John Cunningham | May 9, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Spotted In & Around Vail, CO Mikaela Shiffrin has returned to her home state Colorado and shared snaps of herself training on Monday, April 22. The legendary ski racer has spent the majority of the season in Europe for training and competitions but has now returned to her home. The 29-year-old Vail native recently got engaged to Norwegian ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and has been […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 23, 2024 0 Comments
Cloud Seeding | What is It, How Does It Work, and Does It Make a Difference? Cloud seeding. Humans interfering with Mother Nature to bring us more of the good stuff. It sounds too good to be true, but studies point to a snowfall increase of 3-10% during an entire season, and a Summit Daily news article lists 10% as an average increase, reports meteorologist and powder reporter Joel Gratz of opensnow.com. Related: VIDEO: Does Cloud Seeding […] Brains Steven Agar | April 18, 2024 8 Comments
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