Vail Buys Stowe, VT For $50 Million Vail Resorts announced Today that it has entered an agreement to buy Stowe Mountain Resort, VT for $50 million. Stowe is one of the best ski resorts on the East Coast. This is Vails first east coast resort. Vail Resorts now owns: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado Park City in Utah Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 21, 2017 1 Comment
Snowiest New England Ski Resorts Right Now New England: First came Winter Storm Niko, a one day blizzard-blast that hit New England last Thursday. Then a two-day snow bombing from Winter Storm Orson dumped an additional three feet of snow, in some areas, on February 12 – 13. Who were the biggest beneficiaries? Below are the Snowiest New England Ski Resorts right now. #1 Shawnee Peak, ME New Snow […] Robin Azer | February 14, 2017 5 Comments
Rumor: Vail About To Buy Stowe, VT According to the Stowe Today, Rumors are circulating throughout Stowe, VT that Vail is looking to purchase Stowe Mountain Resort. This purchase would make Stowe Vail’s 14th ski resort. A purchase was apparently made sometime between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Vail is expected to make an announcement about the acquisition relatively soon, but it’s hard to say exactly when. If […] Industry News Chris Wallner | January 27, 2017 0 Comments
Skier Dies in Vermont After Crashing Into a Tree A Massachusetts man was killed yesterday in a skiing accident in Vermont, while skiing with his family at Sugarbush Resort. According to Vermont State Police, the man, identified as Jeffrey O’Connor, went off a groomed path and crashed head-on into a tree. State police said he suffered significant head injuries, and that he was NOT wearing a helmet. Members of […] Matias Ricci | January 17, 2017 2 Comments
Londonderry, VT Plans Public Sculpture To Honor Burton Snowboard History Not many people know that Jake Burton Carpenter opened his first snowboard factory in the teeny tiny town of Londonderry, VT, near Stratton ski area. That’s one of the reasons why Mimi Wright, who worked with Jake that first winter, now wants to install a sculpture to honor that history. Spearheaded by the Londonderry Arts and Historical Society, the plan is […] Sergei Poljak | January 9, 2017 1 Comment
Mad River Glen Snow Report: Winter Has Sprung! While it has been a slightly slow start to the season in the northeast, the weather has turned to winter and resorts are quickly making up for it. Vermont has been the center of attention as of late with many resorts picking up snow totals well into the double digits over the past week. The forecast is looking bright too […] Weather Dylan Cautela | December 5, 2016 0 Comments
Vermont Women Awarded $750k After Experiencing PTSD From Being Stranded In A Gondola According to WCAX News, Nadine Price of Pittsfield, VT was awarded $750,000 for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that she has experienced after she was stranded in a Killington gondola for more than 5 hours in October of 2011. At 3:15pm on that horrid day in 2011, Nadine boarded the gondola to head up the mountain to hike, but bad weather forced the gondola […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 2, 2016 2 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warnings All Over East Coast Today | Up to 16″ Snow Totals NOAA issued a Winter Storm Warnings for the East Coast that include Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York yesterday. These warnings were issued yesterday and continue until 7pm this evening. Snow totals from this storm between yesterday and today are forecast to be in the 4-8″ range with the highest locations seeing up to 12-16″ of snow. Lake […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 21, 2016 0 Comments
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