
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Colorado’s Independent Ski Areas Thriving In Shadow Of dueling, Consolidating Re ... in News 1 month ago

In the shadow of battling behemoths, smaller, independent ski areas are thriving. Arapahoe Basin, Echo Mountain, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Ski Granby, Silverton Mountain and Wolf Creek all report record visits, and revenues in the last two ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Amid Controversy, Dream Continues For Chairlift At Former Ski Area In Southern C ... in News 1 month ago

It was a contentious winter in the effort to return lift-served skiing to a southern Colorado mountain. But proponents are moving forward with their plans to put passengers on a chairlift at the base of what was decades ago Panadero Ski Area, now pub ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post New initiative From Ski Utah Aims To Increase Diversity In Winter Sports in News 2 months ago

Hawa and Ahmed Dahir spent most of their lives in Salt Lake City, their parents moved from Somalia to the U.S. in 1998, when they were both toddlers. But despite living almost 25 years in the shadow of the "greatest snow on Earth," neither of them ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Summit County Resorts Record A Combined 200 Inches Of March Snow in News 2 months ago

March is typically the snowiest month in the state of Colorado, and this year, Summit County ski areas are recording over 200 inches combined. According to OpenSnow, Breckenridge Ski Resort topped all of the ski areas, finishing with 49 inches ove ...
Shared by SnoCountry updated blog post Saudi Crown Prince Unveils Plans For Country's First Ski Resort in News 2 months ago

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans for the kingdom's first ski resort - fitted with its own village, luxury and wellness resorts and an 'interactive nature reserve' - and expects to attract 700,000 visitors by 2030. The sup ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Saudi Crown Prince Unveils Plans For Country's First Ski Resort in News 2 months ago

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans for the kingdom's first ski resort - fitted with its own village, luxury and wellness resorts and an 'interactive nature reserve' - and expects to attract 700,000 visitors by 2030. The super ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Lake Tahoe's Homewood To Become Semi-Private Resort in News 2 months ago

JMA Ventures President Art Chapman remembers the days when Homewood Mountain Resort had six or eight ticket windows open with lines leading up to each window. Those days are no more. According to Chapman, one day during the week of March 7 there w ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Why Spring Is A Terrific Time To Visit Montana’s Big Sky Resort in News 2 months ago

No wonder why skiers flock to Montana’s Big Sky Resort year after year. The snow is downright plentiful, as the resort sees an average annual snowfall of about 400 inches. And since Big Sky opens on Thanksgiving Day and closes the season mid-Apr ...
Shared by SnoCountry updated blog post Massanutten Mountain Expands With New Trails in News 2 months ago

The expanse of east Rockingham County spread out below Massanutten Mountain — the quiet of the solitary ridge disturbed only by the churning and groaning of heaving machinery and the movement of earth. These exact views can only be seen from a wor ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post Massanutten Mountain Expands With Hew Trails in News 2 months ago

The expanse of east Rockingham County spread out below Massanutten Mountain — the quiet of the solitary ridge disturbed only by the churning and groaning of heaving machinery and the movement of earth. These exact views can only be seen from a wor ...

At ski resorts around the country, the familiar paper map is disappearing, as mountains push skiers to use apps and other digital resources. But some skiers are pushing back. At ski resorts around the country, the familiar paper map is disappearin ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post America’s Chairlift Savant Finishes 22-Year Quest To Ride Every Lift In The U.S. in News 3 months ago

Peter Landsman fell in love with chairlifts when he first started skiing as a toddler in Washington. He started documenting chairlifts — notes on length, age, capacity, with photographs — when he was 10, adding all the chairs from Crystal Mo ...
Shared by SnoCountry updated blog post California’s Original Ski Resort Is One of the Sierras’ Best Kept Secrets in News 3 months ago

When it comes to classic California ski trips, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain are the big two — but nestled among towering red fir and lodgepole pines above the Yosemite Valley floor, Badger Pass has been a local “in the know” sp ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post California’s Original Ski Resort Is One of the Sierras’ Best Kept Secrets in News 3 months ago

When it comes to classic California ski trips, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain are the big two — but nestled among towering red fir and lodgepole pines above the Yosemite Valley floor, Badger Pass has been a local “in the know” sp ...
Shared by SnoCountry created new blog post From The Catskills To Vermont: Steam Things Up In A Cozy Local Resort in News 3 months ago

Mid-winter in the Northeast doesn’t have to be all shivery gloom. Some of the region's top resorts are showing off fresh renovations and new family-friendly activities this season. Read the full story at NYPost.com ...
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