PRESS RELEASE FROM ENTABENI AND INDY PASS: “ENTABENI SYSTEMS AND INDY PASS RELOCATE HEADQUARTERS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE; REASSUMES FULL OWNERSHIP OF BLACK MOUNTAIN Historic Ski Area Reborn as Innovation Hub for Independent Ski Areas JACKSON, N.H. — March 12, 2026 — Black Mountain will operate both as a ski area and as an “Independent Mountain Laboratory.” Erik...
A SUGARBUSH LOVE STORY Early 1964 was bitterly cold along I-90 in upstate New York. The Beatles “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” was in the midst of a seven-week run as number one song on American Top 40. NASA’s Ranger 7 spacecraft snapped and transmitted back home the first close-up photographs of the Moon. American Douglas Engelbart invented the first computer mouse...
Two tidbits of skiing news for this week: First, Indy Pass is announcing the addition of sixteen new ski areas for the 26/27 season, including Les 7 Laux, France; Bergbahnen Hohsaas AG, Switzerland; Valmorel, France; Stöten i Sälen, Sweden; Levi, Finland; Murray Ski Ridge, BC; Pebble Creek Ski Area, ID; Thrill Hills, ND; Stranda Ski Resort, Norway; Bethel Village...
Doug Fish’s appearance on Jay Flemma Sports Report revealed the latest on Snowvana – the new Boston ski and snowboard show replacing Snowbound which moved to Connecticut. Click here for the full interview. Snowvana has had a terrific run in Portland, Seattle, and now Minnesota. Word from Fish is EXPANSION! And more than just Boston. Meanwhile, the Boston...
Snowsports industry magnate Doug Fish, the founder of Indy Pass and the genius behind the Snowvana series of winter sports trade shows, will sit for a probing interview with North American Snowsports Journalists Association vice president Jay Flemma on Thursday, February 12 at 7pm Eastern. Fish’s impact on international skiing and snowboarding cannot be...
BOISE, ID – NASJA, the North American Snowsports Journalists Association, will host a meeting and party at New Hampshire’s Black Mountain March 8-10, 2026. This marks one of the first times since Covid that snowsports writing’s most historic and venerable body will hold an on-mountain confab. NASJA brass and rank-and-file members have all been eager...
The Fox and the Wolves (Set to the tune of Rush’s song “The Trees”) There is unrest in the forest, There is trouble in the trees, For the wolves spotted a red fox, But the fox escaped on skis. The trouble with the wolfpack (And they quite insist they’re right) Is that they think the fox too simple He will fall beneath their might! But the red fox...
A South Carolina woman and two of her accomplices are the tip of the iceberg of a scandal rocking the ski pass industry as hundreds of fake passes were sold by thieves masquerading as discount retailers. A complicated scam involving a on-line ads in ski-centric social media sites and marketplaces, stolen credit card numbers, affected both IKON and EPIC passes...
There’s a young lion out there who’s taking the skiing and YouTube world by storm. Meet Sam Weintraub and his YouTube Channel Peak Rankings. Sam has been globetrotting like mad lately, taking groups of his channel followers and colleagues to destinations both home grown and far-flung. Better still, Sam is always on the cutting edge of what’s...
It’s here. Ski and snowboard season has started. Ropes are dropping, snowmaking is in full tilt, and many bog name resorts have already started spinning lifts. And right on cue there is big news from one of the apex predators of the American winter sports scene. Jackson Hole celebrates its 60th anniversary season this year, and opening day is slated for...
Wow. Just wow. As usual, Dan Egan has his finger on the zeitgeist of the skiing planet. And, once again, he chronicles his adventures in film, much like the glory days of the Warren Miller. This time, Dan returns decades later to Turkey, scene of one of the wildest and most primal spots he and his brother John ever visited. Now, as the Erciyes resort area has grown...
It’s been an busy last week here at JF.com, Golf News Net, the North American Snowsports Journalists Association, and Jay Flemma Sports Report. We’ll also have the close of the golf season to discuss and write about. So strap in – golf may be in silly season, but with winter storming around the USA early, we will be rapid fire with stories and...
[Editor’s Note: Besides being a member of NASJA, Jay is also the sitting vice president.] The North American Snowsports Journalists Association will be hosting both their annual meeting and a professional development webinar live in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 13 at 2:30 pm. The following day the Snowbound Expo will open. All members of NASJA...
OGDEN, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame kicked off their 2026 inductee announcement with a golf tournament more fun than sticking a 720 off a mogul at Snowbird. Goodie, bags, prizes, shirt-sleeve sunshine all day, and the warm camaraderie of our beloved sport coupled with a most worthy charity combined for a glorious day that made both the golf and skiing...
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame announced the 2025-26 class of inductees. The ceremony will be the weekend of April 8-11 in Snowbird/Alta, Salt Lake City. Click here for more information on the ceremonies and how to attend Class of 2025: Chris Cushing (Franconia, New Hampshire): Chris Cushing has shaped mountain resort design over four decades, following in...