Two big news drops from Indy, now the clear leader in the mega-pass industry. First, they added 30 new resorts worldwide, including Loveland, Colorado and more sites in both Japan and Europe. From the press release: “Loveland Resort in Colorado is among 52 resorts added to the Indy Pass for the 2024/25 season. 30 of those resorts were announced today: Loveland...
GRANBY, CO – The Snow Angel Foundation will unite with quintessential American snowsports venues Killington and Jay Peak to promote skiing and snowboard safety at the annual North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) meeting and symposium in Boston on November 15. Held immediately before festivities begin for the annual Snowbound Expo, the east coast’s...
INDY PASS BECOMES THE TEMPORARY OWNER OF BLACK MOUNTAIN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE From the press release: Black Mountain will open for its 90th season and will implement a community-operated (co-op) business model by the start of the 2025/26 season JACKSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE—Indy Pass and Entabeni Systems have purchased Black Mountain, New Hampshire’s oldest ski area, from the...
Resorts across America have released projected opening days. Some of them may be optimistic, especially in the east, but the good news is, snow is falling. Some light dusting hit Colorado last week, the signal for everyone to start breaking out the boards and trying on the boots. And of course, we’ll be at Snowbound Expo in Boston to open the season. Your...
FROM THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: ISHPEMING, MI – The U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is excited to announce the ten-member Hall of Fame Class of 2024 that will be inducted, along with Class of 2023 member Jeff Brushie, at the annual Snowsports History Celebration in Lake Placid, NY in March 2025. The Class of 2025 was unveiled at the...
BOISE, ID – While east coast boarders and skiers routinely high-five each other when they review the Murderer’s Row line-up of Indy Pass resorts – two free days each year at Cannon, Waterville, Jay Peak, Magic, and Saddleback for openers – west coasters would be well advised to consider Indy as well for its breadth and depth in both the...
The US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame hosts its 4-person golf tournament in Lake Placid, N.Y. at the Whiteface Club on Wednesday September 11th, 2024 with a 9 am shotgun start. The golf outing will be followed by the CLASS of 2024 ANNOUNCEMENT & MEDIA PARTY at the Whiteface Clubhouse from 3-5 pm. SCHEDULE September 11th, 2024 | 8-8:30am | Check in at Whiteface...
What an honor – my first story in Skiing History, the official publication of the International Skiing History Association, Viva Catedral. It was the ski trip of a lifetime. Huge shout out to Aaron Scorsch and Savor the Journey, the athletic and culinary outfit I hooked up for my ten day Patagonian sojourn. Shortly, I’ll publish my Mountain Gazetteer...
GRANBY, COLORADO—Indy Pass announced today that Ragged Mountain in New Hampshire, three others in New England, four in Japan, and one each in the Southeast and Nova Scotia will join the pass, adding skier capacity for the 2024/25 season. A limited number of passes will be available for purchase starting today. Newly added resorts include: Anihari Ski Resort, Japan...
(PICTURED ABOVE, THE BOSTON GLOBE’S MOIRA MCCARTHY STANFORD WAS HONORED AS ONE OF NASJA’S AWARD WINNERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN WINTER SPORTS JOURNALISM) MANCHESTER CENTER, VT – The North American Snowsports Journalists Associatin has announced its writing and media contest winners for 2023-24. Recreational cross-country skiing pioneer Bill Danner is the...
Albany’s Out of Control Ski Club won the Inaugural G.E. Ski Club Cup Golf Challenge, easily coasting to victory in the medal play tournament. Hosts G.E. Ski Club finished a distant second. OOC’s Matt Zeist was medalist, with his teammate Steven Ford finishing second. Indeed, the top four spots went to OOC golfers, who took the lead early, and then...
GRANBY, COLORADO—Indy Pass previewed its latest innovation today, announcing it will release a new digital and interactive Indy Pass in the fall of 2024. The digital pass leverages BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) technology and is supported by additional secure on-screen redemption options. The technology goes beyond lift access, with self-service functions including...
Finally, the dominos are set. After interviews is three different languages and four different time zones we will have stories of skiing in the northern regions of Patagonia. There are so many thank yous to too many people to list here, but I look forward to taking everyone back in time to the formative years of skiing in the Bariloche area and Cerro Catedral from...
DURANGO, CO – Colorado-based Mountain Capital Partners is preparing to purchase Chilean resort La Parva and unite it with Valle Nevado, already pwned by MCP. The union of the two areas will create the largest ski resort in the entire Southern Hemisphere. MCP purchased Valle Nevado last year. It was the company’s first international resort and managing partner...
—Special to AWITP, NASJA, NSCF, and Golf News Net — FAYETTEVILLE, NY – In a brilliant coup, the small but historically important G.E. Ski Club of Utica, New York has challenged all ski clubs in New York and New Jersey to a golf tournament June 8 at Green Lakes Golf Club, outside Syracuse, New York. Competing clubs can bring as few or as many golfers...