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...
JAY PEAK RALLIES BACK FROM FORMER OWNER’S EB-5 PONZI SCHEME SCANDAL You can’t discuss the history of Jay Peak without a timely, candid, open assessment of the Ponzi scheme scandal in which Jay Peak was embroiled from 2016 when the SEC seized Jay Peak from its owners and put it under receivership of one Michael Goldberg until 2023 when Goldberg permitted Jay Peak to...
Major announcement from Indy Pass: INDY PASS WILL END SALES ON MONDAY, MARCH 18 NO GUARANTEE OF FALL SALES Adult Base Pass $349 Kids $199To stay true to the independent, less-crowded nature of member mountains, Indy Pass will halt pass sales starting at midnight on March 18. GRANBY, COLORADO—Indy Pass announced today that pass sales for the 2024/25 season will end...
Is Indy Pass a mega-pass? It’s been a legitimate question for the last year, but now with Indy announcing they have surpassed 200 venues as partners on various levels, the question is a resounding yes. Returning passholders could renew for as little as $279. From the press release: INDY SIGNS 11 NEW PARTNERS – NOW ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC ON A FIRST-COME...
INDY ANNOUNCES 200 RESORT GUARANTEE FOR 2024/25 – NO PRICE INCREASE FOR RETURNING PASSHOLDERS Indy Passes go on sale March 1 for all current passholders, all past passholders, and all waitlisted individuals. On Sale to the General Public March 8, while supplies last. Adult Pass Just $279 GRANBY, COLORADO – Indy Pass announced today that prices for...
PART 1 OF THIS STORY IS HERE. PLEASE READ IT SO YOU DON’T WALK INTO MACBETH AT THE BEGINNING OF A CT IV🙂 1962 – GUNSTOCK ARRIVES 1962 saw the next great step for the mountain: renaming and modernization. A new $250,000 Mueller double chair finally reached the summit of Gunstock Mountain, a lift that became the backbone of the resort and a seed from which...