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North America’s Biggest Vert & First Year-Round Resort Opens Winter 2018
by Jules OlderUPDATE: Valemount’s target opening date is December 2018, not 2017 as a previous version stated. The announcement of a new resort is news, but when it promises to offer the biggest vertical drop in North America, that’s mega-news. This mega-news… Read More →
Ski Resorts In The West DEEP in Snow – Up To 6 Feet!
by Eric WagnonWhile shoppers were scrambling for Black Friday and Cyber Monday bargains, skiers and snowboarders in the western United States and Canada cashed in on big snowfalls across several regions. Given that ski season traditionally gets started in earnest around Thanksgiving… Read More →
Coast to Coast Snow Forecasted
by Kris KendallIf you’re like me, November signals the start of a tortuous time where you are constantly glued to a computer, phone, or TV screen, drooling over new ski edits and reading weather reports. That being said, the first couple weeks of… Read More →
PHOTOS: Up To 12″ of October Snow At These 11 Ski Resorts
by Kris KendallLast week the internet was abuzz with predictions of October snow that could total up in feet for certain parts of Western North America. The Atmospheric River, which was actually the remnants of Typhoon Songda, has come and gone leaving much… Read More →
Vail Resorts, Whistler Blackcomb & the Mountain Collective Make Summer Ski News
by Eric WagnonThe dog days of August are usually pretty slow for ski news. The past week was a big exception. On Monday, Vail Resorts announced that the company was buying Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia for around $1 billion in U.S…. Read More →
Ski Stats: The Longest Vertical Drops in the Universe
by Patrick ThorneGenerally speaking, the bigger a ski resort’s vertical, the longer the runs that you can ski from the top. For those that love the feeling of skiing or riding for as long as possible, we’ve rounded up the longest vertical… Read More →
13 Perfect Ski Resort Pools You Need To Jump Into
by Katie CoakleyYou know what can make an awesome mountain resort even better? An awesome pool. That’s right: winter or summer, snow or sunshine—a pool can create amazing memories during your vacation. Whether you’re soothing tired muscles after an epic day in… Read More →
Canada: Off The Beaten Track
by Patrick ThorneCanada is a nation that’s big on skiing. It is home to North America’s biggest ski area at Whistler Blackcomb; it has several of the top five places for ‘biggest lift-served-vertical’ in North America, including the biggest at Revelstoke; it… Read More →
14 Ski Resort Events Delivering Holiday Cheer This Season
by Erika Wiggins‘Tis the season for skiing powder! Oh, and the holidays are upon us as well. I’d rather bury my head in the snow than deal with shopping and, luckily, there are some festive events taking place at ski resorts across… Read More →
Ski Bums Pick: North America’s 10 Most Livable Ski Towns Year-Round
by Gina BéginIs this you? You have moments when you study the calendar in front of your office desk and question what you did with all those days gone by. Your body feels sluggish and you think your back might be permanently… Read More →
