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Swiss Villages Band Together to Buy Flims-Laax-Falera Ski Resort to Block U.S. Takeover Julia Schneemann | September 28, 2025 | In a bid to keep one of Switzerland’s largest ski resorts in local hands, the municipalities of Flims, Laax and Falera announced plans on Wednesday, September 24, to jointly purchase the infrastructure of the Flims-Laax-Falera ski area for CHF […]
U.S. Resort Operator to Create Largest Ski Area in South America Colorado-based Mountain Capital Partners to buy Chile’s La Parva, combine it with neighboring Valle Nevado. Published May 10, 2024 SAMANTHA BERMAN The majestic and sprawling Tres Valles region of the Andes—7,000 skiable acres that stretch as far as the eye can see—is home to some […]
Small towns reclaim abandoned ski areas as nonprofits By BRITTANY PETERSON CUCHARA, Colorado (AP) — It’s been the longest wait, their whole lives, in fact. But Race Lessar and Landen Ozzello are finally right where they want to be, on a snowy slope close to home, molding snow into a ski jump. Their local ski […]
The master plan for Big White Ski Resort. Image courtesy of Big White via the Government of British Columbia. Big White, BC’s Master Plans Up to 2089: Doubling Lifts, Skiable Terrain, & More Liam Abbott January 12, 2021 Big White is known by many as one of the go-to destinations for skiing and snowboarding in British Columbia […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jo Simpson, NSCF Public Affairs, 775-722-6468, publicaffairs@skifederation.org National Ski Council Federation Expresses Support to Ski Industry The National Ski Council values our long-standing relationship with our ski industry partners. We want to let them know that our leadership and our 30 member councils support the difficult decisions that they have […]
First-ever Backcountry Ski Area Opens In Colorado Bluebird Backcountry at Peak Ranch will offer $50 access, $50 guided instruction on 1,500 acres of gladed terrain below Whiteley Peak in the Rabbit Ears range. January 27, 2020 Jason Blevins he country’s first human-powered ski area opens next month near Kremmling. Erik Lambert and Jeff Woodward and […]
SKI Magazine’s content producer pops her Aspen cherry. Jenny Wiegand Mar 26, 2019 I was a 31-year-old Aspen-virgin. Despite having lived in Crested Butte, Colo.—just 24 miles south of Aspen as the crow flies—for a number of years, I’d never made it to the ski mecca located just on the other side of the Maroon […]
The History of Skiing in the Poconos By ühl Editor November 14, 2018 Today, the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains are known as one of the top ski destinations on the East Coast as well as a scenic outdoor escape any time of the year. But the area was first famous for something very different: Following World War II, GI’s […]
The History of the Legendary 10th Mountain Division, The Men Who Started USA’s Ski Industry SnowBrains | November 17, 2017 | I bet you didn’t know that at least 62 ski areas in the USA were started by 10th Mountain Division veterans. Even Vail and Aspen were started by 10th Mountain Division vets. “After the war, ex-soldiers […]
After 29 years of publishing The National Ski Club Newsletter, I’ve had a lot of fun meeting, partying, and skiing with many club and council officers in club and council meetings, trade shows, and on the world’s ski slopes but, due to continuing health issues, I am retiring as editor of The National Ski Club […]
Big Sky Resort has one of the largest Ski Patrol organizations in the United States with 105 professional ski patrollers and 140 volunteer ski patrollers. Training is key and prior to every winter season Big Sky Resort Ski Patrol hosts the Big Sky Medical Refresher. What sets Big Sky Resort’s training apart is all Big […]
For the last decade, we have heard ski industry sales people complain that the days of ski club business are numbered because of the advancing average age of ski club members. I submit to America’s ski clubs — and to the ski industry — that those comments express a “glass half empty” philosophy. Yes, America’s […]
