Olympic ski destinations: Squaw Valley, California
November 30, 2009 ·
Cut into a Sierra Nevada canyon defined by steep granite cliffs and tree-dotted peaks, Squaw Valley USA is one of the Lake Tahoe area’s premier ski resorts, attracting more than a half-million to a million visitors each ski season. But 55 years ago, when former Wall Street lawyer Alexander Cushing campaigned to bring one of [...]
Ski resorts fight global warming
November 30, 2009 ·
Ski resorts across the country used the Thanksgiving weekend to jump start their winter seasons, but with every passing year comes a frightening realization: If global temperatures continue to rise, fewer and fewer resorts will be able to open for the traditional beginning of ski season. Warmer temperatures at night are making it more difficult [...]
3 more Tahoe ski resorts to open for season
November 20, 2009 ·
Three more Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts plan to open for the season this week. Heavenly on Tahoe’s south shore will open Friday, while Squaw Valley USA and Northstar-at-Tahoe just north of Tahoe will open Saturday. Boreal atop Donner Summit kicked off the season Oct. 9, and Mt. Rose Ski-Tahoe southwest of Reno opened Oct. 30. [...]
Canada’s secret slopes
November 11, 2009 ·
All Olympic eyes will be on Whistler Blackcomb next year as it hosts the 2010 Winter Games’ alpine skiing events. But those in the know will be heading to British Columbia’s vast, snowy interior for its cool old-school mountain towns and the best powder and terrain in North America. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Serious skiers [...]
Ski Utah predicts 3 percent growth in skier visits
November 10, 2009 ·
The number of skier visits in the state will increase by an estimated 3 percent in the 2009-10 season to about 4.1 million, the president of industry group Ski Utah said Tuesday. That would provide a boost to a struggling state economy increasingly dependent on tourism, and mark a turnaround from last year when the [...]
Outside magazine’s best ski resorts
November 9, 2009 ·
Outside magazine’s November issue scopes out the best ski resorts in North America, from Alaska to Vermont. For the deepest snows, Outside lists Alta/Snowbird in Utah, Jackson Hole, Wyo., Alyeska Resort in Alaska and Silverton Mountain in Colorado. For the apres-ski party scene, the magazine recommends Breckenridge in Colorado, Whistler-Blackcomb in British Columbia, Park City, [...]
What’s new at ski destinations, Oregon to Maine
October 26, 2009 ·
The November issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine is recommending 11 ski destinations from Oregon to Maine. They are: _Snowmass in Colorado, described as an alternative to the “hustle and bustle of downtown Aspen.” _Sun Valley, Idaho, which the magazine says is launching its first gondola this winter for the ride 2,000 vertical feet up [...]
