Ski resorts in summer are fun but not for skiing
August 3, 2009 ·
Looking for a late summer destination? Consider visiting some of the resort towns best-known for winter skiing. Many of the West’s most popular ski destinations offer lots of warm-weather activities, with lodging up to 40 percent off what you’d pay in the winter. Things to do include fishing, golf, horseback riding, kayaking and whitewater rafting. [...]
Family fun, great summer savings in ski country
May 25, 2009 ·
Got the M&Ms? Whenever we hike in the mountains, a little chocolate therapy does wonders when the kids are tired and the adults are cranky. Hand out a sweet treat and those vistas — fields of wildflowers, craggy peaks — are guaranteed to seem that much more spectacular whether you are on foot, mountain bikes [...]
Tamarack Resort closes; employees cut loose
March 5, 2009 ·
Three months after Marcos Salvador was hired to wash dishes at a swanky ski resort in the central Idaho mountains, he stood alongside Roseberry Road in the frigid cold and tried to hitch a ride to his last day of work. Salvador, a 24-year-old college student from Peru, was among an estimated 250 employees being [...]
Skiing with traditions in the Franco-Swiss Alps
January 26, 2009 ·
It’s hard to resist a feeling of superhuman grandeur when you stand perched over an ocean of fresh snow watching the sun creep over the “Dents du Midi” — the Teeth of the South — a wolf’s jaw of jagged peaks soaring 10,000 feet from the valley below. Such a vision of natural splendor is [...]
New Mexico ski areas offer ski helmet rentals
January 26, 2009 ·
All of New Mexico’s ski areas will now offer helmet rentals for skiers or snowboarders under age 18. State Sen. Eric Griego had been planning to introduce legislation to require slopes around the state to offer the rentals but the ski industry beat him to it. The issue became moot after Griego approached ski industry [...]
NY ski areas expect more close-to-home traffic
December 22, 2008 ·
The green gondola cars streamed back up the Adirondack mountain while occasional skiers made loose parallel turns down the intermediate slope called Wild Air, stopped, removed their skis, then immediately stepped aboard the lift again. “It’s good,” snowboarder Andrew Baker said. He headed into the glass-fronted lodge at Gore Mountain, midmorning in early December, the [...]
Alpine resorts nervous as recession reaching peaks
December 19, 2008 ·
The past few Alpine ski seasons have melted away under the specter of global warming, as balmy conditions raised fears about the future of Europe’s fabled winter resorts. This year, the Alps have been blessed with abundant snow, bright skies, and perfect powder, but there’s little cheer as resorts feel the pinch from a new [...]
