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The range of types of ski areas/resorts in Vermont is vast. From tiny hills to full-blown resorts with luxury slopeside lodging, and everything in between. Fair to say there is plenty of terrain for all ability levels in Vermont. If a traveling family (>4 hr drive) includes kids who are still...

VT is within driving distance of Boston and CT, as well as southern NY and NJ. It's worth noting that VT has well known destination resorts on Ikon or Epic that have long histories, as well as mountains like Jay Peak or Smuggs that have regular overnight guests who are part of...

Didn't know that Boyne is putting a detachable lift up at Pleasant Mountain. March 2024 https://liftblog.com/2024/03/06/pleasant-mountain-to-build-detachable-summit-lift/ " . . . For the first time in its 86 year history, Maine’s Pleasant Mountain will feature a high speed lift next season. The...

Also applying what they have learned at Big Sky when is comes to how people react to a big, fast lift to other Boyne Resort locations. Sunday River, Loon, Boyne Mountain, and Highlands come to mind. November 2021 https://www.stormskiing.com/p/podcast-106-boyne-resorts-president December 2022...

Article includes a video clip that shows the smoke forecast for essentially all of N. America on Monday morning, June 2. June 3, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/weather/canada-wildfires-smoke-us-air-quality.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk8.hfxq.ff4vR-vC9hNp&smid=url-share

Yep, more wildfires in western N. America are big enough to create so much smoke that it's noticeable in many regions far to the east. June 5, 2025 https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/06/expect-a-long-summer-of-wildfire-smoke-for-north-america/ I have friends who live in southern Oregon...

Having a mix makes sense for medium and large resorts that are close enough to large metropolitan areas to end up with lift lines > 5 minutes at times. Snowshoe in WV has high-speed lifts, as well as fixed-grip. Silver Creek was created as a separate ski area and eventually bought out. Short...

At the same time, there has been progress in many places. I stopped by Asheville in Dec 2024 on the way to Colorado. Spent a couple days in Lake Lure with my husband in May. One lane is each direction on I-40 at the TN/NC border is open. Chimney Rock State Park will re-open at limited...

What year does the data come from for the tables for NY and VT?

The best reading I've found about the June 5 Q&A with Katz is what @Stu wrote. He included quotes of exactly what Katz said on several topics. When talking about Europe, Katz said the following about VR ownership versus having Partners for the Epic pass. " . . . I think our preference is...

Depends on the situation. Timberline in WV has great snow and terrain for the region. There used to be an old double to the summit. Ride time was 12 minutes, if you were lucky and it didn't stop. When the Perfect family took over, they replaced it with a detachable 6-pack. Ride time went to...

The deal was finalized in May 2025. Tom Day agreed to be the interim GM. June 2, 2025 https://www.saminfo.com/faces-and-places/burke-brings-tom-day-out-of-retirement-appoints-advisory-staff\ " . . . “We are so excited to have Tom rejoin the industry to do what he does best—take a wide view of...

Liftblog had a link recently to a post on X that was supposedly info sent to VR employees on May 29. Meaning just after Katz took over again as CEO. It's an outline of the two year resource efficiency plan that was first mentioned in September 2024. The organization of execs at the top for...

Works fine. Massanutten was one of the first in the southeast to install conveyor loading back in 2009. One for a new quad. The other was a retro-fit for an aging quad. Was better for the old Supreme triple at Alta before that was replaced with a new high-speed quad (different loading...

Good set of still pictures of the area after the landslide that wiped out Blatten. Can get a sense of how close other villages are to the landslide debris. May 29, 2025 https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/archive/2025/05/alpine-swiss-village-blatten-glacier-landslide-photos/682965/

His diagram showing rock falls onto the glacier was the best explanation of what led up to such a large section of the glacier breaking off. Just too much weight. This Swiss article includes a video of the bottom of the glacier breaking away a few days before the big landslide. May 23, 2025...

Was expected. The village was evacuated in plenty of time, including all the livestock. Has happened before and will happen again. May 28, 2025 https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/blatten-4 May 23, 2025 (Switzerland)...

NC started charging $180 per year for EVs and $90 per year for hybrids on Jan. 1, 2024. It was an increase for EVs. The charge was new for hybrids.

For the record, here's the letter to VR employees from Katz. https://news.vailresorts.com/Letter-to-Vail-Resorts-Employees-from-Incoming-CEO-Rob-Katz

Whaleback managed to raise the $250,000 needed to properly fix the summit double. Work begins in July 2025. It was clear the gear box needed replacement in late February 2025. The fundraising campaign started mid-March. By mid-April a fundraising concert helped to get the total raised over...