It’s that time of year to already start thinking about next season. Based on this season’s widespread exasperation, many skiers and riders will be doing their homework to determine which season pass will bring the greatest rewards. Long lift lines, traffic jams and seasonal thaws inevitably will … [Read more...]
Epic Pass will see a slight increase in cost for 2022-23 as Vail tries to rebound
You’ll wind up paying a little more for an Epic Pass this year. Vail Resorts released pricing information for its 2022-23 multi-mountain pass on Monday, announcing a slight increase across the board along with a few new wrinkles. The unlimited Epic Pass jumped from a cost of $783 last season to … [Read more...]
Yes, Rhode Island, you do have skiing
On Jan. 29, a blizzard tore through New England and laid as much as 2 1/2 feet of snow throughout southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. That’s not exactly where skiers and riders had hoped the fluffy, dry powder that the storm produced would wind up. If more than two feet of snow, the … [Read more...]
Valley of frustration: Vail needs a major rebound next season at Wildcat and Attitash
BARTLETT, N.H. — The line was long, but manageable. It certainly wasn’t reminiscent of some of the images that have circulated online this season of the outrageous queues that have materialized at Vail Resorts-owned ski areas across the country. Even so, the lift attendant at the Flying Bear … [Read more...]
Welcome to the apex of our skiing and riding season
Two years ago at this time, we were … well, you know. Those early days of the pandemic were a confusing time, a stretch that seems longer ago than only two years. Everything came to a halt, including our favorite places to visit when we’ve got nothing else to do (or, really, even when we have … [Read more...]
Black Mountain owner says Ski the Whites events were ‘like a bad high school dance’
The divorce between Black Mountain and Ski the Whites really started brewing at the very beginning of the relationship. What seemed like a collaborative partnership was anything but, ending last Friday night when Black Mountain owner John Fichera told Ski the Whites’ Andrew Drummond that his … [Read more...]