Resorts are springing into action for the ski season’s stretch run
It’s the middle of March and some New England ski areas might not be open past this weekend, calling an end to the 2020-21 skiing…
The complaints may be ‘Epic,’ but this isn’t Vail’s fault
I have yet to use my Epic Pass this season. I’m not holding out for a refund. It’s easy to blame Vail Resorts for all…
New England heat wave pushing back opening dates
It was 65 degrees in Vermont on Tuesday afternoon. Clearly, Killington Mountain Resort will not be opening for the season on Saturday. When Killington originally…
Vail Resorts hoping reservation system has improved in time for U.S. winter
If the reservation system that Vail employed for its resorts in Australia and New Zealand earlier this summer is going to be the same process…
Will reservations for skiing be the norm this winter in New England?
Thursday was the final day that Epic Pass holders could use their credits from the COVID-shortened 2019-20 skiing and riding season toward a new pass…
Vail’s COVID-19 restrictions may be an annoyance, but think of the alternative
The good news about Vail’s new requirements for the 2020-21 skiing and riding season? The details seem like a manageable set of hurdles to jump…
Visitors are trashing the White Mountains; What might it mean come ski season?
If you’ve been anywhere near New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley this summer, it’s clear that the White Mountains have been overrun by tourists. That’s nothing…
Summer begins with limited attractions at New England’s ski resorts
COVID-19 travel restrictions are still in place, limiting the freedom of travel across New England’s state borders without quarantine. But that has not put a…
A handful of ski resorts remain open under coronavirus protocol, but for how long?
There are a few holdouts. How long they remain that way it the ultimate question. As of late Sunday afternoon, most of New England’s ski…
Vail’s new season pass focuses the market on New England skiers and riders
New England skiers and riders will have two new season pass options available in time for the 2020-21 winter season. In addition to its ever-present…
Super Bowl Sunday ski deals and events around New England
It’s been four years since the last time the New England Patriots didn’t play on Super Bowl Sunday, which might have you looking for something…
‘Perfect storm’ brings record crowds (and some grumbling about them)
Maybe the first sign that this would be a hearty day for business on the slopes of New England was during the morning drive through…
