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Everyone’s searching for skiing’s soul. I’m trying to find its brains.
Joined August 2019
Confirmed by sources at Hickory NY and Indy Pass: the ski area "is under new management" and "has no plans in place to open for the ski season." So the ski area is essentially off Indy Pass. Sad that this little bump struggled with insurance/inspections while the state pumped
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1 of the Midwest's best ski areas announces a beginner-oriented expansion for 27/28, w/ a new Doppelmayr 3 re-opening long-abandoned terrain @CaberfaePeaks. Liftline clearing in 25; terminal/tower concrete work in 26; install in 27. New map:
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2 new short connector trails coming to @Sierra_at_Tahoe this winter: Pika and Skipper will "improve access to West Bowl," according to the resort. The resort also cleared more acreage & planted 16k saplings "in patterns designed to enhance day skiing." Digging out strong from
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Some cool new pics of the Becker high-speed quad, which replaces a loooooong triple on a modified line, with the load station scooted closer to Wildcat Express @SnowbasinResort @SkiUtah - photos courtesy of Snowbasin.
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Gonna be some fireworks here: Indy Pass added Pila in March. These two don’t like to share. Anyway, new Italy destination on Ikon for 25/26, including Cervinia, which connects to longtime Ikon partner Zermatt. https://t.co/TXBASXDAM3
stormskiing.com
Passholders will have seven or five combined days at Courmayeur, Pila, Cervinia, La Thuile, and Monterosa
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Great list @FREESKIER - I prob would have called this “6 Underrated lifts in the West,” but really nice pulls here, especially Mid—Gad @Snowbird & Temerity Aspen Highlands.
freeskier.com
These are six of FREESKIER's favorite chairlifts in the Rocky Mountains. From storm days to hot laps in the sun, these engineering marvels should be on every skier's bucket list.
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This is cool: Snowland will be the newest public @SkiUtah ski area when it re-opens with 2 ropetows this December. The ski area will be free. It's about an hour south of Provo, and there are no other ski areas nearby.
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Anticipated 25/26 opening dates for select @VailResorts: @KeystoneMtn - Mid October @breckenridgemtn - 11/7 @vailmtn - 11/14 @Skiheaven Northstar Park City @WhistlerBlckcmb - 11/21 @beavercreekmtn - 11/26 Kirkwood @StevensPass - 12/5
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A conversation with @VailResorts CEO Rob Katz, on 1/2-off Epic Pass Friend tickets, pushing the company back toward growth, managing peak-day capacity, and much more: https://t.co/0YLYIcLXHy
stormskiing.com
Vail Resorts' transformative CEO is back
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Michigan’s best lost ski area - Sugar Loaf near Traverse City in the Lower Peninsula - will (probably, hopefully)) re-open for skiing, but without lifts. Like the formerly lift-served Marshall Mountain, Montana, it will be open for uphill, natural-snow skiing. Not ideal but
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Some fun stats as the Town of Nederland announces its intent to purchase @eldoramtnresort from @powdr - - This is the 1st CO ski area sale from a conglomerate to an independent entity since @Arapahoe_Basin in 1997 - Just 3 years ago, Powdr was tied w/ Boyne as the 3rd-largest
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MCP to acquire 4 more ski areas in Chile, including El Colorado, which connects to its already-owned La Parva & Valle Nevado ski areas. https://t.co/o1rGH9tMmA
mcp.ski
Discover how Mountain Capital Partners is investing over $15 million in resort upgrades for the 2025/2026 season—plus record-breaking milestones, extended operations into May, and what’s new with the...
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Chair 2 chairs from Alpental already going for up to $1500! Auction goes through 9 p.m. PT Wednesday 6/26. @summit411
https://t.co/UvpK00XUVz
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Here's @sunvalley COO/GM (& former Vail exec) Pete Sonntag explaining the different between partnering on @VailResorts' Epic Pass & @alterramtnco's @IkonPass - "they're partners in every sense of the word ... we feel like we have a voice."
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This just in: former @Gunstockmtn & @waterville GM Tom Day will come out of retirement to act as interim GM for resurgent @skiburke VT, which will 3X snowmaking this summer under new ownership that includes the longtime owner of @BerkshireEast & @CatamountSki - amazing hire!
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Spotted a dinosaur tonight on the Hipster Express:
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Wild turn: Katz back as CEO of Vail Resorts https://t.co/RWFn4JfsIz
news.vailresorts.com
The following email was sent to Vail Resorts employees by CEO Rob Katz on May 27, 2025.
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They just keep coming: Vail adds its sixth Austrian ski area in five days to the 2025-26 Epic Pass. 5 days at Solden. https://t.co/sPrCCppXe1
news.vailresorts.com
Ski and ride Sölden in Austria with Epic Pass Sölden caps off a week of Austrian partnership announcements from Epic Pass Epic Passes are on sale now at the lowest price of the year ($1,051) through
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Vail gets more Euro, adding 5 Austrian resorts to Epic for winter 25/26: https://t.co/6OXsWb236m
stormskiing.com
Vail pushes all the chips in on Europe
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