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Author Archives: Hawes Spencer
Intrawest sells Mountain Creek
Snowshoe’s parent company Intrawest appears to have shed another resort asset as part of its ongoing effort to curtail debt in the wake of the last winter’s embarrassing threatened foreclosure. A New Jersey newspaper is reporting that the resort long … Continue reading
Tubing accident at Massanutten draws lawsuit
Snowshoe officials will surely be eyeing the $25 million lawsuit filed against Massanutten Resort in Virginia after a snowtuber there was paralyzed. The Daily Progress has the story.
Fortress gets to keep Intrawest, after all
Thanks to several recent sales of once-promising resorts and a reported infusion of $150 million in new money, Snowshoe’s parent company, Intrawest, will remain in the hands of the hedge fund, Fortress, that nearly lost the chain of resorts in … Continue reading
Snowshoe gunning for ‘most snow’ title
Only Wisp now stands ahead of Snowshoe (in the mid-Atlantic, one presumes), according to OnTheSnow.com.
Insane amounts of snow at the ‘shoe
With more snow having fallen than typically falls in a year, and plenty more snow in the forecast, Snowshoe has announced that it is extending the season to April 5, a week after the original season-ending date. Snowshoe, now touting … Continue reading
Homestead’s Sepp Kober honored
Sepp Kober, the 89-year-old “father of southern skiing,” was honored Saturday with a celebration, covered by the Staunton newspaper, prior to his expected induction into the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.
Snowhoe equipment saved lives after ‘copter crash
Stranded for half a day after a mountain crash and suffering from broken bones and winter cold, the 17-member crew of a military helicopter were rescued thanks to two snowcats and six snowmobiles lent by Snowshoe Resort. The equipment helped … Continue reading
The ever-shrinking Intrawest…
Panorama, Copper, Squaw; and now it’s sunny Sandestin that appears to be leaving the Fortress/Intrawest resort chain. The good news for us Snowshoers is that reducing debt = higher likelihood of investment in the other Intrawest assets, e.g. Snowshoe.
Powder time: At Snowshoe, 23 inches in 24 hours
That’s according to the website— which also has a new aerial view of the Village (at left) which we hadn’t seen until now. And the National Weather Service is calling for up to seven more inches today— with a chance … Continue reading
Intrawest has also sold Squaw Village
Snowshoe’s parent company appears to have accelerated its efforts to shed assets to raise cash to hold off creditors who have threatened to take over the company’s assets— as Intrawest’s sale of the Village at Squaw, a major component of … Continue reading
