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Author Archives: Hawes Spencer
WV patroller/politician wants more ski areas
It might not have been meant that way, but it looks like a gentle diss of the Snowshoe’s Western Territory as not enough. The Charleston Gazette has the story.
Winter Olympics, auction in fortnight
The Winter Olympics are just 15 days away. And although alpine site Whistler/Blackcomb (and Snowshoe) would have suffered the ignominy of learning that they could be sold off in a foreclosure auction amid the games due to the failure of … Continue reading
Some say quarry proposal threatens Snowshoe
A proposal to expand a quarry at the foot of Snowshoe has enraged some tourism businesses and created a 2-1 split on the County Commission, according to a story in the Pocahontas Times, which first broke the news January 13. … Continue reading
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And Snowshoe has opened
Snowshoe has opened, and HuntingtonNews.net has the story. It happened a bit later than first hopee (November 25) and later than subsequently hoped (December 4), but it did finally happen on Saturday, December 5.
Snowshoe parent sheds Copper like an old penny
Shedding Copper Mountain, the place that Intrawest had been transforming from Denver day-area to bustling destination resort, comes at such an importune time, the Wall Street Journal reports, that the company— which owns Snowshoe— probably realized no gain for all … Continue reading
Snowshoe delays opening ’til Dec. 4
The updated snowline (303-4-572-4636) indicates that, due to the warm November weather, Snowshoe Resort— which had been shooting for a day-before-Thanksgiving opening— is now gunning for a tentative opening day of December 4. Regrettably, the forecast isn’t showing any immediate … Continue reading
Season’s first fatality: 14-y.o. at Breckenridge (with helmet)
Fourteen-year-old Haley Rose Gans of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died Friday, November 20, after reportedly skiing into a tree. Despite wearing a helmet— something that’s grown increasingly popular with resorts and skiers in recent years— blunt trauma to the chest may … Continue reading
Ski season begins in Colo
Loveland opened Tuesday, October 6, and A-Basin opens Friday the 9th, the earliest openings in history for both resorts.
Cass gets WaPost excursion story
The town of Cass, which lies at the foot of Snowshoe’s end of Cheat Mountain, got a nice little write-up in the September 9 Washington Post as writer Christine Dell’Amore checked out Cass Scenic Railroad State Park and other local … Continue reading
Summer skiing opens in Lynchburg
Liberty University, the school that the late evangelist Jerry Falwell built, officially opened Virginia’s first Snowflex slope on Saturday, August 29. The Lynchburg daily has the story.
