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Category Archives: Snow Topics
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
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.
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.
Post-Richardson, Vail mandates helmets for kids, employees
Following the ski-related death of actress Natasha Richardson, Vail Resorts has made helmets mandatory equipment for employees at all five of its resorts as well as for kids enrolled in classes there.
March keeps WV ’08-09 season flat
The Charleston newspaper reports on an overall flat ski season which actually escaped the West’s woes (as we suspected), and a thrice-a-week Orlando-to-Charleston flight that buoys the spirits of Joe Stevens, the WV industry spokesguy (who used to be the … Continue reading
More on Natasha Richardson’s injury and death
The death of Tony Award-winning actress Natasha Richardson has sparked interesting articles by ABC News, by Fox News, and by the New York Times.
2 of 3 Ontario snow deaths had helmets
Two out of three recent snowsports enthusiasts who died in tree collisions at snow resorts in Ontario, Canada— at least those mentioned by CTV Toronto— were wearing helmets.
Patroller dies in Squaw avalanche
A veteran ski patroller at California’s Squaw Valley resort, who was performing avalanche control work, died in an avalanche March 3, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Jiminy’s turbine discussed by CNN, AP
The wind turbine at Jiminy Peak, Massachusetts, is getting some ink these days. Unlike the Associated Press story, which glossed over the bat kills, CNN’s report discussed this controversial aspect of wind energy.
