Travel – West

The 2014-15 Season Officially Starts: Guess Where

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Lifts are open in the high Rockies! What we've been waiting for has finally happening.  Subtly, to be sure.  The lifts opened on Oct 17 at Arapahoe Basin, the first ski area to open this season.  Robin's egg blue day.  Let's hope we see more of those…
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Deer Valley Buys Solitude

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Pre-Season Acquisitions March On Through the Wasatch Mountains   There goes another one.  First, Vail scoops up Park City.  Now we have Deer Valley, a top-shelf brand, picking up Solitude.  Who's next? Here's the full story from the…
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Breaking News: SLC Dubs Itself “Ski City USA”

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Salt Lake City launches campaign to attract skiers to a "base camp for skiing". Visit Salt Lake President Scott Beck isn't pulling punches when he says a new $1.8 billion campaign to boost SLC's brand is aimed at luring skiers away from Colorado's…
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Breaking News: Vail Resorts has purchased Park City Mountain Resort

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From the Salt Lake Tribune: Vail Resorts has purchased Park City Mountain Resort for $182.5 million in cash, creating the country’s largest ski resort covering more than 7,000 acres. The Colorado resort announced the acquisition Thursday morning,…
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Buddy Up: Senior Ski Clubs Have More Fun

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Alan Engen Recounts How Alta’s Wild Old Bunch has been meeting on the mountain since 1969. With the baby boomers now reaching retirement age, there is a growing population of senior age skiers on the slopes, some of whom are even active in competitive…
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This Bubble Is Heating Up

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What is hot, orange and headed uphill? Okemo recently announced installation of its Orange Bubble, a heated-seat, six-pack chair, the first of its kind in New England.  And, Canyons Resort in Park City installed its Orange Bubble Quad a few years ago.…
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Snowbird’s Pipeline Conquered By Junior Bounous at 80 (Taken March 8, 2014)

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Snowbird's Pipeline (the top to bottom ravine in center of picture) : One of North America's toughest ski routes, descends from Twin peaks above Snowbird. First skied by Junior Bounous in the early 70s. He skied it again during his 80th year. Junior…
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Skiing Super Heroes!!

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Spidey and Cap'n America, Skiing's Super Heroes, about to save the day at the top of Snowbird tram. Senior Skiers, do you ski in costume? If you could choose one, what would it be?
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