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Last updated: Sunday, March 1, 2026
Mad River Glen, VT, Buys 1,100 Acres to Conserve Land for Backcountry Use
Mad River Glen has finalized the purchase of more than 1,100 acres of land surrounding its ski area in Fayston, Vermont, securing the property for conservation and backcountry recreation. The cooperatively owned ski area closed the $2.5 million deal Tuesday, general manager Matt Lillard told VTDigge...
Has JetBlue’s Transatlantic Growth Hit a Ceiling?
JetBlue’s transatlantic ambitions are beginning to meet practical limits. Summer 2026 reflects an airline fine-tuning growth as slot constraints, fleet availability, and intensifying competition test its model.
Wintersteiger V‑Edge: Better Tuning for Skis + New Revenue Ops for Ski Retailers
Wintersteiger V‑Edge: Versatile Tuning for Every SkierProvides New Revenue Opportunities for Ski Industry Retailers Salt Lake City, UT (February 26, 2026) — Wintersteiger has renewed its emphasis on V-Edge, the variable‑edge grinding function built into all Jupiter automated ski service machines, pr...
Renowned U.P. ski resort’s $8M expansion at risk amid land dispute with nonprofit - Crain's Grand Rapids Business
Renowned U.P. ski resort’s $8M expansion at risk amid land dispute with nonprofit Crain's Grand Rapids Business
Indy Pass Adds 16 New Ski Areas
Indy Pass has announced the addition of sixteen new ski areas for the 2026/27 season. Six are in Europe and there are more to come. NEW The post Indy Pass Adds 16 New Ski Areas appeared first on PlanetSKI .
China Travel International Investment Announces Acquisition of Equity Interests with Detailed Profit Forecast and Valuation for Songhua Lake Ski Resort Project - Minichart
China Travel International Investment Announces Acquisition of Equity Interests with Detailed Profit Forecast and Valuation for Songhua Lake Ski Resort Project Minichart
Pila Records 12,000 Skiers in One Day as Season Surges
Pila ski resort records 12,000 visitors in one day during Carnival weekend, with season entries up 9% and revenue up 16% as weather disruptions affect neighbouring resorts. The post Pila Records 12,000 Skiers in One Day as Season Surges appeared first on The-Ski-Guru .
Avalanche Hits Two Pistes at La Flégère, Chamonix — Skiers Rescued, No Fatalities
Chamonix, France – 24 February 2026 An avalanche struck two marked ski runs in the La Flégère sector of the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ski area on Tuesday, briefly burying three skiers before they were rescued safely. The slide crossed sections of the red Crochues piste and the black Floria run around midd...
Swiss Ski Resorts Are Changing
Ski resorts and winter sports destinations are re-thinking what they offer. That’s according to a report on SwissInfo. NEW The post Swiss Ski Resorts Are Changing appeared first on PlanetSKI .
Transformative Big Sky Leader Taylor Middleton Dies at 68
SAM Magazine—Big Sky, Mont., Feb. 23, 2026—Taylor Middleton, the longtime Big Sky Resort executive who led the Montana destination through decades of expansion and repositioned it as one of North America’s premier ski resorts, died Friday at his home in Big Sky. He was 68. An Alabama native and 1979...
Jay Nears 350” Before March: The Northeast Ski Season Is in Full Throwback Mode
Jay, Vermont – As of Feb. 23, 2026, northern Vermont is already at (or above) full-season snowfall totals. If you’ve been looking around this winter thinking, “Wait… is this what it used to be like?”—you’re not imagining it. Jay Peak is flirting with ~348 inches before March, and Stowe is already ar...
Snow People — January 2026
In SAM’s Snow People, we highlight personnel moves in the mountain resort industry. From resort hires, promotions, and retirements to awards, obits, and supplier news, we celebrate the people that make this industry thrive. PEOPLE MASON WILLETT, MOUNT SUNAPEE, NH Vail Resorts has appointed Mason Wil...
California Ski Resort Measures 8+ Feet of Snow in 72 Hours
Palisades Tahoe just reported their snow totals for the past 72 hours and it is truly monumental.
Nearly 8 Feet of Snow Slams Popular California Ski Resort
Mammoth Mountain is digging out after a powerful storm cycle dropped massive totals across the Eastern Sierra.
Avalanche Above Pila: Two Ski Mountaineers Rescued at Punta Valletta
An avalanche occurred today at Punta Valletta, above the resort of Pila in the Aosta Valley, involving two ski mountaineers. According to local reports, the avalanche was triggered shortly after 14:15. Both skiers were caught and temporarily buried. They were rescued by the Soccorso Alpino Valdostan...
Punta Leysser Avalanche (Aosta Valley): Ski Tourer Dies After Level 4 Slide
A ski tourer has died after being caught in an avalanche yesterday (Thursday, February 19) at Punta Leysser, above Saint-Pierre, in Italy’s Aosta Valley. The avalanche released at around 13:30 at 2,550 metres, involving a group of five ski mountaineers. According to reporting by AostaSera, the group...
Property rights lawsuit could close two Park City Mountain ski lifts - Park Record
Property rights lawsuit could close two Park City Mountain ski lifts Park Record
How Arapahoe Basin Factored Into The U.S. Ski Industry’s Consolidation
How Arapahoe Basin has factored into the multi-mountain pass battle between the Alterra Mountain Company and Vail Resorts.
Massive Tahoe Storm Pushes Snowpack From 60% to 98% of Average After 8 Feet Falls at Palisades Tahoe, CA, This Week
A powerful February storm cycle has dramatically reshaped what had been shaping up as a disappointing winter in the Sierra Nevada, dumping huge snowfall totals across the Tahoe region and rapidly boosting the seasonal snowpack. Related: Majority of Western United States with Record Low Snowpack: How...
Alterra Names Flueck as Chief Customer Officer, Ikon Pass President
SAM Magazine—Denver, Feb. 18, 2026— Alterra Mountain Company has appointed David Flueck as chief customer officer and president, Ikon Pass. Flueck will lead the company’s customer engagement strategy as well as its sales, marketing and communications functions, and steward continued growth of the Ik...
Presidents’ Day Weekend 2026: A Holiday of Extremes
SAM Magazine—Happy Valley, Ore., Feb. 18, 2026— Loveland's Annual Mountaintop Matrimony. From record-breaking revenues in the East to "miracle" snowfalls in the West, the Presidents’ Day long weekend continued the trend of a ski industry defined by extreme contrasts. While the East Coast basked in o...
Majority of Western United States with Record Low Snowpack: How it Affects Ski Resorts and What it Means For the Summer
This winter has been historic in all the wrong ways for the West. October gave us hope with cold temperatures and early snowfall, but then it warmed up and dried out in November. December threw much of the region into monsoon season when the jet stream pushed warm South Pacific air and moisture into...
Italy’s Ski Resorts Face Unprecedented Visitor Decline as Milan-Cortina Olympics Disrupt Tourism Growth and Trigger Severe Economic Losses Across the Dolomites - Travel And Tour World
Italy’s Ski Resorts Face Unprecedented Visitor Decline as Milan-Cortina Olympics Disrupt Tourism Growth and Trigger Severe Economic Losses Across the Dolomites Travel And Tour World
Skiing's Prickliest Problem: Housing - Ski Area Management
Skiing's Prickliest Problem: Housing Ski Area Management
PlanetSKI Hits the Mountains & Valleys in Switzerland
Our roving reporter Nick Dalton spends several days on the ski slopes of Grindelwald, then decamps for life and adventure in the valley. A winter experience with a difference. NEW The post PlanetSKI Hits the Mountains & Valleys in Switzerland appeared first on PlanetSKI .
Vail Resorts Announces Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Release Date
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Feb. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today it will release the Company's financial results for its fiscal second quarter 2026 ended January 31, 2026 after market close on Monday, March 9, 2026. The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m.
Winter Tourism Shift: How China’s Ski Industry Is Thriving While Japan Faces Decline - Travel And Tour World
Winter Tourism Shift: How China’s Ski Industry Is Thriving While Japan Faces Decline Travel And Tour World
Leading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr.
It could be argued that prediction markets are merely attempts to make gambling markets presentable to polite society. Both seem intent on targeting the pocketbooks of young men. If you think that smells rotten, you would be right.
The Guy Who Wrote the Viral AI Post Wasn’t Trying to Scare You
A nice summary of the implications of AI that cuts to the real coming inflection points that the media and public have not grasped.
New Cirque T-Bar Opens Friday, February 13, as 6” of Snow Blankets Aspen Snowmass, CO
Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, invites the community and visitors to celebrate the grand opening of the new Cirque T-Bar on Friday, February 13, at Snowmass. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at the base of the Cirque T-Bar. Aspen Snowmass leadership will make remarks before the first ...
Hilton CEO: 2026 ‘Will Be a Lot Better Than 25’ After Results Show Sluggish Growth
Hilton’s muted growth in revenue per available room last year primarily reflected an economic strain on mid-market travelers. Yet CEO Chris Nassetta is optimistic about what he's seeing in the overall bookings data for 2026.
PlanetSKI’s Canada Road Trip Heads North to Jasper & Marmot Basin
We've hit Revelstoke & Kicking Horse now its time for Jasper and its ski resort of Marmot Basin. NEW The post PlanetSKI’s Canada Road Trip Heads North to Jasper & Marmot Basin appeared first on PlanetSKI .
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