east coast ski news

An Australian company buys Saddleback Mountain in hopes of reawakening one of Maine's largest resorts

With help from local investors, original owner Ralph DesLauriers and family buy back Bolton Valley Resort.

EB-5 foreign investor money was misspent, investors were misled by Stenger and Quiros, says SEC. Assets frozen. Court places Vermont resorts in receivership.

East Coast ski film crew, Meathead Films, set out to ski every inch of their homeland as possible. See?

Forty-eight passengers stranded, then roped to safety, after historic Tram breaks down. No injuries reported. Reopening expected by weekend.

There's still no word on a Saddleback buyer, but Tenney and Ascutney have bright futures under new management.

The beauty of the White Mountains never disappoints at the gateway resorts of Franconia Notch.

In the snowy mountains of western Maine, a bitter battle rages. Proud Sugarloafers swear allegiance, while brash Sunday Riverites remember every insult.

For anyone who grew up in small-town Vermont, the quaint village feels familiar even today.

Lake Placid’s famous Olympic history echoes louder when Mirror Lake is iced over and snowbanks pile high along Main Street.

As skiers wait for snow, Legislature tackles burning issue.

Vermont's pre-eminent weather guy expects cold temperatures and above-average snowfall from here on out. Get ready to ski.

Brian Mohr was tired of sketchy avalanche conditions, so he moved East where there’s a growing backcountry community.

Enter now to win free gear from Rossignol, lift tickets and lodging at Stowe, and more.

Bode Miller, probably the best U.S. male racer ever to set a ski on edge, has announced that he won’t race this season. But he’s being canny about next year. Are you not entertained?

Meet Joe Lahout: The man behind one of the country's oldest ski shops.

A long overdue thank you letter to the greatest parents in the world.

With his @JerryOfTheDay Instagram account flying high, Colton Hardy is doing what any social-media-savvy millennial would do.

Resort general manager says Saddleback needs the money in two weeks to secure its future.

Resort general manager says Saddleback needs the money in 2 weeks to secure its future.

Snowshoe, an upside-down mountain in the Monongahela National Forest, averages more snow than most mountains in New Hampshire.

It’s like Europe, but you can drive there from East Coast cities.

You’ll need days to explore it, even without making time for Pico.

The village at the base of Tremblant (an Intrawest-owned resort) could be Whistler.

When conditions allow, the hike-to (frequently closed) Slides are some of the gnarliest terrain in the East.

Killington’s Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge and Sugarloaf’s Reggae Fest dominate the East Coast slopeside party scene.

Former ski resort mogul Les Otten offers a peek at his latest project and his big plans for the Dixville Notch resort.

Now it has some of the East’s most lavish slopeside amenities. But to those who know it best, it’s still the hill that has no peer.

Blown knees are the bane of skiers, but a small Vermont-based binding company claims to have solved the problem.

Weather guy Mark Breen is loving this winter as much as the rest of us. And he sees more of the same in the longterm forecast. Sorry about that, Western resorts.

The Stowe Derby began as a bet between two guys. Seventy years later, it’s one of Stowe’s signature winter events.

Pro skier and two-time Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht skied with campers at Double H Ranch’s Adaptive Winter Sports Program.

Is it surprising that the East produces so many great bump skiers? Not at all. Kearney looks forward to a new chapter, and offers a couple tips on how to rip in moguls.

We caught up with Mad River Glen's Eric Friedman, one of the industry’s least bullshitty public relations guys, for his take on how good the skiing is. For fans of natural snow, now's the time.

What it’s like to be a visually impaired Paralympic ski racer.

Nipped at last week's World Championships, retiring Kearney battles gold-medalist Justine and the Dufour-Lapointe sisters.

Four-time Olympian AJ Kitt will be at Okemo as competitors battle to qualify for Nastar Nationals in Aspen, CO.

Jay Peak has long been loved for its above-average snowfall. Now a blizzard of foreign capital has transformed it into a four-season wonderland. And the bottom line? Jobs where they’re needed most.

Okemo's new Sunburst enclosed sixpack has heated seats. Sign of the Apocalypse? Or just a sensible way to beat the Vermont winter cold?

It's National Learn To Ski and Snowboard Month, and Vermont resorts lead the way with enticing discounts for newbies.

By the time I buckle my boots, the people wearing Hefty bags are already skiing. They are having an awesome time.

Here’s the thing about those icy, flat slopes: They absolutely make you a better skier.

I thought I won it for being fast, a misconception my father did not dispute even though it would cost him thousands in race gear and entry fees over the next decade.


It’s a wonder we didn’t end up with serious injuries to our wool-hat-clad heads.

I’d like to apologize to everyone in those liftlines whose skis I walked on.

After transforming Jay Peak, the resort’s owners turn their sights on its sister-mountain. And again, foreign investors will pick up the tab.

T-Bar Films co-founder talks making an inspirational film on a shoe-string budget.

Point your compass North and East to the lofty steeps of the right coast’s largest resort.

Preston Smith guided the Beast from its birth to the age of conglomerates.

One of the nation’s most historic race trails, dropping from the summit of Massachusetts’s highest peak, was almost lost forever. Then a group of dedicated locals stepped in to keep the Thunderbolt legend alive. And have some fun doing it.

Mike Solimano, the Beast's second-year CEO, talks spring skiing, the revival of the Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge, and why his customers were so mad.