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Buying the Ski Resort Closest to LA Is a Gamble

It could be a cash cow, if Mother Nature plays along

(Newser) - Climate change has thrown a wrench in the operations of many a ski resort, Southern California's Mount Waterman among them. The New York Times reports the modest ski hill managed to open for just a few dozen days during the droughts that hit the state from 2011 to 2017;...

5 Hurt in Terrifying Tahoe Ski Lift Collision

2 chairs collide on ski lift at Heavenly resort

(Newser) - Five people were injured in a terrifying mishap on a ski lift at a Lake Tahoe ski resort two days before Christmas. Monday morning at Heavenly, a resort on the California-Nevada border, two chairs on the Comet Express lift collided, and witnesses reported seeing some people fall from the lift....

1 Dead, 3 Injured in Ski Resort Avalanche

Slide occurred Wednesday morning at Palisades Tahoe

(Newser) - An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring three others, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds moved into the region, authorities said. The avalanche prompted Palisades Tahoe to close 30 minutes...

One of Nation's Oldest Ski Spots Has a 'Difficult' Update

New Hampshire's Black Mountain won't open this season, due to 'circumstances beyond our control'

(Newser) - One of North America's very first skiing destinations will be shuttered for the first time in nearly 90 years. Outside reports that the Black Mountain Ski Area, located in Jackson, New Hampshire, won't be operating during the upcoming winter season, according to the Fichera family, which has owned...

With Less Snow, Ski Resorts Seek Wholly Different Clientele

Some ski resorts are shifting their business models to include biking

(Newser) - As ski resorts across Europe grapple with warmer winters, some have seen a future in ditching skis for mountain bikes. Wired reports that Italian resort Fai della Paganella originally outfitted a chairlift to accommodate bikes in 2011 as an experiment, but the attraction quickly eclipsed its skiing business. "Sixty-five...

Ski Patroller Killed in Fall From Lift

Christian Helger of Utah's Park City Mountain Resort died after tree fell on chairlift cable

(Newser) - A 29-year-old ski patroller died Monday when he was knocked from a chairlift at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort. Ten others were safely rescued from the chairlift, which began to rock significantly when a large pine tree fell onto a lift cable around 10:45am, according to the Summit...

Outbreak Hits Ski Resort
109 at Resort
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Feb 13, 2021 4:15 PM CST

109 at Resort Have Virus

Winter Park says coronavirus spread was employee-to-employee

(Newser) - A Colorado ski resort has reported at least 109 confirmed coronavirus cases among employees. That amounts to 6.4% of Winter Park's 1,700 workers, the Denver Post reports. In a joint statement with local health officials, the resort said investigations have found that "these cases have not...

Largest Fraud Vermont Has Ever Seen Started With a Peak

Things were rotten from the start of the 2008 purchase of Jay Peak

(Newser) - Vermont's Jay Peak ski resort was for sale, and a Florida man wanted it—and got it. But as Dan D'Ambrosio and April McCullum of the Burlington Free Press describe in a lengthy three-part series, it would only be years later that authorities would determine Ariel Quiros only...

The Latest Coronavirus Puzzle: Ski Resorts

Meanwhile, Miami Beach and Georgia make changes to prevent infection

(Newser) - Ski resorts in the US are grappling with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus as most planned to stay open as ski season nears an end, the AP reports. Some resorts are closing enclosed gondolas or aerial trams while others are encouraging skiers to ride lifts with...

Skier Is Dead After Freak Chair Lift Accident

New Jersey man dies from asphyxiation in Vail because his coat strangled him

(Newser) - A skier has died in Colorado after getting caught on a chair lift with his coat wrapped around his neck. Jason Varnish, 46, of New Jersey was skiing in Vail Mountain's Blue Sky Basin when he boarded the Skyline Express on Thursday. He asphyxiated when he fell through the...

They Reopened the Slopes. Then Came the Avalanche

2 dead, 5 rescued at Idaho's Silver Mountain Resort

(Newser) - Two people were killed Tuesday when an avalanche buried a portion of mountain slope at a ski resort in northern Idaho. Five others were rescued on the scene at Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office said early Wednesday, per the New York Times , which describes...

Doctor Convicted of 'Ski Rage' Attack on Boy, 12

Dr. Samuel Caruthers' attorney is looking for the verdict to be overturned

(Newser) - On Valentine's Day in 2016, a 12-year-old boy on a snowboard ran into a 10-year-old boy on the bunny slope at New Jersey's Mountain Creek ski resort. The 10-year-old's father didn't take it well—and on Wednesday, he was convicted on a host of charges in...

1 Killed, 16 Hurt in Eruption, Avalanche at Ski Resort

Flying rocks from Japan volcano hit gondola

(Newser) - At least 16 people skiing on the slopes of a volcano in central Japan were injured by flying rocks during a surprise eruption and a subsequent avalanche Tuesday, and one person later died. Six skiers, including the man who died, were among 30 Japanese soldiers who were participating in ski...

Thousands of Tourists Get Stranded at Ski Resort

They have to be airlifted out of the Swiss resort of Zermatt after 2 days

(Newser) - Thousands of tourists came to the Zermatt ski resort in Switzerland for a winter adventure, and that's exactly what they got. It just wasn't the one they anticipated. About 13,000 people got snowed in at the resort for two days before helicopters began airlifting them out on...

GPS Fail Takes Tourists on 750-Mile Detour
GPS Fail Takes Tourists
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Mar 14, 2015 7:00 PM CDT

GPS Fail Takes Tourists on 750-Mile Detour

Bus driver went to La Plagne in southern France, not La Plagne in the Alps

(Newser) - A group of 50 Belgian tourists headed to the Alps for a ski holiday were slightly confused when they woke up from their overnight bus ride and found themselves surrounded by … vineyards in the south of France. The snow hadn't melted at La Plagne ski resort, their true...

Frat Trashed Resort to Tune of $75K: Manager

Other U-M Greek orgs blamed for $20K more in damages at 2nd resort

(Newser) - Members of six University of Michigan fraternities and sororities who may have watched Animal House one too many times are accused of causing nearly $100,000 in damage at two ski resorts last weekend, the Detroit Free Press reports. Smashed ceiling tiles, broken windows and furniture, filthy rooms, and ruined...

Kim to Military: Hurry Up on That 'World-Class' Ski Resort

He wants it finished by year's end

(Newser) - North Korea: repressive regime, would-be nuclear power, and ... swanky tourist destination? Maybe so. Kim Jong Un yesterday issued a national appeal for a planned "world-class skiing ground" to be completed by the end of the year, AFP reports. The Masik Pass resort, located in the country's northeast, will...

Ariz. Ski Resort Will Make Snow From ... Sewage

Native Americans, environmentalists not happy

(Newser) - This winter at Arizona's Snowbowl, the powdery white snow won't always have been so white: The ski resort will become the first ever to make its artificial snow from 100% sewage effluent. The wastewater has been treated, of course, and the US Forest Service—which owns the land—...

Avalanche Wipes Out French Ski Lift

Snow pours over chairs, cables, knocks down pylons

(Newser) - Skiers thought they were safe in their chair-lift perches as they watched a powerful avalanche rumble through a French ski resort near Grenoble—until snow began to bury the tips of their skis. No injuries were reported, but several skiers on higher ground were left dangling from lifts—and had...

3 Dead, 8 Missing in Washington Avalanche

Cascade Mountains northeast of Seattle struck by tragedy

(Newser) - Three people are dead and as many as eight missing after an avalanche today near a popular ski resort in Washington state, authorities said. The King County Sheriff's Office began receiving word about the slide near the Stevens Pass ski area just after noon, Sgt. Cindi West said. Stevens...

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