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Skiing Reviews - October 2011

HUNTER PRIMED TO OPEN

October 31st 2011 14:14
After the recent surprise early season snowfalls combined
with ongoing snowmaking operations, New York's Hunter
Mountain is primed to open on November 19.

If you'd like to save on Hunter lift tickets this year without
springing for a season pass, consider buying one of their
Big Lift Cards.

For US$49, the Hunter Big Lift Card enables the holder
to buy day tickets for 25 percent off weekends and holidays
and 50 percent off midweek. The card also includes one
free lift ticket. Not a a bad deal.

An even better run for your money is their Big Lift Plus

Card for US$89. Same benefits as the lower priced card
plus another free lift ticket, a free lesson, additional
discounted ticket offers and bring-a-friend deals.

More deals are currently being formulated by the marketing
gurus at Hunter for the Big Lift Plus Card.

If you're interested in these cards, buy online before the
cutoff date of mid-November 2011.
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KILLINGTON TO OPEN OCT 29

October 28th 2011 18:13
After nine inches of natural snowfall dropped atop a hefty,
early season snowmaking base, Vermont's Killington
is primed to open for skiing and riding on Saturday
October 29.

The K-1 gondola and the North Ridge Triple chair will spin.
Access to the white goods will be via the wooden walkway
from the summit to the top of the Rime trail.

Food and drinks will be available at the base of the
North Ridge Triple. Ticket price will be US$39.

Depending upon the weather, the lifts may or may
not be open on Sunday the 30th. It's a good idea to
check the website:www.killington.com before you

drive up.

Meanwhile wax your boards man.
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NO POWDER FOR POWDER RIDGE

October 27th 2011 16:16
Powder Ridge, a small closed ski area in extreme southern
Connecticut USA used to be quite successful. Not only did
it attract day trippers from the immediate area but also
ferry riders traversing Long Island Sound from New York.

They had night skiing and riding, snowmaking, three double
chairlifts and a quad chair. Yeah, their vertical was a paltry
500 feet but it was nearby skiing and riding man!

It worked for the suburbanites who needed a hill to practice,
learn the fine arts of sliding and of course, to have a good time
in the process.

Well, recently an outfit calling itself Alpine Ridge LLC made
an offer to the Town of Middlefield, Conn., to buy the foreclosed
operation for US$1mill. They spent the summer kicking the
tires and whatnot, kinda wrapped the Town Fathers around their
middle finger and then withdrew their offer this month.

Snowmaking water is a problem and requires all kinds of
complicated permits and let's face it, operating a ski area
in the somewhat tropical climes of southern Connecticut is
a risky venture to say the least.

This place could work if it was developed as a year-round
attraction with an indoor refrigerated ice rink and perhaps
what the Brits call "a dry slope" in the off season.

Of course, all of this takes investment dollars, commitment
and astute management. Not this season folks, stay tuned
to this ORBLE channel.
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SUGARBOWL RESORT'S CORE DEAL

October 26th 2011 15:42
The California ski area Walt Disney help found is offering
an inexpensive way to save on lift tickets this season.
For only US$19, Sugarbowl Resort is selling their CORE


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NEW YORK'S GOLD SEASON PASS

October 25th 2011 14:15
If you enjoy skiing an riding at ski areas in the state of
New York but don't want to be tied down to one ski area's
season pass product, the Ski Areas of New York has the


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ONLINE AUCTION GREAT DEALS!

October 24th 2011 15:15
If you're an E-Bay or other for-profit online auction fan,
you may love a similar concept site. The major difference
is the profits of donated merchandise goes to worthy


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MICHIGAN'S LEARN TO SKI DEAL

October 21st 2011 15:34
For the past 17 years, participating Michigan ski areas
have been offering an extremely affordable learn-to-ski
package deal. For only US$30, students receive a


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RAGGED MOUNTAIN LURES FOREIGN CASHOLA

October 19th 2011 21:01
An obscure, medium sized day ski area, tucked away in the
hills of southwestern New Hampshire is attempting to lure
wealthy foreign investors to invest in the place. Ragged


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HAYSTACK MT SOLD AGAIN

October 13th 2011 15:27
The shuttered Haystack Mountain ski area in the shadow
of Mount Snow in southern Vermont has been sold again.
The sale is still pending but it looks like the remaining lands


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NEW CHAIRLIFT FOR VISTA RIDGE

October 12th 2011 15:43
A new quad chairlift is up and just about ready to go
for the kickoff of the ski and ride season. The new
Leitner Poma lift comes with three new trails, more


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FIRST SNOW AT THE CANYONS RESORT

October 11th 2011 15:21
Utah's The Canyons resort received six inches of fresh snow recently
and is gearing up for a November 25th opening day. Lodging wise,
they are currently offering a "Season Starter Special" from November


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A-BASIN'S FOUNDER PASSES AWAY

October 10th 2011 21:43
It is with great regret that we announce the passing of one of the
original founders of Colorado's legendary A-Basin, Max Dercum.
In 1946, Dercum, his wife and fellow founders brought A-Basin


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WINOS REJOICE AT REVELSTOKE

October 7th 2011 14:18
Winos will have a special place at Canada's Revelstoke
Mountain Resort this season. Seems resort management
created a new wine bar in the base village and are, well


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SKI AND FLY FREE AT CRESTED BUTTE

October 6th 2011 14:44
Get this: on Crested Butte's opening day this season--November
23--everybody ski and rides free! No strings or other b.s. It's
in honor of their 50th anniversary year


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CATTLE RUSTLING AT SUN PEAKS RESORT

October 4th 2011 17:18
Yup, the wild west is alive and well at Canada's Sun Peaks
ski resort. Up on the slopes, beef cows have been grazing
all summer long, fattening their hides up and keeping the


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MONARCH'S ONE PLANET SEASON PASS

October 3rd 2011 20:06
The stakes in the ski area season pass game were raised
to the shall we say, planetary level, by Colorado's Monarch
Mountain recently. This modest Rocky Mountain ski area


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