Top 5 Fridays - Weekly Ski Industry News

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The week's ski industry news: Fire at the Grand Montets cable car mid-station, Navarino Hills and Mt. Timothy may not open this winter, US Ski Team member Breezy Johnson suffers ACL tear while training, KSL.com reports on history of trail names, multiple edits of the week, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: Peak Resorts buys Whitetail, Liberty Mountain Resort, and Ski Roundtop, Vail Resorts' acquisition of Sunapee to be approved, Les Otten attempts to keep Balsams redevelopment alive, Killington buys the Mendon Mountainview Lodge to house international employees, edits of the week from Salomon TV, 4FRNT, Smith, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: Snow at Mammoth Mountain, Steven's Pass, and elsewhere, updates from Lhotse Peak, Freeride World Tour schedule announced, Russia may have aimed to disrupt 2018 Olympics, edits of the week from Ski The East, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: Wolf Creek opens tomorrow, Alyeska enters buying agreement with Pomeroy Lodges, Bloomberg reports on snow farming, CBC reports on potential FIS World CUP in Montreal, edits of the week from Salomon, Henrik Harlaut, Michelle Parker, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: A Basin, Loveland, Killington, and other resorts opening this weekend, FIS announces World Cup schedule, Lindsey Vonn shares retirement plans, Tanner Hall dropped from the Oakley team, edits of the week from Henrik Harlaut, Jackson Hole, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: Bloomberg highlights reasons to ski on the east, Mission Ridge planning big expansion, legendary freeskier turned rapper, Jon McMurrary, passes away, an amazing story of a WWII Skier Soldier, who has also passed away recently, plus edits of the week from Redbull, Michelle Parker, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: World Cup season is underway and Mikaela is back on the podium, Alterra is on track to sell 250,000 Ikon Passes this season, Boston Globe reports on the situation at Saddleback in Maine, Forbes reports on the growing use of smart technology on the slopes, edits of the week from Good Company, Armada, Phil Casabon, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: CNN interviews Mikaela Shiffrin, Vail Resorts introduces their Emma app, a report on skiing in the UK and CairnGorm Mountain, Freeskier Magazine reports on the Alterra Group, edits of the week from Snowpark Zermatt, Phil Casabon, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: World Cup Recap and Mikaela is back on top, Lindsey Vonn injures her knee, updates on Vail Resorts' Epic Promise campaign, Utah Avalanche Center online courses, edits of the week from Black Crows, DPS Skis, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: World Cup recap and Mikaela Shiffrin is back on top at Killington, decreasing interest in hosting Olympic Games, Outside Magazine reports on conglomerate culture, Popular Mechanics shares "Adventure Not War," edits of the week from Armada, Mikaela, Faction, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: World Cup Recap with Mikaela Shiffrin taking the top spot in the Super G, Lindsey Vonn delays retirement, Telegraph UK reports on Amirsoy Mountain Resort in Uzbekistan, Unofficial Networks reports on in-action avalanche assistance system, edits of the week from Salomon, Sammy Carlson, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: World Cup recap and Mikaela Shiffrin continues to dominate, 2018 Dew Tour has begun in Breck, Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports on improvements to BC network, A Basin hosting the first North American Mountaineering Race, edits of the week from Redbull, Dew Tour, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: FIS Alpine World Cup recap, Dew Tour Breckenridge recap, land conservation vs parking at Alta, Salt Lake City up for 2030 Olympic Bid, edits of the week from Candide, Henry Sildaru, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: FIS Alpine World Cup recap, Mikaela Shiffrin back on top, Alaska's KTVA reports on Hatcher Alpine Experience, an $800,000 Christmas Heist in Aspen, last chance to enter the Blizzard Skis month in our SkiHappy contest, edits of the week from Jackson Hole, Kirkwood, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: FIS World Cup recap with more Mikaela Shiffrin success, Michigan provides $10 million in grants for ski jumps at Copper Peak and Pine Mountain, Vail lift tickets top $200, New York Times visits the Fischer factory, edits of the week from Sammy Carlson, James Woods, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: FIS World Cup Recap, Lindsey Vonn returning to competition, $200 million PyeongChang ski venue could be demolished and re-forested, Jay Peak expected to go on sale soon, CollegeConsensus.com lists 25 best ski and snowboard colleges (do you agree?), edits of the week from DPS Skis, Warren Miller, Armada Skis, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: FIS World Cup recap, Mikaela Shiffrin on a roll, Lindsey Vonn returns to competition, Freeride World Tour kicks off in Hakuba, Japan, Forbes reports on the growing power of women in skiing, Time Magazine looks back at the 10th Mountain Division, edits of the week from Salomon Freeski TV, Nico Vuignier, the Today Show, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: FIS Alpine World Cup recap and Mikaela strikes again, Freeride World Tour recap, X Games Aspen is underway, Mad River Glen allowing Federal Employees to ski for free during shutdown, edits of the week, and more!

 

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The week's ski industry news: FIS World Championships, Lindsey Vonn officially retiring, Freeride World Tour Kicking Horse recap, Russian authorities to investigate Dyatlov Pass incident, Volkl SkiHappy month is underway, edits of the week from Audi Nines, Salomon Freeski TV, and more!

 

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Loved the Craig Murray run in the Freeride Word Tour coverage (and BTW he's from New Zealand not Australia).