SNOWBIRD, UTAH (Post Time News)-–With more than 11 feet of snow on the ground at mid-mountain and counting, Snowbird says it will extend its season into June here--and possibly beyond.
Continue Reading Add comment May 11th, 2008
DENVER, COLORADO (Post Time News)-- Specialty Sports Venture (SSV) has become an even bigger player in ski rentals and retailing.
SSV, a joint-venture majority-owned by Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN), announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire 18 Breeze Ski Rental shops at locations throughout Colorado, Utah and California for $6.5 million. SSV now has 145 shops in Colorado, Utah, and California, with more growth a distinct possibility.
Continue Reading Add comment June 24th, 2007
COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO (Post Time News)--Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced at the organization's 44th Annual Meeting and Forum here that its 26 member resorts hosted more than 12.56 million skier visits--and set a new skier visit record for the second consecutive year in the process.
In all, CSCUSA said Colorado accounts for 23 percent of the domestic ski business. But the trade group also reported Colorado visits increased just 30,000 skier visits over last season.
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Ohmygod! I'm getting a Flybar 800 and 1200. SBI Enterprises – the company first to develop the pogo stick in 1918 – a couple of years ago created the Flybar 1200 that can bounce up to 6 feet, and now it has developed the more-friendly women's Flybar 800 that can hit about 4 feet.
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Heather said starting her own business didn’t seem like much of a risk because she had grown tough skin growing up in a “dirt poor” family. It only takes a vision to start a business, Heather said. “I really think that if you put your mind to something, your path opens,” she said.
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ASPEN. COLORADO (Post Time News)--Black Tie Ski Rentals likes to bring it when it comes to in-your-room delivery of whatever you need, and that dedication to customer service gave the company with ten locations in North America the top customer service award from Ski.com in 2006.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Post Time News)—Intrawest Corp.’s fiscal 2006 results show that skier visits and non-skier revenues are up while revenues-per-skier declined.
Skier visits increased 6 percent from 6,322,000 in 2005 to 6,688,000 in 2006 resulting in a $21.3 million increase in mountain segment revenue. Non-skier revenue bounded up by $18.2 million, while skier revenues declined $2.3 million . The company defines revenues-per-skier-visit as “a function of ticket prices and ticket yields, and revenue from non-ticket sources such as retail and rental stores, ski school, and food and beverage services.”
The Intrawest fiscal 2006 report was chock-full of interesting data, including the news that performance of the company in the West exceed results posted in the East.
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PARK CITY, UTAH (Post Time News)—The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team wants to cash in on the Olympic spirit for commerce with a Gold Pass that will deliver proceeds gleaned to the snowbound Olympic Movement in the United States. The $7,000 pass http://goldpass.usskiteam.com is fully transferable and good at 260 mountains around the country.
Continue Reading Add comment September 24th, 2006
It’s easy to slam Intrawest Corp., so I am going to start out by saying what I like about the company. From a corporate standpoint, they seem capable of accomplishing exactly what they set out to do—and the nice premium from Friday’s sale announcement is no doubt richly deserved. In the last decade or so, Intrawest has also seemed more than capable of bringing order to an unseemly skiing development scene, and it’s not unusual for the company to ride to the rescue of a faltering development. Their deal to develop Snowmass Base Village with Aspen Skiing Company is a case in point. So there’s a lot to like about Intrawest—particularly from a business standpoint. I would recommend their stock even as I decry their development philosophy.
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TETON VILLAGE, WYOMING (Post Time News)—What better way for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to turn 40 than with a brand-new $25 million 100-passenger tram to be ready in the 2008 season?
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