For the second consecutive year Sunday River ski resort in Maine, New England, opened for the season with skiing and riding in October thanks to cold temperatures and early season snowmaking. On Wednesday last week the resort was aiming to open on Friday for Halloween, but then moved opening day forward again to last Thursday.
Thanks to the hard work of Sunday River’s snowmaking team and $1.5 million in new snowmaking investment this season, including the addition of 70 new Boyne Low-E fan guns, we were able to make enough snow to open even sooner than expected,” said Brent Larson, Sunday River Mountain Manager.
All skiers and riders who arrived in costume on Halloween received free lift tickets, a promotion the resort introduced last season. Otherwise lift tickets on Halloween will be $25 for all ages.
“We have been adding new snowmaking technologies including tower guns and fan guns which help us make more snow early in the season,” said Dana Bullen, Sunday River General Manager.
The resort remained open over the weekend before temporarily closing for the following midweek period.
Open terrain inirtially was on the upper mountain and for advanced skiers and riders only. The T2, Upper Sunday Punch and Jim’s Whim trails were open, with a small terrain park built on T2. Continuing cold weather allowed for more terrain to open further down the mountain.
Daily Archive for November 11th, 2008
Great Canadian Heli-Skiing is offering what’s believed to be the world’s most expensive ever ski season ticket.
The company’s Platinum Pass, costing $100,000, guarantees holders a seat on one of the company’s helicopters and access to unlimited vertical in their British Columbian ski area, on every day between December 26th and March 28th. Holders also have a “Powder Concierge” dedicated to keeping them informed on powder conditions.
The company is marketing the tickets as a “bargain” – partly on the grounds that using the pass every day would mean unlimited heliskiing for a little over £1,000 a day.
Great Canadian Heli-skiing are located halfway between Golden and Revelstoke in the heart of one of the world’s best known heliskiing belt. The company, which celebrates 20 years of operations this winter, offers a wide range of packages but in all cases provides heliskiing in small intimate groups of four plus guide.
www.canadianheli-skiing.com
More than a dozen of the world’s top resorts have now opened for the winter – in most cases thanks to heavy snowfall which has brought several feet (60cm+) of fresh snow to some resorts in the Alps, as well as big falls in the Pyrenees and at least a foot (30cm) to most.
Continue reading ‘World’s biggest ski resorts kick off season’
Latest Comments
RSS