Topic: Resorts

Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 12:00 PM

Park City, UT - The Chateaux at Silver Lake has announced the grand opening of its Cena Ristorante and Lounge. A Stein Eriksen Lodge Management Corporation restaurant located slopeside at Utah's Deer Valley ski resort, Cena's grand opening for the 2010-11 winter season is taking place today with a unique blend of Italian cuisine in a family-friendly atmosphere. The new restaurant will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the winter season.

Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 04:40 PM

Editor's Note: This is a weekly column written by Meteorologist Joel Gratz that will take you "behind the scenes" of the typical weather forecast. Joel is the founder of ColoradoPowderForecast.com, where you can sign up for his email alerts.

by Joel Gratz

Boulder, CO - The word "epic" gets thrown around far too often. If every day with fresh snow is "Epic," than the word truly loses its meaning.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 06:26 PM

Park City, UT - It's been a November to remember in Utah's Wasatch Mountains, where some resorts have already passed the 100-inch season to date snowfall mark. But one of the region's ski resorts has delayed its opening by two weeks, and it has nothing to do with snowfall.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 06:15 PM

Eden, UT - The 2010-11 winter season at Utah's Powder Mountain ski resort is officially underway. Powder Mountain's Sundown lift opened for night skiing at 3 p.m. this afternoon, and after the Thanksgiving holiday, daytime skiing and riding will launch Friday morning.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:30 AM

Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Lake City residents are sitting under a Blizzard Warning this morning issued by the National Weather Service. It's the latest in a series of major snowstorms rolling across Utah, where deep snows are blanketing the state's ski and snowboard resorts.

Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 01:00 PM

Salt Lake City, UT - The Utah Office of Tourism, an agency of the state Governor's Office of Economic Development, launched its winter "Life Elevated" advertising campaign during a Capitol news conference on Wednesday to promote Utah's skiing and "The Greatest Snow on Earth." The $1.1 million campaign includes three new 30-second commercial spots that will rotate on 13 national cable networks beginning in January.

Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 11:00 AM

Editor's Note: This is a weekly column written by Meteorologist Joel Gratz that will take you "behind the scenes" of the typical weather forecast. Joel is the founder of ColoradoPowderForecast.com, where you can sign up for his email alerts.

by Joel Gratz

Boulder, CO - On the heels of 30-50 inches of snow that fell throughout Colorado over the past five days, another big storm is on tap across the entire western U.S. for next week. While this storm will nuke on the West Coast with a few feet in the forecast, more skeptical readers might inquire why there is so much confidence in a weather forecast for more than seven days into the future further inland.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 11:02 AM

Denver, CO - In the latest data released by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP), the month of October finished ahead of October 2009 and the upcoming winter season shows continued improvements in both bookings and room rates at ski and snowboard resorts across the western U.S. However, despite small consistent gains, overall occupancy and rates continues to lag significantly behind patterns established prior to the October 2008 economic meltdown.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 09:00 AM

Huntsville, UT - In conjunction with the Winter Dew Tour Toyota Challenge finals this February, Utah's Snowbasin Resort will see the winners crowned in the 2011 Gatorade Free Flow Tour, a 54-stop nationwide contest that provides a direct route for young skiers and snowboarders to reach the professional level competition of the Dew Tour.

Monday, November 15, 2010 - 03:00 PM

Brian Head, UT - Brian Head skiers and riders will be tossing their gear into a giant bonfire tonight in hopes for a snowy winter ahead.