At the Mountain Towns 2030 summit in Vail on Wednesday, a challenge was issued that extends far beyond the event’s 510 attendees. Vail Resorts, Alterra Mountain Company, Powdr and Boyne Resorts the country’s four.
When contemplating what this year’s ski season will look like, Joel Gratz says one thing is for certain: There will be snow. Gratz, the founding meteorologist of snow forecasting and weather website OpenSnow, hosted a community.
As the first semblance of a snowstorm swirled over the Gore Range this week, Eagle County ski areas took advantage. Vail Ski Resort turned on the guns Wednesday night, and Beaver Creek was not far.