Northern Vermont’s Smugglers’ Notch is the latest addition to the Indy Pass roster. Background Vermont’s Smugglers’ Notch ski area is officially joining the Indy Pass for the 2026-27 ski season, adding one of the Northeast’s most prominent independent ski areas to the rapidly growing multi-resort product. Indy Pass holders will receive two days…
Loon claims its expansion terrain (shaded in orange above) will make it New Hampshire’s largest ski area. Background In the past week, two of Eastern North America’s busiest ski areas have announced massive expansions, though they have vastly different targets for the skiing demographics. Both Loon in New Hampshire and Tremblant in Quebec…
With powder like this, why don’t the Andes play a bigger role in the global ski scene? Background At a first glance, South America looks like it should have one of the greatest ski industries in the world. The continent’s Andes mountains are the tallest range on Earth outside Asia, with peaks of…
Vail Resorts has all but admitted this map will not expand for quite awhile. Background On Tuesday, Vail Resorts announced “Epic Experience,” a multi-year plan that CEO Rob Katz is framing as a new era for the company, one built around guest experience rather than pass sales and acquisitions. The announcement spans five…
This past North American ski season was certainly a memorable one, perhaps more than anything because of the weather. But it turns out a lot more than weather unpredictability developed within the ski scene this year, with several more permanent shifts debuting this season that carry major implications for the years to come.…
The Sunrise surface lift is currently the only way for public guests to access a huge portion of Powder Mountain without hiking. Background The 2026-27 season will be the last one for Powder Mountain’s Sunrise Poma. In a recent operations update, the resort announced that the surface lift will be removed in the…
The multi-year expansion is the most massive in North American skiing history. Background Even with all the new ski resort developments in the twenty-first century, few have been as monumental as the Deer Valley East Village expansion. The project nearly triples the resort’s terrain, making Deer Valley the third largest ski resort in…
One of Park City’s worst chokepoints is finally slated for some relief. One of the longest-running lift installation battles in American history seems to finally be coming to an end. Last week, Park City finally received approval from the Park City Planning Commission to move forward with two key lift upgrades: replacing the…
MOUNTAIN SCORE #9 in California 59 #79 Overall WRITTEN REVIEW MOUNTAIN STATS VIDEO REVIEW CATEGORY BREAKDOWN See our criteria 7 Snow: 6 Resiliency: 5 Size: 5 Terrain Diversity: 6 Challenge: 5 Lifts: 6 Crowd Flow: 5 Facilities: 6 Navigation: 8 Mountain Aesthetic: GOOD TO KNOW 1-Day Ticket: $119-$169 Pass Affiliation: Ikon Pass On-site…
MOUNTAIN SCORE #20 in Colorado 56 #93 Overall WRITTEN REVIEW MOUNTAIN STATS CATEGORY BREAKDOWN See our criteria 7 Snow: 5 Resiliency: 4 Size: 6 Terrain Diversity: 7 Challenge: 3 Lifts: 7 Crowd Flow: 4 Facilities: 7 Navigation: 6 Mountain Aesthetic: GOOD TO KNOW 1-Day Ticket: $70-$104 Pass Affiliation: Indy Pass, Freedom Pass On-site…
