Snowsports Industries America to connect with consumers

AGREES TO ACQUIRE BEWI SKI AND SNOWBOARD CONSUMER EXPOSPARK CITY, UT, Snowsports Industries America (SIA) announced its intention to acquire the consumer-focused Boston and Denver Ski and ...

Final summer lodging results at Western Mountain Destinations are mixed; Winter holding steady

Denver, Colo., The six-month summer season that tracks from May through October for mountain destinations, finished with lackluster results and the softest aggregated summer occupancy figures in a decade. Modest gains in t...

Snowsports Industries America Launches “Generation Snow�

Targeting 100,000 New Participants In Winter Sports by 2028PARK CITY, UT, Snowsports Industries America (SIA) announced a new platform, Generation Snow, to address the desire to increase par...

Summer patterns at Mountain Destination remain essentially unchanged through august

Denver, Colo.,—The peak months for summer visitors in mountain destinations wrapped up in August with little change in either year-over-year occupancy or revenues. Results for September and October are still pending but bo...

Occupancy at Mountain Destinations up slightly from last month

BUT DOWN FOR SUMMER; RATES UNCHANGED AS SUMMER REVENUE REMAINS FLATAt the halfway point of summer, lodging properties in mountain destinations are enjoying a strong overall seasonal performa...

Summer occupancy is down at Western Mountain Destinations; Daily rates still edging up

After nearly seven years of consistent year-over-year growth, aggregated lodging results among 18 mountain communities in six western states is starting to experience small but measurable declines. The DestiMetrics’* month...

Taos Ski Valley Launches Robust Catering and Conference Business

With new and reimagined event spaces and a spectacular mountain setting, Taos Ski Valley is an ideal group destinationWith more than $10 million in improved and updated event, conference, an...

Balsams Resort Placed on Market

The defunct resort is being advertised as "virtually shovel-ready".Just weeks after the $28 million state funding bill was signed into law, the Balsams has been placed on the marke...

Early summer at Western Mountain Destinations showing flat occupancy; moderate growth in rates

Denver, Colo.,—While some participating mountain destinations are still offering limited snowsport activities, many are hustling to get their resorts and communities ready for summer activities and events following an exte...

As expected, snowy winter sets new records at Western Mountain Destinations

The long winter season that continued to deliver abundant snowfall even through late spring, resulted in a new all-time aggregated record for occupancy, rate, and revenue among participating destination mountain resorts in...

Lodging record anticipated at Western Mountain Destinations for 2018-19 winter season

The question isn’t whether western mountain lodging will set an all-time record this season, the question is how big that record will be—and if the record will be for occupancy, rate, revenue, or all of them. In the most r...

Revenue and Occupancy edging to possible winter records

At Mountain destinations – depends on April A winter season that began on a downward trend in the wake of last year’s disappointing snow conditions, is now moving towards new records for occupancy...

Abundant Snowfall drives strong January bookings; Rates climb

Denver, Colo.,—With most mountain regions receiving steady and abundant snowfall, all traces of last year’s “snow hangover” evaporated during January as a strong booking pace throughout the month boosted aggregated occupan...

Statement from Powdr on climate change

PARK CITY, Utah.,– In light of recent controversy in the ski industry about climate change, POWDR issued the following statement about where it stands on the issue.  “We believe in climate c...

Rate Management driving growth; Snow plays vital role

Denver, Colo.—Strategic rate management coupled with widespread snowfall across the western portion of the U.S. helped turn December from a challenging month to a revenue winner for mountain lodging properties. That assess...

Park City Mountain Celebrates Newly Transformed Mid-Mountain Lodge

Just in time for the holidays, Park City Mountain celebrated the grand opening of the Resort’s iconic Mid-Mountain Lodge after an extensive transformation. Housed in a 19th Century miners boarding house  near McConkey’s li...

Snow and rate driving booking pace at Western Mountain Resort

Nothing like a strong wave of mid-November snowfall from the Sierras to the Rockies to give winter bookings a boost for the upcoming ski and snowboard season at western mountain resorts. According to DestiMetrics* monthly ...