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Preseason pass prices and Strand's Columbus Day Weekend sale mean winter's getting closer. Full Article
18th September 2007
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Massachusetts received three bids to operate the ski area at Blue Hills Reservation in Milton. Full Article
11th September 2007
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Veterans of the mountain troops organize their last reunion, two generations after the war. Full Article
4th September 2007
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The all-new Zephyr blows green energy into the Massachusetts resort. Full Article
27th August 2007
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Wachusett is selling season passes at preseason rates. The future of Blue Hills is uncertain, Full Article
26th August 2007
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Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts has its teeth into spring and things are getting a little crazy. Jiminy has a hot online deal for riders who want to do it in the twilight hours Saturday. Hit their Web site and look for ways to score the E-coupon that gets you a $15 lift ticket at the Crane Lodge Ticket Window. Full Article
27th March 2007
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Mountain events, from contests to races, may have petered out, but the riding hasn't. We may have warmer temperatures and spring conditions here in Massachusetts, but spring isn't sprung until the grass has risen. So ride on, Mass., ride on. Full Article
13th March 2007
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For riders, March in Massachusetts is iffy, but since that comes-in-like-a-lion blah blah seems to be working this year, we'll take what we can get. And enjoy the ride. Full Article
26th February 2007
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Some good news came at mid-winter for ski areas in the Northeast and New England, including Jiminy Peak. Riders came out in droves for the Presidents Week break, apparently needing a hit off the hits and an uplift by the lifts. Full Article
26th February 2007
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The winter blast has been a blast for downhill riders here in Massachusetts. Snow dumps pushed trail openings to new heights for the season, and the riding is all but ensured deep into March. Full Article
17th February 2007
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Ski area operators in Massachusetts finally got some happy news this winter, courtesy of an unforgiving nor'easter, dumping tons of fresh powder in the Northeast at midweek. Full Article
14th February 2007
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Ski and snowboard areas thorughout the state are taking advantage of school breaks, federal and state employees cutting loose for a long weekend and anyone else who wants to play in the snow now that it's finally here for good - for the good of February, at least. Full Article
13th February 2007
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Massachusetts gets its winter game on hard, now that the cold has settled in, snow is paying a frequent visit and the snowmakers are punishing the terrain with ever-more snow. And since you can't spell "Massachusetts" without "Wachusett" - or parts thereof - give props to the mountain this weeked with two events: the USA Snowboard Association halfpipe and slopestyle competition all day Sunday. Full Article
6th February 2007
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Winter has taken hold of much of the Northeast and ski areas and riders are holding on to it for dear life. Finally, trail openings are slipping up in to the comfortable double digits and it feels like the real deal. Full Article
22nd January 2007
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Across Massachusetts, snowmakers on ski hills launched an all-out assault on the slopes in order to salvage a warm-soaked winter so far. A cold snap seems to have settled in and at the higher els, the snowmaking machinery was roaring. Full Article
15th January 2007
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Snow riders are eternal optimists, but winter so far here in Massachuesetts has been trying the patience of all downhillers. Ah, but with an in-your-face 'tude and millions of dollars in snowmaking machinery, Mass. ski areas are swearing by every evening drop below freezing that they can. Full Article
2nd January 2007
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What's that you smell? Mmm, the delicious odor of a nice burn as you capture top prizes at Jiminy Peak's first Rail Jam this season. Saranac Root Beer and Potter Brothers Ski and Snowboard are the sponsors, but the real winners await the competion on Friday, starting at 7 p.m. Full Article
2nd January 2007
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Berkshire East is keeping the runs, well, running in the middle of Massachusetts. They've got a workmanlike attitude going in a season that's seeing more green than white. Full Article
26th December 2006
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"Loose granular" and "spring conditions" aren't what we like hearing this time of year, but it's better than the sound of "closed." Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort and other Massachusetts ski areas fought hard to make enough snow early on to keep things going through this mid- to late-December warm bout. Full Article
19th December 2006
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Seven trails, 50 acres. This is only the beginning, folks. We're still skiing in Massachusetts and Wachusett Mountain aims to keep it that way. Why, the Big Guy heads to the mountain on Sunday and good little girls and boys can ask him for more snow. Full Article
12th December 2006
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