So Long 2010: OnTheSnow's Year In Review

2nd January 2011 | Craig Altschul, Editor-In-Chief

You'll admit a good year on the slopes is far better than a bad year in the office. You can decide the merits of the year that was, but we've chosen some of the more than 3,000 news stories we've published in the OnTheSnow.com Newsroom since January 2010 arrived.

Big Storms:

Four-Day Storm Pummels New England, Quebec 

Wild Weather Batters New Mexico

Avalanche Danger Widespread In West; Inbounds Slide Kills Skier At Sun Valley 

Late October Storms Throw Pacific Northwest, Northern Rockies Resorts Into Winter 

Huge Snowstorm Hits Sierras With More Than 6 Feet In Places 

Second Winter Storm Batters Midwest

Massive Western Storm Drops Snow In Feet, Not Inches 

Major Winter Storm Slams Into The East 

 

Milestones:

Popular Rocky Mountain Ski, Outdoor Writer Charlie Meyers Dies 

Sepp Kober, Ski Genius Of The Homestead, Dies At 88 

Ski Writer Noble, Ski Legend Zell Pass On 

Sun Valley Celebrates 75 Years With Season-long Events

Hunter Enters Its 51st Year Well-Positioned For The Future 

Dodge Ridge Launches 60th Anniversary Season With Movie, Season Ski Pass Sale 

Crested Butte Toasts 50 Years With Early Season Discount Offers 

Missing Balloonist Richard Abruzzo Grew Up In N.M. Ski Business 

Killington Ski Club Turns 50; Changes Its Name

Six Named To U.S. Ski And Snowboard Hall Of Fame 

Whistler Blackcomb Is 2010 Favorite North American Resort Of OnTheSnow.com Visitors; Snowbird, Park City, Keystone, Telluride Also Cited For Honors 

Avalanche Kills Wolf Creek Ski Patrol Director 

Competition/Olympics:

Russia To Host Most Expensive Winter Olympics Ever

Cypress Mountain Shuts Down To Save Snow For Olympics 

U.S. Skiers Vonn, Mancuso Win Gold, Silver In Downhill 

Kelly Clark Wins Fourth Half Pipe Title; U.S. Open Winds Up 

2015 FIS World Alpine Ski Championships Awarded To Vail/Beaver Creek 

Russia To Build Five New Ski Resorts; Sochi Will Host Olympics 

Squaw Valley Aims To Build Museum To Commemorate Olympic Legacy 

Resorts Changing Hands:

Utah Does Some Colorado Outreach With Copper Acquisition

New Owners Invest $7 Million In Cranmore Improvements 

New Owners At Panorama Make Changes; Adds Shuttles, Triple Night Terrain

Sununu Family Buys Waterville Valley From Booth Creek 

Northstar-at-Tahoe Added To Vail Resorts' California Properties; Pays $63 Million 

Locals Are Optimistic About Squaw Valley's Future

Big Expansions And Improvements:

Vail Resorts' Colorado Mountains See $75 Million-Plus In Improvements 

Sugarloaf Plans To Double Its Terrain With Backcountry Expansion 

Windham Skiers, Riders To Reap Rewards Of $12 Million In Upgrades 

Canyons' New Quad Makes Going To The Top A Warm Experience 

Le Massif To Debut New 8-Passenger Gondola; Centerpiece Of Makeover 

Hunter Mt. Ready To Open Largest Zipline Course In North America 

Ticklers:

Stickers The Porcupine No Longer Calls Telluride's Slopes Home 

Park City Tagged By Famed Graffiti Artist During Sundance Film Fest 

Love Was In The Air At Loveland For Valentine's Weddings, Renewals 

New Beginner Slope Gets A Name At Appalachian; 2-Year-Old Wins

Mammoth Bones Emerge Next To Snowmass Slopes 

Moose Are On The Loose In Steamboat 

Longer Seasons:

Springtime At Mammoth Stretches To Memorial Day ... At Least 

It's One Big Fiesta As Ski New Mexico Announces Extensions 

Sunday River Is First Resort To Open For 2010-11

Darker Side Of The News:

Options For Getting To Aspen/Snowmass Remain After Rockslide Closes I-70 

Cuts At Sunrise Perplex Locals; Uncertainty Looms Over Arizona Areas 

Update: Sugarloaf Continues To Probe Chairlift Accident 

Miscellaneous File:

United, Continental Merger, Other Deals May Be Good News For Skiers 

OTS Special Report: Is Mountain Real Estate 'On The Ascent?' Try Beaver Creek 

Beat Ticket Window Pricing; Plan Ahead, Find Deals 

 

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