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Podcast #218: Hatley Pointe, North Carolina Owner Deb Hatley
“We did not realize what we were getting ourselves into.”
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Stuart Winchester
1:13:03
Four Seasons Ski Area in New York Closes After 63 Years
John Goodfellow was there “from day one” of the nation’s shortest chairlift-served ski area
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Stuart Winchester
Podcast #217: Greek Peak NY President Wes Kryger & Mountain Ops VP Ayden Wilber
New York's most under-appreciated ski resort
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Stuart Winchester
1:15:13
Local Group Buys Ragged Mountain NH, Will Assume Operations from Pacific Group Resorts
“We always said that if we could buy our home hill, we would love to do it.”
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Stuart Winchester
Join Me Live with Mt. Bohemia at Snowvana Milwaukee Saturday, Nov. 8
A live conversation with the founder of the Midwest’s most unique ski area
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Stuart Winchester
Podcast #216: Treetops General Manager Barry Owens
“We don’t shy away from… who we are and what we are.”
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Stuart Winchester
1:22:03

October 2025

Snow Triple Play's 16-Mountain Debut Roster, Examined
A compelling core lineup along the NYC-to-Montreal axis
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Stuart Winchester
Podcast #215: Alterra CEO Jared Smith
“We’ve got to find ways to make [skiing] more accessible, more affordable, more often for more people”
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Stuart Winchester
37:52
Five Charts Explaining America’s Aging Lift Fleet
Operators ponder how to replace aging machines as new lift prices skyrocket and the supply of easy-to-relocate fixed-grip lifts dries up
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Stuart Winchester
Ikon Pass Adds 7 Ski Areas in Japan, 1 Each in China, South Korea
Ikon has added 19 new ski areas ahead of the 2025-26 ski season
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Stuart Winchester
Podcast #214: Killington and Pico Owner Phill Gross and CEO Mike Solimano
“We want to own this for generations to come” – Phill Gross, managing parter of Killington's new ownership group.
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Stuart Winchester
1:28:55
What Vail Resorts’ Daily Lift Ticket Rates Tell Us About the Best Times to Ski
An exercise in data analysis, or maybe art criticism (or perhaps madness)
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Stuart Winchester
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