Mount Snow

Mount Snow donates food to local nonprofits

DOVER- Mount Snow has donated more than 2,000 pounds of food to four local organizations providing meals and groceries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Mount Snow made the decision to close for the rest of the season on March 15, their storerooms were full of supplies in anticipation...

Mount Snow barring public from mountain during COVID-19 emergency

DOVER- Mount Snow is taking the unusual step of closing access to the mountain, barring the public from skiing, boarding or even hiking Mount Snow. According to Mount Snow spokesman Jamie Storrs, Mount Snow officials made the decision to protect public safety and first responders, and to...

Taking a look back at the 2019 top 10 news stories in the valley

Hermitage lawsuits and bankruptcy
Vermont and Connecticut lawsuits against the Hermitage and Hermitage Club founder James Barnes dominated headlines in the first half of the year, along with Berkshire Bank’s ongoing foreclosure action. Vendors, lenders, investors,...

Richard Linnehan, right, works with trainer Doug Lehman on an apparatus that helps the disabled learn to ski. R. Capitani

“Space program is adversity itself,” says visiting astronaut

WILMINGTON — On Saturday, December 14, after spending the day with Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow, NASA Astronaut Dr. Richard Linnehan gave a public presentation about his work as an astronaut and how facing challenges and adversity has played into his career.
“(Adaptive Sports) is a good...

Pass sales up 22%

Vail announces dividend, praises Peak resorts
BROOMFIELD, CO- Vail Resorts, owner of Mount Snow, is reporting that their first quarter losses for fiscal year 2020 have fallen from last year. The company also announced a $1.76 per common share dividend.
“I am very...

A skier was lowered from the Challenger chair lift at Mount Snow during a lift evacuation Saturday.

Lift back in service after successful evacuation

DOVER- Rescuers evacuated about 190 skiers from a chair lift at Mount Snow last Saturday after it stopped operating.
Mount Snow’s Challenger, a triple lift located on the mountain’s North Face, stopped operating at about 11:30 am with 190 people on board. According to a press release from...

Peak Resorts sale to Vail a done deal

BROOMFIELD, CO- On Tuesday, Vail Resorts announced the company has closed on their acquisition of Peak Resorts and its 17 resorts, including Mount Snow.
The acquisition brings the total number of ski areas operated by Vail Resorts to 37 worldwide.
According to Vail Resorts...

Peak Resorts shareholders approve Vail deal

WILDWOOD, MO- Peak Resorts' shareholders approved a takeover deal with Vail Resorts at a shareholders' meeting on Friday, September 20. In a statement released on Friday, Peak Resorts said 89% of the company's outstanding shares voted in favor of the deal. In documents filed with the Securities...

Suit seeks to stymie Peaks-Vail merger

ST. LOUIS- A Peak Resorts investor has filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that the company’s SEC filing regarding its proposed merger with Vail Resorts was false and misleading.
The suit, filed by Boston-area resident John Field, seeks an injunction blocking the company’s proposed...

Peak Resorts to be sold to Vail for $264 million

This is an updated version of an earlier story
BROOMFIELD, CO- Vail Resorts announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding stock of Mount Snow’s parent company, Peak Resorts Inc., at a purchase price of $11 per share, subject to certain...