Vail Resorts

The deck area at Carinthia Base Lodge. A New Jersey couple has filed suit after a fall on ice left Anna Niewodniczanska with a broken leg. File photo

Ice on base lodge deck claimed to be reason for fall, broken leg

BURLINGTON- A New Jersey couple are demanding a jury trial in a lawsuit filed against Mount Snow in the US District Court for Vermont last month.
The couple are seeking an unspecified amount of compensation in excess of a $75,000 federal minimum jurisdictional requirement, claiming Mount...

Above, the Sundance lift upper terminal is where Faith Keresztessy fell after climbing the metal ladder to reach the platform. The lift has since been removed to make way for a new six-passenger lift. Courtesy NewEnglandSkiHistory.com/Ian Clesla

Woman seeks $50 million after fall from platform

BURLINGTON- A Rhode Island woman is seeking $50 million in damages from Mount Snow and Vail Resorts in a suit filed in federal court last week.
Faith Keresztessy, of Coventry, RI, accuses Mount Snow and Vail Resorts of negligence for failing to take steps to prevent a fall from a...

Vail to limit day tickets

Mount Snow slated to open November 11 VERMONT - Vail Resorts recently announced the opening dates of its 37 North American resorts, offering skiing and riding coast-to-coast and one of the longest seasons in the country for its Epic Pass holders. Additionally the company said...

Vail announces new Mount Snow GM

DOVER - Vail Resorts announced Tuesday that Brian Suhadolc, vice president of mountain operations at Vail Mountain, will be the next general manager of Mount Snow Resort. He will succeed Tracy Bartels - who was recently appointed as vice president of maintenance, planning, and projects -...

A quartet of riders enjoy a bluebird day on the Bluebird chairlift at Mount Snow. Local students can earn free passes. File/Brett MIller

Choose Snow program offers passes

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Choose Snow, a program to inspire healthy lifestyle choices, is back thanks to a generous donation to the Deerfield Valley Community Partnership from Vail Corporation and Mount Snow Resort,
Choose Snow is open to full-time Vermont students. A limited number of 2021-22...

Mount Snow part of massive Vail lift overhaul project

DOVER - Skiers and riders at Mount Snow got an unexpected lift last week. Two of them, to be exact.
On Thursday, Vail Resorts announced a $320-million capital expansion plan that includes 19 new chairlifts at 14 Vail-owned resorts. As part of that plan, Mount Snow will see two new high-...

Carinthia Lodge at Mount Snow.

Vail Resorts to require indoor masks, vaccination for winter employees

DOVER - Vail Resorts announced its winter operating plan for the 2021 to 2022 ski-and-ride season.
Mountain access: Vail Resorts will not have a mountain reservation system this season and will load lifts and gondolas at normal capacity, optimizing guest movement around its resorts. ...

As part of their master plan approval, Mount Snow’s previous owners agreed to remove the Snow Lake dam and restore the North Branch of the Deerfield River to a natural state. File photo

Group will continue to press for lake removal

DOVER- A local conservation group has vowed to continue pressuring Vail Resorts, the new owners of Mount Snow, to honor a commitment made by previous owner Peak Resorts.
Under Mount Snow’s current Act 250 master plan, which went into effect about 10 years ago, Peak Resorts agreed to remove...

Mount Snow to open next week

WILMINGTON- Mount Snow General Manager Tracy Bartels told Wilmington Selectboard members the resort would be open this winter under the state’s COVID-19 ski area guidelines.
Bartels said Mount Snow was gearing up to open next week. “Tom (Fitzgerald, Wilmington Selectboard Chair) and I...

Winter is on its way. Snow blanketed the Haystack Mountain trails and parking lots at the Hermitage Club on Tuesday. Early season storms have given everyone a taste of the coming winter.
Photo by Randy Capitani

Winter is on its way. Snow blanketed the Haystack Mountain trails and parking lots at the Hermitage Club on Tuesday. Early season storms have given everyone a taste of the coming winter. Photo by Randy Capitani

Code Red! COVID limits could make for a tough winter

MONTPELIER- Vermont businesses dependent on outdoor sports tourism may be in for a lean winter. At a press conference on Tuesday, state officials said the number of people in the Northeast who can travel to Vermont without a quarantine had dwindled to just 332,000. Those who can travel to...