Michigan Ski Town Gets Record-Breaking Snowfall in One Day
The long-standing record for most snowfall in a single day at a Michigan ski area was broken Friday when more than 2 feet of snow fell. Gaylord, located in the northern part of the state and home to several popular ski resorts, received a whopping 24.8 inches of snow. The previous record of 17 inches […]
Fears for future of ski tourism as resorts adapt to thawing snow season | Ski resorts
SThomas Ålander sits by the window of his home in Vasteras, central Sweden, wondering when the winter season will start for his outdoor adventure business. Do the North. “You have to be sure it's going to snow before you can plan your trip, and those departure dates are moving back at an alarming rate,” he […]
Largest Ski Resort Operator In World Announces Mass Layoffs Ahead Of Winter
The world's largest mountain resort operator said Thursday it will eliminate some positions to cut costs even as ski season approaches. Vail Resorts plans to lay off less than 2 percent of its workforce as part of a two-year plan, one company said. news release. The expected job cuts will include “14 percent of internal […]
Texas DNC delegate robbed at gunpoint by suspects in ski masks in Chicago: report
A Texas delegate in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was robbed at gunpoint by men wearing balaclavas early Wednesday morning, according to local reports. The victim, 25, was walking with a friend on the 100 block of West Randolph in downtown Chicago around 2 a.m. when a black Range Rover pulled up next […]
Armed man in ski mask arrested while approaching Republican National Convention perimeter in Milwaukee
A man carrying an AK-47 pistol and wearing a balaclava was arrested Monday just blocks from Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, where the Republican National Convention is being held, a federal law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News. Homeland Security agents and Capitol Police were conducting surveillance near the Republican National Convention perimeter when they spotted a […]