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Mountain High Welcomes New Additions to Marketing Department
03 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
Wrightwood, CA (October 2, 2008) – Mountain High is pleased to welcome Kim Hermon and Laura Johnson to the marketing department for the 2008/09 winter season. Hermon has recently been named senior marketing consultant for Mountain High and will assist the marketing department in all functions. Johnson will manage day-to-day marketing operations, in addition to all public relations and communications functions, in her role as marketing manager.
Prior to joining Mountain High, Hermon had been sales director for five years and most recently assistant director of marketing for five years at Big Bear Mountain Resorts, Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, in Big Bear Lake, California. During that time, she worked vigorously to gain well-rounded experience in a broad area of resort business. (more…)
New at Heavenly for 2008-09
03 years ago
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South Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. – October 1, 2008 – Three new trails, on-mountain lodge renovations, radio frequency ticket technology and a major trail re-grade headline resort improvements Heavenly Mountain Resort announced today for the 2008-09 season. Under Heavenly’s 10-year master plan approved in April 2007, guests can look forward to new lifts, new on-mountain restaurants, new lodging and base villages that will greatly improve the overall experience at Lake Tahoe’s leading destination resort.
“The debut of Olympic Express and the Heavenly Flyer ZipRider last season set Heavenly apart as the next great destination resort,” said Blaise Carrig, Heavenly’s chief operating officer. “This winter guests will expect more improvements including new gladed trails in Ski Ways and the re-grading of Skyline Trail, which is the biggest little project at Heavenly in terms of its positive impact on the guest experience.” (more…)
4th Annual Jibassic Pro Invitational
03 years ago
Donner Summit, CA (September 23, 2008)- Pull your winter coat out of the attic, brush the dust off your boards and head to Boreal Mountain Resort for an evening of action-packed rail jam competition. Pro snowboarder and skiers will display their talents in front of a capacity crowd at Boreal on Saturday, October 25, 2008. Each pro will be vying for a piece of the $6,000 prize purse, tickets on Southwest Airlines and bragging rights for taking top honors in the first major rail jam of the season. (more…)
$1.5 Million in Capital Investments Raise Guest Experience at Mountain High
03 years ago
by Press Release
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Wrightwood, CA (September 22, 2008) – Rolling off last year’s success, Mountain High has made more than $1.5 million in capital investments for the upcoming winter. With an eye toward improving the guest experience, Mountain High has completely remodeled Big Pines Lodge, increased snowmaking capacity by up to 40%, introduced new tubing lanes, added two park-specific snowcats, and increased Sports School offerings. (more…)
New For The 2008-2009 Season At Northstar-At-Tahoe
03 years ago
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TRUCKEE, Calif. – Sept. 2008 – Northstar® Resort has invested more than $15 million in on-mountain and village improvements that will benefit skiers and riders during the 2008-09 winter season. Improvements include the extension of ski trails and the express quad lift on Lookout Mountain®-one of the areas of the resort offering advanced ski terrain-new snowmaking systems, tree thinning to make for improved glade skiing, increased lift capacity, and the widening of the ski area boundaries, increasing the resort’s total skiable acreage by 414 acres to a total of 2,904 acres. (more…)
New & Unique At Sierra-At-Tahoe Resort
03 years ago
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – September 2008 – Start thinking winter because Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort is gearing up for what the Farmer’s Almanac is predicting will be an above average snow year. With an annual average of 480 inches of snow, an above average year means plenty of powder days to come. Here’s what else is coming at Sierra™ Resort this winter. (more…)
$369 Heavenly Season Pass Deal Ends Labor Day Weekend
03 years ago
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Purchase a Season Pass Labor Day Weekend at Bay Area Any Mountain Stores or the 22nd Annual Heavenly Sports Tent Sale and Receive a $25 Voucher for Immediate Savings on In-Stock Gear
Heavenly Mountain Resort, Calif./Nev. – August 22, 2008 – Heavenly Mountain Resort announced today that Labor Day, September 1, 2008 will be the last day to purchase or renew a 2008 – 2009 Heavenly season pass for just $369, a $130 savings from the $499 price. (more…)
Over 74 Inches Of Fresh Beautiful Powder At Boreal
04 years ago
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Boreal Mountain Resort Has Regained Power, And Will Resume Operations Monday, January 7, 2007 Offering 4 Chairlifts (accelerator, Gunnar’s, Cedar Ridge, 49er), Plus Two Moving Carpets. Boreal Will Operate Daily From 9 A.m. – 9 P.m. (more…)