Ian Wood

5 days ago | unofficialnetworks.com | Ian Wood

Burke, Vermont — One of the ski resorts that will be interesting to monitor this offseason will be Burke Mountain Resort. For nearly a decade, Burke Mountain Resort was stuck in a federal receivership due to the fallout from the Northeast Kingdom’s EB-5 scandal. This week, it was announced that Bear Den Partners is officially the new owner of Burke Mountain Resort. This news follows four years of work towards putting together a successful bid.

5 days ago | unofficialnetworks.com | Ian Wood

Burke, Vermont — One of the ski resorts that will be interesting to monitor this offseason will be Burke Mountain Resort. For nearly a decade, Burke Mountain Resort was stuck in a federal receivership due to the fallout from the Northeast Kingdom’s EB-5 scandal. This week, it was announced that Bear Den Partners is officially the new owner of Burke Mountain Resort. This news follows four years of work towards putting together a successful bid.

6 days ago | unofficialnetworks.com | Ian Wood

Australia — Vail Resorts has quite the project going on in the Land Down Under. This offfseason, Perisher Ski Resort has been working on removing and replacing two chairlifts (the Mt. Perisher Triple Chair & Mt. Perisher Double Chair). They are being replaced by a new Doppelmayr detachable high-speed six-pack chairlift. The Mt. Perisher 6 will have a ride time of around 5.5 minutes, a drastic improvement over the Triple Chair’s 10-minute journey.

6 days ago | unofficialnetworks.com | Ian Wood

Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah — The best season pass out there for powderhoundsis arguably the Alta-Bird Pass. The season pass gives unlimited lift-serviced access to both Alta Ski Area and Snowbird, along with various benefits. However, this pass doesn’t come cheap, and its price has gradually increased over the years. This week, Alta-Bird Pass went on sale for the 2025-26 season. Their pass for most adults costs $2918. This is an increase from $2708 for the 2024-25 season.

6 days ago | unofficialnetworks.com | Ian Wood

Jackson, New Hampshire — Black Mountain wasn’t the place I was expecting to be skiing in May in New England, but it wasn’t exactly a complete surprise either. Since Erik Mogensen of Entabeni Systems (which owns the Indy Pass) took over the ski area in October 2024, he and his team have made significant improvements, including snowmaking upgrades, new groomers, adding a new learning area, technology upgrades, and renovating the lifts.