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Expectations for a gangbuster finish to the ski season courtesy of widespread and generous snowfall across western mountain destinations over the last...
Mother Nature finally revealed her generous side in February by dumping considerable amounts of snow across most western U.S. ski resorts and turned ...
The economy might be going like gangbusters this winter but Mother Nature is not--and the considerable power of snowfall, or lack of it, is apparent t...
The trifecta that dampened lodging occupancy during November persisted into December when the stakes, and expectations, are higher. Consumer optimism ...
Despite some good economic news during November, modest snowfall across much of the West and rate-sensitive customers weary of high prices, combined t...
At the risk of giving short shrift to the summer of 2023, the focus of mountain destinations is now lasered onto the upcoming winter and how rates are...
After three and a half years of dramatic ups and downs due primarily to the pandemic, economic volatility, and struggles along the way, lodging at we...
While snowfall dominated the narrative for mountain destinations last winter, the ebbs and flows of economic news and dynamics have been writing the s...
At the end of March when western mountain destinations were reveling in a great winter season with increases in occupancy and rates and likely record-...
Summer is in full swing in mountain communities with the focus firmly on hiking, biking, paddling, outdoor concerts, and a respite from record-breakin...
With exceptional snowfall the not-so-secret weapon for driving high occupancy and daily rates throughout the winter—and now melted away until next s...
Although a handful of resorts are still open, the Winter 2022-23 ski season is ending on a high note courtesy of extraordinary snowfall across most r...
