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Storm News 11/5/2026: Financial CEO James Early Analyzes Vail Resorts' Stock
Who
James Early, CEO of Curia Financial, which will soon be known as Alpine House Research
Date Recorded
Nov. 5, 2026
The Takes Up Top
I briefly discuss Indy Pass’ rad new destination upgrade, which gives skiers an extra three days to split among 13 destination resorts in North America and Europe starting at $199 adult and $129 kids. I’ll write a longer piece on this, but here’s a teaser:
I also talk about Jackson Hole’s Golden Ticket program, which gets season passholders at any ski area half off lift tic...
Storm Skiing 11/3/2026: Ski Town Flight Changes, Plus Sutner on 5 Fave Ski Areas, Most Urgent Lift Upgrades in New England
Who
Shaun Sutner, Snowsports columnist for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette & Telegram.com.
Date Recorded
Nov. 2, 2026
The take up top
The modern accessibility of western skiing is mostly due to a pair of transportation revolutions that slashed travel time into harsh, high, and once-remote mountains over the past several decades. The first is the Interstate Highway System, which cracked the Colorado Rockies, the Wasatch, Lake Tahoe, New England, and other regions open to the masses. The second has been the quiet increase in direct flights from major population centers into...
Storm Skiing 11/2/2026: Big Ski Wants Lawsuit Dismissed; Sutner on Ski Area Consolidations, Expansions
Who
Shaun Sutner, Snowsports columnist for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette & Telegram.com.
Date Recorded
Nov. 2, 2026
The take up top
I referenced a Snow Brains article covering the big SkiCos motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed this summer accusing BigSki of collusion in pricing and business practices. I wrote about this lawsuit back in August:
The update is that the ski area operators think this lawsuit is dumb and without merit. The non-update is that while I agree with them, I also believe that this is a problem...
Storm News 10/30/2026: The Robots Are Coming to Drive You Uphill + Sipapu Expansion
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is purchasing a dolaGon mostly to skip liftlines on Saturdays. Please support this worthy cause:
Who
Seth Neubardt, CEO and Co-Founder of dolaGon Autonomous
Date Recorded
Oct. 29, 2026
About dolaGon
dolaGon is developing autonomous “off-road utility vehicles” that can, among other things, drive lazy skiers like me up to mountaintops and then drive themselves back down while I SnoSportSki le piste!
Why I interviewed him
In 2021, Seth reached out to tell me about this crazy autonomous ski...
Storm News 10/29/2026: Why Mt. Bachelor’s Northwest Quad Upgrade Is a Big Deal with Resort President Merriman
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast thinks it’s cool that we get to ski on a volcano.
Who
John Merriman, President and General Manager of Mount Bachelor, Oregon
Date Recorded
Oct. 28, 2026
About Mount Bachelor
Owned by: Powdr, which also owns:
Year founded: 1958
Pass affiliations:
* Ikon Pass: 7 days, no blackouts
* Ikon Base Pass: 5 days, holiday blackouts
Base elevation: 5,703 feet (bottom of Northwest Express chairlift)
Summit elevation: 8,957 feet (top of Summit Express chairlift), can hi...
Storm News 10/28/2026: Sundance Expands Again With Second High-Speed Quad
Who
Chad Linebaugh, President of Sundance Resort, Utah
Date Recorded
Oct. 27, 2026
About Sundance
Owned by: Two investment groups: Broadreach Capital Partners & Cedar Capital Partners
Located in: Sundance, Utah
Year founded: 1969
Pass affiliations: Power Pass & Power Pass Select: 3 days
Base elevation: 6,096 feet
Summit elevation: 8,250 feet
Vertical drop: 2,154 feet
Skiable acres: 580
Average annual snowfall: 275 inches
Lift count: 10 (2 high-speed quads, 4 fixed-grip quads, 1 triple, 3 carpets)
Why I interviewed him
I last...
Storm News 10/27/2026: Andy Bigford Says Powdr Should “Pull the Plug” on Selling Eldora to Nederland
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast wants Jurassic Park to happen in real life.
Who
Andy Bigford – former Editor-In-Chief of Ski magazine, former General Manager of Warren Miller Entertainment, Adjunct Professor at University of Colorado Journalism School, editor or author of several books, including Warren Miller’s autobiography, Freedom Found, and Ski Inc. and Ski Inc. 2020 with the late Chris Diamond.
Date Recorded
Oct. 27, 2026
About Eldora
Owned by: Powdr, which also owns
Located in: Nederland, Colorado
Year founded: 1962
Pass affi...
Storm Skiing 10/23/2026: Powder Mountain CEO Brandi Hammon on Expansion, $99 Lift Tickets, & New Lifts
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Who
Brandi Hammon, President and CEO of Powder Mountain and Powder Haven, Utah
Date Recorded
Oct. 22, 2026
About Powder Mountain & Powder Haven
Powder Mountain and Powder Haven are two sides of one interconnected ski area. The general public can ski anywhere, but they can only ride the lifts on the Powder Mountain side. The Powder Haven lifts are reserved for the ski area’s private homeowners.
Located in: Eden, Ut...
Storm Skiing 10/22/2026: Vail Pushes Back on Proxy Fight + Jackson Hogen on Selecting Ski Gear in the Digital Age
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Who
Jackson Hogen
Date Recorded
Oct. 22, 2026
The take up top
On Monday, Vail Resorts issued a note to investors encouraging them to vote against the slate of board nominees endorsed by Oasis Capital, which is attempting to seize control of the company. I mostly cite Town Lift’s article on the note in my analysis.
Why I in...
Storm Skiing 10/21/2026: Lee Canyon’s Big Expansion Ambitions, with GM Josh Bean
Who
Josh Bean, General Manager of Lee Canyon, Nevada
Date Recorded
Oct. 20, 2026
About Lee Canyon
Owned by: Mountain Capital Partners, which also owns:
Year founded: 1965
Pass affiliations:
* Power Pass: unlimited
* Power Pass Select: 12 shared days with Arizona Snowbowl, Purgatory – holiday blackouts apply
* Power Pass Core: 4 shared days with Arizona Snowbowl, Purgatory, Brian Head – holiday blackouts apply
Base elevation: 8,510 feet
Summit elevation: 9,370 feet lift-served | 11,289 feet hike-to
Vertical drop: 860 feet lift-served | 2,779 feet hike-to
Skia...
Storm News 10/20/2026: Inside Greek Peak’s Massive Snowmaking Upgrade
Who
Three members of Greek Peak, New York’s leadership team:
* Wes Kryger, President
* Ayden Wilber, Vice President of Mountain Operations
* Jarret Dulemba, Mountain Operations Manager
Date Recorded
Oct. 19, 2026
About Greek Peak
Owned by: John Meier
Located in: Cortland, New York
Year founded: 1957 – opened Jan. 11, 1958
Pass affiliations: Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass – 2 days
Base elevation: 1,148 feet
Summit elevation: 2,100 feet
Vertical drop: 952 feet
Skiable acres: 300
Average annual snowfall: 120 inches
L...
Storm News 10/19/2026: Toggenburg NY, Closed Since 2021, to Reopen Under New Ownership
Who
James Wheeler, co-owner of Toggenburg, New York
Date Recorded
Oct. 19, 2026
About Toggenburg
Owned by: The Wheeler Family
Year founded: 1953, closed since 2021
Base elevation: 1,248 feet
Summit elevation: 1,763 feet
Vertical drop: 515 feet
Skiable acres: 83
Average annual snowfall: 160 inches
Lift count: 3 (1 triple, 2 doubles)
Why I interviewed him
In August 2021, I wrote a post eulogizing Toggenburg, a Central New York ski area that was closing after 68 years:
The cause of death: Peter...
Storm Skiing 10/15/2026: Nub’s Nob GM Ben Doornbos on Lift Upgrades and Sticking With Indy Pass
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Who
Ben Doornbos, General Manager of Nub’s Nob, Michigan
Date Recorded
October 15, 2026
About Nub’s Nob
Owned by: The Fisher Family
Year founded: 1958
Pass affiliations:
* Indy Pass: 2 days, select blackouts
* Indy+ Pass: 2 days, no blackouts
Base elevation: 923 feet
Summit elevation: 1,350 feet
The Storm 10/14/2026: Purgatory CEO Dave Rathbun on Expansion, Snowmaking, $9 Lift Tickets
Word.
Who
Dave Rathbun, CEO of Purgatory, Colorado
Check out Dave’s Purgspective mountain blog:
Date Recorded
Oct. 14, 2026
About Purgatory
Owned by: Mountain Capital Partners, which also owns:
Year founded: 1965
Pass affiliations:
* Power Pass: unlimited
* Power Pass Select: 12 shared days with Arizona Snowbowl, Lee Canyon – holiday blackouts apply
* Power Pass Core: 4 shared days with Arizona Snowbowl, Lee Canyon, Brian Head – holiday blackouts apply
Base elevation: 8,750 feet
Summit elevation: 10,822 feet
V...
The Storm 10/13/2026: Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince Thinks Vail Should Sell Him Park City
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Who
Matthew Prince, co-founder, Executive Chairman, and CEO of tech gigantor Cloudflare and owner of the Park Record newspaper.
Date Recorded
Oct. 13, 2026
About Park City Mountain Resort
Owned by: Vail Resorts, which also owns:
Year founded:
* Legacy Park City: 1963, as Treasure Mountain (name un...
Storm Skiing 10/6/2026: Breaking Down Epic, Ikon, Indy, Mountain Collective with PeakRankings Founder Sam Weintraub
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Who
Sam Weintraub, Founder and CEO of PeakRankings
Date Recorded
Oct. 5, 2026
About PeakRankings
PeakRankings rates ski areas, plans trips, makes killer YouTube vids, and Instaposts and Facebooks (those are verbs, right?). Like me, they seem to have given up on TwiXXer. Please give them all the follows, but especially check out the trips page:
...Storm News 9/28/2026: Alterra Appoints Kelly Vohs CEO + Mountain Creek GM Evan Kovach
What
Main stage today belongs to Kovach, who agreed to come on the podcast like 90 years ago and waited patiently for his turn. But just as I wrapped this pod, breaking news slammed my inbox: Alterra has selected their next CEO after dismissing Jared Smith in March. From the press release:
Alterra Mountain Company … today announced that experienced hospitality and operations leader Kelly Vohs has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective October 19, 2026.
Vohs brings nearly 30 years of experience leading customer-facing, operationally complex businesses across hospitality, real estate, and technology. Previously, Vohs spent more th...
Storm Skiing 10/3/2026: Holiday Valley’s Chairlift Diaspora with GM Dennis Eshbaugh
Who
Dennis Eshbaugh, President and General Manager of Holiday Valley, New York
This is Dennis’ second appearance on The Storm Skiing Podcast:
Date Recorded
Oct. 2, 2026
About Holiday Valley
Owned by: Win-Sum Ski Corp, which Holiday Valley’s website describes as “a closely held corporation owned by a small number of stockholders.”
Year founded: 1957 (opened Jan. 7, 1958)
Pass affiliations: None!
Base elevation: 1,514 feet (bottom of Snowpine Quad)
Summit elevation: 2,324 feet (top of Tannenbaum)
Vertical drop: 736 feet (skiing from the top of T...
Storm Skiing 10/2/2026: Mount Southington GM Jay Dougherty on Lift Upgrades, Snow Pass, & More
Who
Jay Dougherty, President and General Manager of Mount Southington, Connecticut
Date Recorded
Oct. 2, 2026
About Mount Southington
Owned by: Multiple shareholders descended from the ski area’s founders
Year founded: 1964
Pass affiliations:
* Snow Pass – 2 days, no blackouts
* Snow Triple Play – up to 2 days, no blackouts
These two passes have a lot of overlap, but completely different rosters:
Base elevation: 210 feet
Summit elevation: 571 feet
Vertical drop: 361 feet
Skiable acres: 51 acres
Averag...
Storm Skiing 9/30/2026: Indy Pass & Snowvana Founder Doug Fish on Megapass Proliferation and the Future of Ski Shows
Who
Doug Fish, founder of the Snowvana ski show and Indy Pass
Date Recorded
Sept. 30, 2026
About Snowvana
Snowvana is a “winter kick-off festival” (a ski show) scheduled for a four-city 2026 tour:
Use the code “thestorm26” to snatch a free ticket here for any 2026 Snowvana show.
Check out the list of free and discounted lift tickets available onsite at each show.
Why I interviewed him
If we trust the metonymic origin story of our surnames, then Doug Fish is a descendant of “a catcher...
Storm News 9/29/2026: 6 Takeaways from Vail Resorts’ Q4 Earnings
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Vail Resorts reported fourth-quarter and end-of-fiscal-2026 earnings yesterday. I’m no financial analyst, but the numbers are what I would call “not good”:
[Epic] Pass product unit sales through September 18, 2026 for the upcoming 2026/2027 North American ski season decreased approximately 12%, days sold decreased approximately 10% and sales do...
Storm Skiing 9/28/2026: Pajarito’s Massive Snowmaking Upgrade with GM Jasen Bellomy
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Who
Jasen Bellomy, General Manager of Pajarito, New Mexico
Date Recorded
September 28, 2026
Also discussed
Upgrades across Mountain Capital Partners’ portfolio (see chart below), and reader reaction to last week’s pods - especially the EuroSki ep with Iain Martin.
About Pajarito
Owned by: Mountain Capital Partners, since 2014; company also owns:
Year...
Storm Skiing 9/26/2026: Fixing America’s Broken Ski School Model with Snow Schoolers’ Brian Bensch
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Who
Brian Bensch, founder of Snow Schoolers
Date recorded
September 24, 2026
About Snow Schoolers
Snow Schoolers, per its website, is an “independent ski school program” that teaches lessons “at any mountain where we’ve established a revenue-sharing partnership with the ski area.” Skiers sign up for lessons on their Pet Rectangl...
Storm News 9/24/2026: Examining 61 Epic, Ikon, Indy Resorts in Europe with ‘The Ski Podcast’s’ Iain Martin
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Who
Iain Martin, founder and host of UK-based The Ski Podcast. YouTube here. This is Iain’s second appearance on The Storm:
Interview date
September 24, 2026
Why I interviewed him
If, like me, you’re a U.S. American SnoSportSkier, you may find European skiing more than a little baffling. More than 4,000 ski areas spread over dozens of countries with their dozens of languages. Trams and...
Storm News 9/21/2026: Board Drama at Vail, Giants Ridge Shops Operators, A State-Run Ski Area in Utah?
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Stuff referenced in podcast:
* The Salt Lake Tribune profiles Clint Richins of Logan, who wants the State of Utah to open a ski area where “he can take his family skiing without breaking the bank.” Clint, you have an open invitation if you want to come on the pod.
* Vail Resorts acknowledges Oasis Management’s nomination of four new board members.
* Lift Blog reported Friday...
Storm Shorts 9/21/2026: Smugglers’ Notch, Burke, Indy Pass with Bear Den CEO Schaefer
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About Bear Den
Transcripts
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AMA 9/18/2026: No I Don’t Hate Vail, the Chairlift Apocalypse, Pass Strategies, & More
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Storm News 9/17/2026: Caberfae Expansion, Indy to Ikon, Colorado Lift Ticket Deals
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About Caberfae
Owned by: The Meyer Family
Year founded: 1937
Pass affiliations:
* Ikon Pass: 2 days, blackouts
* Freedom Pass: 3 days, no blackouts
Base elevation: 1,076 feet
Summit elevation: 1,561 feet
Vertical drop: 485 feet
Skiable Acres: 200
Average annual snowfall: 120 inches
Lift count: 5 (1 fixed-grip quad, 3 triples, 1 carpet – view Lift Blog’s inventory of Caberfae’s lift fleet)
The Zoom transc...
Storm News 9/16/2026: Camelback’s Reset with GM Jason Bays
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About Camelback
Owned by: EPR Properties, managed by Peregrine Hospitality (formerly KSL Resorts)
Located in: Tannersville, Pennsylvania
Year founded: 1963
Pass affiliations:
* Ikon Pass: 7 days, no blackouts
* Ikon Base Pass: 5 days, holiday blackouts
Closest neighboring ski areas: Shawnee Mo...
Storm News 9/15/2026: Snow Pass + Monarch GM on snowmaking, chairlifts, expansion
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Transcript update
Following up on yesterday’s feedback, there are now two transcripts available for each podca...
Storm News 9/14/2026: Ikon, Indy Pass Shuffle; Top 5 Midwest Ski Areas; Race to Open
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Storm News 9/10/2026: Ikon Adds Partners, Indy Pass’ Mogensen on Black, Smuggs, Midwest
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Storm News 9/9/2026: Expansions, Loon GM Norton, Updated Pod Format Reaction
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Storm News 9/8/2026: Smuggs Joins Indy, Joe Hession Talks Snow Pass, New Pod Format
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Podcast #227: Taos Ski Valley CEO John Kelly
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Who
John Kelly, CEO of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
Recorded on
November 13, 2025
About Taos Ski Valley
Click here for a mountain stats overview
Owned by: Louis Bacon (since December 2013)
Located in: Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
Year founded: 1955
Pass affiliations:
* Ikon Pass – 7 days, no blackouts
* Ikon Base Pass – 5 days...
Podcast #226: Blue Mountain, Ontario President & COO Dan Skelton
Who
Dan Skelton, President and Chief Operating Officer of Blue Mountain, Ontario
Recorded on
October 27, 2025
About Blue Mountain, Ontario
Click here for a mountain stats overview
Owned by: Alterra Mountain Company
Located in: The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada
Year founded: 1941
Pass affiliations: Unlimited on Ikon and Ikon Base
Base elevation: 229 feet/750 meters
Summit elevation: 1,480 feet/451 meters
Vertical drop: 730 feet/223 meters
Skiable acres: 364 acres/147 hectares
Average annual snowfall: 154 inches/391 centimeters
...
Podcast #225: Waterville Valley President & GM Tim Smith
Who
Tim Smith, President and General Manager of Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
Recorded on
November 12, 2025
About Waterville Valley
Click here for a mountain stats overview
Owned by: The Sununu Family
Located in: Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
Year founded: 1966
Pass affiliations:
* Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass: 2 days, no blackouts
* White Mountain Super Pass: unlimited, no blackouts
* Indy Learn-to-Turn: 3 days, includes rentals, lesson, lift ticket; limited lift access
* Ski New Hampshire Kids Passport: 1 day with holiday...
Podcast #224: Aspen-Snowmass Mountain Ops VP Susan Cross
Who
Susan Cross, Vice President of Operations at Aspen Skiing Company (and former Mountain Manager of Snowmass)
Recorded on
November 14, 2025 - which was well before I traveled to Snowmass and chased Cross around a bit in the pow. There she is tiny in the distance:
About Aspen Skiing Company
Aspen Skiing Company (Skico) is part of something called Aspen One. Don’t ask me what that is because even though they rolled it out two years ago I still have no idea what they’re talking about. All I know...
Podcast #223: Worcester Telegram & Gazette Snowsports Columnist Shaun Sutner
Who
Shaun Sutner, snowsports columnist for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Telegram.com
Recorded on
November 24, 2025
Why I interviewed him
Hey Man, we do this every year:
What we talked about
The psychology of injury recovery; the power of being there; the “gladiatorial atmosphere” of ski racing; the East’s strong winter; a Canadian facepalm; the Black Mountain, New Hampshire co-op; Hermon Mountain, Maine for sale; how to make a crappy old ski area into a modern-seeming ski area without big infrastructure upgrades; is every ski ar...
Podcast #222: Corralco, Chile General Manager Jimmy Ackerson
Who
Jimmy Ackerson, General Manager of Corralco, Chile
Recorded on
July 24, 2025
About Corralco
Click here for a mountain stats overview
Located in: Curacautín, Araucanía, Chile
Year founded: 2003, by Enrique Bascur
Pass affiliations: Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass – 2 days, no blackouts
Base elevation: 4,724 feet (1,440 meters)
Summit elevation: 7,874 feet (2,400 meters) top of lifts; 9,400 feet (2,865 meters) hike-to
Vertical drop: 3,150 feet (960 meters) lift-served; 4,676 feet (1,425 meters) hike-to
Skiable acres: 2,475 acres lift served; 4,448 acres (1,800 hectares), including hike-to terrain
Aver...
