Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah opens for winter season

November 10th, 2009 Ski Utah predicts 3 percent growth in skier visitsSALT LAKE CITY — The economic downturn might be easing on Utah's downhill skiing. The president of the industry group Ski Utah expects the number of skier visits in the state to increase by 3 percent this season to about 4.1 million.

November 9th, 2009 Outside magazine's best ski resortsNEW YORK — Outside magazine's November issue scopes out the best ski resorts in North America, from Alaska to Vermont. For the deepest snows, Outside lists Alta/Snowbird in Utah, Jackson Hole, Wyo., Alyeska Resort in Alaska and Silverton Mountain in Colorado.

October 26th, 2009 What's new at ski destinations, Oregon to MaineNEW YORK — The November issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine is recommending 11 ski destinations from Oregon to Maine. They are: —Snowmass in Colorado, described as an alternative to the "hustle and bustle of downtown Aspen." —Sun Valley, Idaho, which the magazine says is launching its first gondola this winter for the ride 2,000 vertical feet up Bald Mountain.

July 7th, 2009 Final report released in Snowbird crashMOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan — A faulty seatbelt and the failure of an Air Force pilot to properly check he was strapped in led to the fatal crash of a Snowbird jet two years ago in Montana. In its final report into the May 2007 crash, the Air Force notes that Capt.

May 9th, 2009 Actor's Idaho ski resort to rebuild lodgeFAIRFIELD, Idaho — Managers of a small ski operation owned by "Die Hard" actor Bruce Willis through his Idaho-based company, Valley Entertainment Group, say the main lodge at the Soldier Mountain Ski Resort will be rebuilt. The ski lodge at the base of the resort in central Idaho was destroyed in a March 30 fire, which investigators determined was accidental and most likely started in the building's electrical wiring system.