Intrawest's Eastern Ski Resorts Experience the Best Early Season Snow Conditions in Recent History
VANCOUVER, Dec. 5 /CNW/ - Intrawest, a leader in the development and management of experiential destination resorts, today reported outstanding early season snow conditions throughout its ski resorts in eastern North America. A favorable combination of natural snow and cold temperatures suitable for snowmaking is providing the best possible early season conditions at Snowshoe Mountain (West Virginia), Tremblant (Quebec), Stratton Mountain (Vermont), Blue Mountain (Ontario) and Mountain Creek (New Jersey).
"This season, we are well ahead of schedule with excellent snow conditions and one of the strongest openings in years for our eastern ski resorts," said Andy Wirth, chief marketing officer at Intrawest. "We are experiencing historic levels of natural snow that continues to accumulate throughout the region along with cold temperatures enabling our snowmaking equipment to operate around the clock. With new trails opening every day, our resort guests have the opportunity to enjoy exceptional early season conditions at some of the most desirable ski resorts in the region."
The exceptional early season snow conditions complement early season savings available on season pass products and vacation deals at every Intrawest resort. To take advantage of package deals including savings on airfares, lodging, lift tickets and rentals, visit www.intrawest.com
Highlights from Intrawest's eastern region mountain resorts include:
Stratton Mountain, Vermont
With more than 180 acres of open terrain Stratton offers some of the best early season conditions available in the north eastern United States. The cold weather conditions are ideal for around the clock snowmaking and the prevalence of natural snow flurries means additional terrain will be opening every day. Visit Stratton at www.stratton.com
Snowshoe Mountain, West Virginia
Snowshoe is experiencing a historic start to celebrate its 35th winter season. With a total cumulative snowfall of 69 inches, the resort has already received more than half of last year's snowfall total. Snowmaking efforts continue across the mountain and there will be 30 trails and 110 acres of terrain open this weekend including the entire 1,500 vertical feet of "Cupp Run", the signature slope of Snowshoe, which is scheduled to open on Saturday December 6th. Visit Snowshoe at www.snowshoemtn.com
Tremblant, Quebec
Tremblant has received 30 inches of natural snow since the beginning of the season and snow flurries continue to cover the slopes of the No. 1 ranked ski resort in the east for more than a decade, according to SKI Magazine. Snow guns of one of the most powerful snow making systems in North America provide a tremendous variety of terrain and an amazing start for the 2008-2009 season. Visit Tremblant at www.tremblant.ca
Blue Mountain, Ontario
Blue Mountain is off to a tremendous start this season with the resort's earliest opening in years. Cooler temperatures have enabled the resort's snowmaking team to take advantage of optimal early winter conditions to provide the finest ski and snowboard terrain in the region. Visit Blue Mountain at www.bluemountain.ca
Mountain Creek, New Jersey
Mountain Creek is scheduled to open its South Peak Terrain Park on Monday December 8th followed by top-to-bottom terrain at both Vernon Mountain and South Peak on Saturday December 13th. Snow enthusiasts eager to experience pre-season conditions are encouraged to take advantage of Mountain Creek's hikeable jib parks that will be available on Saturday December 6th and Sunday December 7th. Visit Mountain Creek at www.mountaincreek.com
"The weather forecast calls for cooler than normal temperatures throughout the month of December which will continue to provide an ideal environment for snowmaking at all of our eastern resorts," continued Wirth. "The unprecedented early season snowfall combined with our excellent snowmaking capabilities is great news for snow enthusiasts eager to book their ski vacations for the coming holiday season."
About Intrawest
Intrawest is a leader in the development and management of experiential destination resorts. The company has interests in ten resorts at North America's most popular mountain destinations including Whistler Blackcomb, a host venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Intrawest network also includes Canadian Mountain Holidays, the largest heli-skiing operation in the world, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida and Club Intrawest - a private resort club with locations throughout North America. In addition, Intrawest develops, markets and sells real estate at its resorts and at other locations across North America and in Europe. Intrawest is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.