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2,000 Ski Instructors Are Suing Vail Resorts. 23,000 More Could Join Them.
The class-action lawsuit alleges Vail didn't pay instructors for putting on gear, traveling between locations, or attending mandatory training. The company says it did nothing wrong. A California court already disagreed once.
Vail Just Confirmed What Everyone Already Knew: This Was a Catastrophe
Skier visits down 14.9%. Rocky Mountain visitation cratered 25%. Pass sales for next year are already soft. And this weekend, half the remaining resorts close for good -- right as a spring storm rolls in.
Aspen Closed on Bare Grass. A Pennsylvania Resort Is Making Snow. This Season Broke Reality.
The NYT just wrote Colorado's ski obituary. Mammoth's getting buried. Camelback is 11 days past its longest season ever. And this week's storm might give the last holdouts one more powder day.
Resorts Are Closing Early. Others Never Opened at All.
The 2025-26 snow drought is hitting small ski areas hardest -- and the forecast isn't helping