November 2009 - Rocky Mountain Resort Management™

COPPER MOUNTAIN IS BEING SOLD

Posted in: Colorado Rockies Activities, Copper Mountain, Summit County Colorado- Nov 17, 2009 No Comments

Community Stakeholder, I am pleased to inform you that Intrawest has entered into an agreement to sell its interests in Copper Mountain to Powdr Corp, a leading mountain resort operator based in Park City, Utah.  The transaction is expected to close in December 2009 and the definitive purchase agreement is subject to regulatory approvals including […]

Snow-in Summit County

Posted in: Breckenridge, Colorado Rockies Activities, Copper Mountain, Dillon Colorado, Frisco Colorado, Keystone, Silverthorne, Summit County Colorado, Travel News, Wildernest Colorado- Nov 16, 2009 No Comments

Ullr blessed us with a fresh coat yesterday and evening!!  Most areas in Summit County received 2-4 inches.  This is the first snow that caused me to grab the ol’ snow shovel and get summarily to work on my driveway and it seems this coating will not be melted away even at lower elevations.  The […]

2009 Reservations Activity Outlook and Daily Occupancy Report

Posted in: Breckenridge, Colorado Rockies Activities, Copper Mountain, Dillon Colorado, Frisco Colorado, Keystone, Silverthorne, Summit County Colorado, Travel News, Wildernest Colorado- Nov 11, 2009 No Comments

The October 31, 2009 Reservations Activity Outlook and Daily Occupancy Report (if applicable for your Destination) have been completed and posted in the secure portal at www.mtrip.org.  We are now moving to the roll-up of all Property and Destination-level reports into the overall Industry view, which will be posted during in the latter part of […]

Average airfare fell in 2nd quarter nearly to ’98 levels

Posted in: Breckenridge, Colorado Rockies Activities, Copper Mountain, Dillon Colorado, Frisco Colorado, Keystone, Silverthorne, Summit County Colorado, Travel News, Wildernest Colorado- Nov 04, 2009 No Comments

By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY In this year’s airfare wars, just how low did they go? The average domestic fare in the second quarter was nearly identical to ticket prices during that period in 1998, according to statistics released Wednesday. The average fare for a domestic trip from April to June was $301, down 13% […]

Vail Bets Recession Over as U.S. Ski Resorts Begin Recovery

Posted in: Breckenridge, Colorado Rockies Activities, Copper Mountain, Dillon Colorado, Frisco Colorado, Keystone, Silverthorne, Summit County Colorado, Travel News, Wildernest Colorado- Nov 04, 2009 No Comments

Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) — Vail Resorts Inc.’s season pass sales rose 13 percent in September as skiers eager for powder prepared to make tracks a year after the financial crisis. “This year the economy is still struggling but there is more confidence that it’s not getting dramatically worse,” Robert Katz, chief executive officer of Vail […]

U.S. Economy Began to Grow Again in 3rd Quarter

Posted in: Summit County Colorado- Nov 04, 2009 No Comments

The nation’s gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the quarter that ended in September, matching its average growth rate of the last 80 years, according to the Commerce Department. But government programs to encourage consumer spending on things like cars and houses are expiring, and employers remain reluctant to […]