As the pandemic wanes and life gets back to normal, it’s unclear whether the sport can retain its new followers. Ski resorts sure are going to try.
Holiday Valley in western New York opened for the season the day after Thanksgiving.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Skier visits soared during the pandemic, as Americans gravitated outside for entertainment.
Now, as the pandemic wanes and life gets back to normal, it’s unclear whether the sport can retain its new followers.Close to Cleveland, ski parks this year are debuting new chairlifts, places to eat, additional snowmaking power and other attractions to keep people coming back for more. The season got off to a solid start in late November, with several regional resorts opening after extended periods of below-freezing temperatures and lake-effect snow. Holiday Valley in western New York and Seven Springs in southwest Pennsylvania, plus several resorts in Michigan and West Virginia, opened Thanksgiving weekend. Peek’n Peak in New York plans to open Dec. 9.
Two new quad chairlifts – one at each park – will be ready on opening day, tentatively set for Saturday, Dec. 17. Vail Resorts also has restored daily operations at Boston Mills and Brandywine, where one lift ticket provides access to 18 slopes and 16 lifts across both parks in northern Summit County. In addition, Polar Blast snow tubing park at Brandywine – which didn’t open last season – will be operating this year. Daily lift ticket sales will be limited to prevent overcrowding.
Holiday Valley opened for the season on Nov. 25, after being buried by lake-effect snow last month. New York’s most popular ski resort offers something for everyone: snow tubing, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, plus 60 downhill slopes and trails, 13 lifts and five terrain parks. All this set amid the charming town of Ellicottville, which offers some of the finest apres-ski options east of the Rocky Mountains.
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