global snow resort
Cape Smokey’s first oceanfront chalets are welcoming guests while further accommodation and a longer-term mountain expansion progress. The Nova Scotia project illustrates why delivered facilities, opening targets and master-plan ambitions need to be assessed separately.
france
France has regained the lead in skier visits. The result is encouraging, but regional differences and the timing of demand matter more to individual resort businesses.
uchi snow
An activist challenge at Vail raises questions about the value of its mountains, the Epic network and who might own them. We examine the options, the operating trade-offs and what has yet to be decided.
ski resort
Alterra’s latest resort investment programme combines new terrain with the infrastructure needed to operate it. We examine the practical questions it raises for buyers assessing mountain property in Japan and further afield.