ski resorts

A year after many Canadians boycotted travel to the U.S., border crossings have risen slightly. In northeastern Vermont, businesses are doing what they can to welcome Canadians back.

Ski resorts rely on good snow years to make a profit, but weather is fickle. Selling discounted ski passes before the season even starts changed the game.

Premiums and claims for ski resorts and outdoor ice rinks — places that depend on cold weather to operate safely — have both gotten higher. Some insurers will no longer take chances on them.

While larger conglomerates of ski resorts are able balance out a lack of snow and cold in one part of the globe with a good winter elsewhere, that’s not the case for smaller resorts.

As climate change makes winter snowfall uncertain, selling lift tickets gets trickier — especially at smaller, locally owned resorts.

The ski industry is facing a labor shortage as it starts to navigate its third pandemic season.

If you’ve gone skiing in the last 30 years, there’s a good chance you’ve used a trail map painted by James Niehues.