Ski Resorts

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Vail Resorts said Wednesday it will take over operations of Canyons ski resort in Utah under a lease agreement with Canadian resort operator Talisker Corp.

Colorado-based Vail said the agreement could bring new lease income from neighboring Park City Mountain Resort, which rents land from Talisker. The neighbor is suing Talisker for trying to raise its rent under the threat of eviction, in what some industry players saw as a play by Toronto-based Talisker to take over Park City Mountain Resort.

DENVER — Jagged peaks ringing Colorado’s Copper Mountain turned indigo in the rising sun as Jamie Baker knelt to measure the ski resort’s latest snowfall. The total came to what it’s been too often this season: zero.

SALT LAKE CITY — A weeklong storm clearing northern Utah on Friday left ski resorts with more than 3 feet of fresh snow, marking a big change from the dry holidays of last year.

MCHENRY, Md. — Maryland’s only ski resort says it has emerged from bankruptcy protection under a new management firm.

SNOWBASIN — Exposed rocks and bare earth still stick out on the lower reaches of the mountain, but snowmaking capabilities will allow Snowbasin to continue its tradition of opening for the ski season on Thanksgiving Day, albeit in a limited capacity.

Eager snowboarders and skiers will have access to five runs at Snowbasin on Thursday. The Little Cat Quad lift will provide access to the beginner-level Powder Puff run, and the Middle Bowl Triple lift will give visitors a choice of four intermediate runs. There will also be two small terrain parks along the open trails.

OGDEN — Development on Powder Mountain has moved one step closer to becoming a reality, and for some in the county it ends a more than five-year-long mess involving petitions, lawsuits and angry neighbors.

On Tuesday, the Weber County Commission approved a petition to rezone several thousand acres at Powder Mountain resort. The rezone pertains to approximately 4,297 acres of the Ogden Valley resort, which may be used to build a golf course, affordable housing for employees and other development, such as condominiums and an expanded ski area.

OGDEN — A winter in which snow was hard to come by made it a tough season for Utah ski resorts, but the three Top of Utah resorts are optimistic that things will return to normal or improve next season.