Arizona Snowbowl was scheduled to open for the winter season Friday, Nov. 21, but Mother Nature had other plans. A storm system that began Sunday, Nov. 16, delivered nearly four feet of new snow and by Thursday morning, Nov. 20, ski resort officials decided to open a day ahead of schedule. Word quickly spread and by afternoon, skiers and boarders were joyfully swooshing in the season. The next day, hundreds of winter sports enthusiasts joined in the formal opening celebration at the base of the … [Read more...] about Arizona Snowbowl Reports a Deep Start to Winter
Arizona Snowbowl
Arizona Snowbowl Going Strong after Earliest Opening Date on Record
Like Santa’s elves, Arizona Snowbowl employees are working day and night, making snow as temperatures allow, moving it around the mountain and grooming trails. Following its longest ski season on record – closing on Saturday, June 1, 2024 – Snowbowl has set another record with its earliest opening day ever, Friday, Nov. 8. “Opening Nov. 8 certainly had and continues to have many people talking about the ski season,” said Discover Flagstaff Marketing and Media Relations Vice President Lori … [Read more...] about Arizona Snowbowl Going Strong after Earliest Opening Date on Record
Full House
Kim Davis knows hospitality. Born in Texas, she spent the summers on her family’s dude ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she grew up waiting tables, cleaning dishes and cabins, and saddling up horses for trail rides. “I love to meet people from all over the world,” she said. Her career has included managing events for Marriot properties in Newport Beach and Scottsdale. Don “Woody” Woodin, her business partner and husband, owned a construction company and personnel business in Santa Fe, … [Read more...] about Full House
Winter has Arrived at Arizona Snowbowl
On the western slope of Mount Humphreys, Arizona’s highest point and most recognizable geologic feature on the San Francisco Peaks, the Arizona Snowbowl team – along with skiers and snowboarders from around the state and beyond – have embraced the start of another winter season at Snowbowl. Arizona Snowbowl opened the 2023/2024 winter season on Friday morning, Nov. 17, with celebratory cheers on the Grand Canyon Express Chairlift and the Little Spruce Conveyor, offering access to four … [Read more...] about Winter has Arrived at Arizona Snowbowl
Living in Gratitude at Altitudes
On a typical “bluebird” winter day on Arizona’s highest mountain, expert skiers like Lynda Fleischer greet the crystal clear bluest-of-blue sky with a huge smile to the heavens after a night of fresh-fallen snow. “This is where I belong,” she said. “The mountain is part of who I am. It makes me who I am. It makes me better. It makes me powerful and in control. It makes me feel alive.” Fleischer found the majestic San Francisco Peaks when she arrived at Northern Arizona University, where she … [Read more...] about Living in Gratitude at Altitudes
Rejoicing in the Gift of Participation
Jessica’s joy says it all: “I am a skier! Now I can ski with my family!” Jessica, 27, was born with a rare genetic condition known as COACH, which stands for cerebellar vermis aplasia, oligophrenia, congenital ataxia, coloboma and hepatic fibrosis. Only a few thousand people in the country are believed to have this syndrome in which part of the brain does not fully form. Most individuals with COACH have a cognitive disability, organ problems and difficulty with movement. For Jessica, life … [Read more...] about Rejoicing in the Gift of Participation
