• MND raises more money to continue growth plans.
• Palisades Tahoe opens Red Dog, Mount Baldy, Ontario opens the chairlift it worked years to build.
• Vail aims to open Sun Down Express this weekend.
• Sunnyside at Alta will open tomorrow, two months late.
• Cascade Mountain’s delayed lift also spins tomorrow.
• Granite Gorge, New Hampshire reopens after a multi-year closure.
• Loup Loup temporarily closes its lone chairlift to remove hazard trees identified by the Forest Service.
• Children are injured falling from lifts at Boyne Mountain, Bristol Mountain and Mt. Snow.
• Vail Resorts reports a 12.5 percent increase in skier visits but cautions extreme weather and airline disruptions hurt holiday performance.
• Unionized lift mechanics at Park City prepare to negotiate their first contract with Vail Resorts.
• Whitewater’s Silver King lift will be down for up to a month.
• Crystal Mountain, Michigan’s main lift to be down all weekend.