Arizona Snowbowl, Is now getting ready for summer. Arizona Snowbowl is ready to make improvements this summer. "Specific projects are still waiting for final approval from the Forest Service," explained Smith. "But we hope to get some big stuff done this summer."  Snowbowl's Scenic Skyride operates daily Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. After Labor Day, the Skyride operates Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through mid-October. Hiking in the San Francisco Peaks is available, too.

Sunrise Park opens Memorial Day Weekend for summer with a lodge, fishing lake, primitive camping, and horseback rides. Scenic lift rides and lift-accessed mountain biking are available Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day weekend. Sightseeing rides cost $10 for adults and $5 for juniors. All day mountain bike passes cost $20. The resort has slated remodeling projects for the summer. Crews plan to upgrade the Apache Peak Daylodge and the 5,000-square-foot Sunrise Funland. 

At A Glance

Group Skiers have a new destination, its Mongolia. A new resort called Sky Resort, situated just outside the capital of Ulan Bator on Bogd Khan Uul Mountain, opened last month as the nation’s first ski resort. Actually, other ski resort owners have little to fear. The mountain tops out at about 3,000 feet, making for verticals of only about 625 feet. And though winter temperatures average well below freezing, there’s little snowfall, so the resort is relying on machine-made snow to supply its nine runs, which are served by two chairlifts. But rates are low, at least for group foreigners and equipment rentals are also available.

We are happy to arrange a cultural Group ski experience to Mongolia if this is something you are interested in. 

Scotland’s turbulent history has left an enduring mark on the landscape in the shape of castles, fortresses and towers set against a backdrop of misty mountains, glens and lochs. Not known however is that Britain has some very good skiing mountains it just has suffered for a few decades with inconsistent snow fall, however the past few years have seen this change with huge snowfall in 2009/2010 and also the previous two years before that, so Scotland is going full out to try and attract North American business for a culture experience with the added bonus of some skiing!

From the stone circles of Orkney to cosmopolitan cities, there are so many evocative sights and experiences to tempt your group north of the border. The capital Edinburgh, with its elegant Georgian architecture, enjoys a dramatic location on the edge of the Firth of Forth, and Glasgow has reinvented itself in recent decades and is home to a thriving cultural scene. Other top city destinations, which make for a good base to explore the surrounding areas, are Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and Stirling. Surrounded by sea on three sides, Scotland’s only land border with England is the 60-mile stretch that runs along the line of the Cheviot Hills, which adds to the atmosphere of being in a country with a unique and proud identity. Despite being steeped in history there is also plenty to look forward to in Scotland during 2010.  

We are happy to put together a special trip for your ski group if you are looking for something different?