![Score Change: Copper Quietly Adds New Trails for 2021-22](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a324590664f18b1bfea0c/1639960439838-JJ3XEZ7OZ2X4JH5ZR5QH/coppertimberlinepost.png)
Score Change: Copper Quietly Adds New Trails for 2021-22
Copper has expanded their skiable footprint by 17 acres, just putting them over the hurdle to move into our next size category.
![Aspen Mountain Pandora Expansion Gets Final Approval](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a324590664f18b1bfea0c/1636165352991-6L3MEEA14EQJ78JM2DGB/ajaxpandoraexpansionpost.png)
Aspen Mountain Pandora Expansion Gets Final Approval
A key terrain expansion at Aspen’s townside ski area is likely one step closer to approval after a straw poll from Pitkin County commissioners. The new resort zone would bring 153 acres of traditional and glade terrain on the mountain’s upper east flank.
![Whiteface Is Planning a New High-Speed Lift and Trails for Future Seasons. Here Are Our Initial Thoughts.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a324590664f18b1bfea0c/1635547434917-WTD1YI4T2HIMI5BDXIBX/whitefacepost_baombaom.jpg)
Whiteface Is Planning a New High-Speed Lift and Trails for Future Seasons. Here Are Our Initial Thoughts.
In preparation for a major 2023 competition event, New York’s Whiteface ski area is proposing a series of enhancements that have the potential to address lower-mountain crowding bottlenecks and annoying trail logistics.
![Sierra-At-Tahoe’s West Bowl to Be Closed for 2021-22 Season, Other Openings Delayed Through at Least 2022](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a324590664f18b1bfea0c/1635199808052-KNNDSEUB6JGNVRIDIW0T/sierrawestbowlpost.jpg)
Sierra-At-Tahoe’s West Bowl to Be Closed for 2021-22 Season, Other Openings Delayed Through at Least 2022
In late August, Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort was ravaged by the Caldor Fire, which caused extensive damage to lifts, facilities, and some terrain. With its most recent update, the resort has given a sense of just how much damage was done.
![Alta Officially Merges Nina’s Curve and Schuss Gully Trails](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e7a324590664f18b1bfea0c/1630121228143-U7ZTZIDHG7BK3AOYFXN6/altaninaspost.jpg)
Alta Officially Merges Nina’s Curve and Schuss Gully Trails
The resort has razed the terrain between the two runs and graded the hill to offer a smoother descent.