Katy Shipley

A High Sierra girl with a love for the outdoors. Just put me in the mountains and add water.

Quiksilver Recycles Over 100 Million Plastic Bottles

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Quiksilver just announced a milestone in their recycling program.  Since starting the program in 2012 with REPREVE, they have officially recycled over 100 million bottles into boardshorts and other goods.   REPREVE creates performance fibers from water bottles and other recycled materials. Each pair of boardshorts contains about 10 recycled bottles. Producing recycled polyester consumes significantly lower amounts of energy (45%) and […]
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Deer Valley, UT Announces $8.1 Million Investment in Capital Improvements

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In a Deer Valley press release, the resort announced its largest investment in capital improvements in over a decade with $8.1 million in mountain enhancements.  The Alterra owned resort in Park City, UT has some major improvements planned for the 18-19 season. Most notably, Deer Valley will replace the Homestake chairlift with a new, detachable, high-speed quad chairlift. The new […]
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Hosting the Winter Olympics: Profitable or a Money Pit?

During last week’s debrief of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics, the President of the Organizing Committee, Lee Hee-Beom, declared PyeongChang 2018 a success.  Lee predicts Beijing will break even or make a profit in 2022. “I was pleased to say that PyeongChang 2018 can already announce a multimillion-dollar surplus,” President Lee said. “It seems that Beijing will continue with this trend of […]
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Jay Peak and Burke Mountain, VT: Revived and Ready to Hit the Market

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Jay Peak and Burke Mountain are ready for the market. After being surrendered by Ponzi-scheme perpetrator and previous owner Ariel Quiros, both resorts have recovered and plan to hit the market this year. According to VTDigger, the court appointed receiver, Michael Goldberg, has been making large improvements to the resorts.  After years of major development projects, the resort has transformed from […]
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