Sleeping Giant Ski Area
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Sleeping Giant is building a better foundation of snow, thanks to the delivery of new machines that significantly upgrade the ski area’s quality and capacity. Nick Piazza, the owner of Sleeping Giant Ski Area and Zipline, is celebrating a big delivery. On Tuesday, Nov. 9, two new fan guns arrived in Cody. Soon, they will…
The first signs of winter are coming from Sleeping Giant, with nearly half a million dollars of improvements and new jobs leading to a snowy, successful winter. After an active summer, the Sleeping Giant Ski Area is already awake and ready for winter. Returning from the edge of oblivion, work is being done to ensure…
The S.H.R.E.D. Act would strengthen Wyoming ski hills and communities by ensuring fees paid to the U.S. Forest Service are invested back into winter recreation. U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), introduced the Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (S.H.R.E.D.) Act. If passed, ski…
There will be no ziplining at Cody’s ski hill this summer due to the ongoing effort to enhance the Sleeping Giant experience for future winters. In a statement released on Monday, May 17, owner Nick Piazza and his wife Yulia announced that the ziplines at Sleeping Giant will not be in operation during Summer 2021.…
The Irma’s legendary prime rib dinner will also be available that evening before the New Year’s Eve festivities. Sleeping Giant is planning to send 2020 off a bit more ornately…
Sleeping Giant’s new owners and management team are augmenting the ski area with new infrastructure, new initiatives, and a goal toward zero-loss operations. Owner Nick Piazza admits everyone is “both excited and a little terrified” to be taking over operations of Cody’s ski hill. Piazza, a Cody native, has already created a strong business plan…
Sleeping Giant will stay awake in 2021. In a press release yesterday, the Yellowstone Recreation Foundation announced that the Sleeping Giant Ski Area is quote “committed to winter operations and beyond” unquote. It was only recently announced that Sleeping Giant was ending its winter season after 2020 due to a consistent pattern of unprofitable seasons.…
When Sleeping Giant goes to sleep this spring, it won’t be getting up again in winter. In a press release yesterday, the Yellowstone Recreations Foundation announced that Sleeping Giant will suspend operations beginning in the 2020-2021 winter season. Despite the ongoing support of the community, the operation doesn’t attract the critical mass of winter sports…
The Sleeping Giant gets to sleep in . . . Sleeping Giant Ski Area previously announced their opening for the 2019-2020 Winter Season for this Friday, December 13th. But this plan hit an unavoidable complication – turns out, you need snow to ski. There currently isn’t enough snow pack for any of the area’s trails…
The rest of 2019 is all downhill – and that’s a good thing. The 77th ski season awakens the Sleeping Giant Ski Area this Friday, December 13th. This is the 10th season since Cody stepped in to help fund much need improvements and save the popular resort from deteriorating into abandonment and closure. Through the…