Squaw Valley, CA – The Placer County, Calif. sheriff’s office is reporting an in-bounds avalanche at Lake Tahoe’s Squaw Valley ski resort Christmas Day that resulted in the death of a 21-year old Tahoe City skier.n Tahoe City resident Randall C. Davis had been skiing with a friend at about 11 a.m. Thursday morning when … Continue reading Tahoe Skier Killed by In-Bounds Avalanche →

Salt Lake City, UT – A pair of massive snowstorms — one from the Pacific Northwest and the other from California — left deep snow across ski resorts up and down the Pacific coast before merging over Utah overnight.n

Banner Elk, NC – The 14th annual National Winter Trails Day is returning to North Carolina’s Sugar Mountain Resort on Saturday, January 10th. The event offers children and adults new to snow sports the chance to try snowshoeing for free.n Snowshoe rental and guided tours are free and are available at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., … Continue reading National Winter Trails Day Returns to N.C.’s Sugar Mountain Ski Resort →

Denver, CO – In conjunction with the National Ski Areas Association’s Learn a Snow Sport Month, Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) has announced that January 2009 is Learn to Ski and Ride Month in Colorado.n Throughout January, CSCUSA member ski and snowboard resorts will offer the opportunity to learn to ski or ride from an … Continue reading January is Learn to Ski and Ride Month in Colorado →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Whistler Blackcomb is set to celebrate storm season this winter as the Gore-Tex Deep Winter Experience storms into town January 9-18, featuring skiing and riding clinics, Gore-Tex jackets discounts and avalanche awareness tours.n The Deep Winter Photo Challenge presented by Arc’teryx is the marquee event and will take place Friday, January … Continue reading Deep Winter Experience Storms Into B.C.’s Whistler Ski Resort Jan. 9-18 →

Twin Bridges, CA – Following U.S. Forest Service approval, California’s Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort has expanded its boundaries to encompass the adjacent Huckleberry Canyon.n Huckleberry Canyon’s 320 acres of skiing and snowboarding terrain will continue to be accessible via five access gates. Huckleberry Canyon is classified as double black diamond, or extremely challenging, terrain and should … Continue reading Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort Expands Into Huckleberry Canyon →

Squaw Valley, CA – Squaw Valley USA and Oakley on Saturday night will present movie premieres of the snowboarding flicks “That’s It, That’s All” and “Uniquely” together with a concert at the Olympic Village Lodge in Squaw Valley to support The Derek Morg Fund.n Morg was diagnosed with Hodgkins’s Lymphoma in July 2008 and his … Continue reading Squaw Valley Snowboarding Movie Premiere and Concert to Benefit Derek Morg Fund →