Franconia Notch, NH – The New England Ski Museum will present its new Spirit of Skiing award to Tom Corcoran, founder of Waterville Valley Resort, at its 29th Annual Meeting at the Waterville Valley Conference Center on Saturday, September 23. The award is intended to recognize a person whose life exemplifies the memorable adage that … Continue reading Ski Museum to Honor Waterville Valley Founder →

Snowmass, CO – The Snowmass base village partnership of Intrawest Corporation and Aspen Skiing Company has signed a letter of intent with Patrick Smith’s company WestPac in order to pursue exclusive discussions and due diligence for the purchase and development of both residential and commercial components of Snowmass base village. The letter of intent could … Continue reading Snowmass Inks Deal to Discuss Sale of Ski Village Development →

Stowe, VT – Stowe Mountain Resort has retained Destination Hotels & Resorts to manage its Stowe Mountain Lodge, a new 132-room luxury lodge as part of the northern Vermont ski and snowboard resort’s massive village development at the base of Spruce Peak. n The property is schedule to open in fall 2007. The lodge also … Continue reading Stowe Contracts Out Management of New Ski Hotel →

Wanaka, New Zealand – Frenchman Loic Collomb-Patton today won the NZ Free Ski Open’s K2 Superpipe event for the second consecutive year, while New Zealand halfpipe champion Pip Simmonds took the title for the women. n The southern hemisphere’s largest event of its kind kicked off today at Snow Park NZ with 45 men and … Continue reading Collomb-Patton Wins Back-to-Back NZ Free Ski Open Halfpipe Titles →

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – The concept of skiing or snowboarding in this arid Middle Eastern city is peculiar enough, but Ski Dubai, the colossal new indoor ski and snowboard center in Dubai, recently wrapped up a series of summer snowboard camps sponsored by Burton. n The Burton Snowboarding Camps took place from August 5 … Continue reading Snowboard Camps in the Desert →

Perisher, Australia – This year Garnier Fructis have upped the ante in Australian snowboarding with prize money of over $100,000 AUD and it’s all up for grabs over two days at Perisher Blue, August 26-27 as riders from the Trans Australian Snowboard circuit will test their skills against top riders from around the world in … Continue reading Garnier Fructis Pro Challenge 2006 Sets Prize Pool Record for Aussie Snowboarding →

Park City, UT – America’s posse of Olympic snowboard champions, including gold medalists Hannah Teter, Shaun White and Seth Wescott, will lead some of the world’s best riders into the 2006-07 Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix. The three-stop series, now in its 11th year and announced yesterday by U.S. Snowboarding, touts smaller, more competitive fields, … Continue reading 2007 U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix Tour Dates Announced →