Ashland, OR – In what seems to be a growing trend throughout the ski resort industry, Oregon’s Mt. Ashland will purchase enough renewable energy to offset 100% of its annual electrical use. Through its Green Chair Renewable Energy Program, the ski area has signed a contract to purchase 780,000 kilowatt hours annually for the next … Continue reading Mt. Ashland the Latest Ski Resort to Turn to Wind and Solar Power →

Camp Springs, MD – Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center reported today that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are likely to continue into early 2007. Ocean temperatures increased remarkably in the equatorial Pacific during the last two weeks. “Currently, weak El Niño conditions exist, … Continue reading NOAA: El Nino Likely to Affect Upcoming Ski Season →

Park City, UT – Seven athletes, including five women – led by Lindsey Van and Jessica Jerome (both of Park City), the No. 2- and No. 3-ranked athletes in the world last season – and two men have been named to the 2007 U.S. Ski Jumping Team, U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner announced today. n … Continue reading Seven Jumpers, Including Five Women Named to ’07 U.S. Ski Jumping Team →

Blandford, MA – The Blandford Ski Area in the Berkshire Mountains of central Massachusetts will hold its first work party of the season this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those helping out the Springfield Ski Club, which operates the ski area, will earn a day’s skiing or snowboarding for a day of work. … Continue reading Help Out at Blandford, Earn Free Skiing →

Ontonagon, MI – Ski the Porkies, hard by the shoreline of Lake Superior on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, will expand into 100 acres of snowcat skiing and snowboarding this winter. n The Expedition Everest Snowcat will lift guests at Michigan’s Ski the Porkies to 100 acres of backcountry skiing and riding this winter.(photo: Ski the Porkies) … Continue reading Snowcat Skiing in Michigan? →