Findley Lake, NY – While areas to the north around Buffalo received as much as two feet of lake-effect snow overnight, one ski resort in western New York is planning for a ski and snowboard Box and Rail Jam this weekend as part of its 19th Annual Fall Festival. n Lake-effect snow bands that dropped … Continue reading Rail Jam This Weekend at New York Ski Resort →

Verbier, Switzerland – Organizers of the O’Neill Xtreme by Powerade – Verbier 07 have announced a new European Freeride Tour set to debut this winter. The tour will offer freeride skiers and boarders the chance to win one of 14 starting positions in the world-renowned Verbier Xtreme big-mountain ski and snowboard competition. n American Chris … Continue reading New European Big Mountain Ski and Snowboard Tour Set to Launch →

London, UK – London’s massive Metro Ski Show gets underway next week at Grand Hall, Olympia, turning Great Britain’s capital city into a ski resort for five days. Europe’s largest ski and snowboard expo, now in its 34th year, includes 10 new features this year to get you in the mood to hit the slopes. … Continue reading Massive London Ski Show Next Week →

South Lake Tahoe, CA – Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort’s annual Pray for Snow Party will return this year to The Hard Rock Café in South Lake Tahoe. The event, now in its 13th year, will once again be filled with prizes and contests. n The kick-off party to the resort’s ski and snowboard season will begin at … Continue reading Tahoe Ski Resort Prays for Snow →

Winter Park, CO – Families looking to escape to ski or snowboard in the Rocky Mountains for Thanksgiving will find special events on the schedule at Winter Park, including a Ski Demo Festival and a special mountaintop Thanksgiving Dinner. n Thanksgiving highlights at Colorado’s Winter Park include a special holiday dinner in the Sunspot Lodge … Continue reading Ski Demo Festival to Highlight Thanksgiving Weekend at Winter Park →

Landgraaf, Holland – Brit Kevin Alderton hopes to achieve speeds of 80 m.p.h. (130 kph) in an attempt to set the first indoor Ski Speed World Record in November. The former military serviceman has never let his lack of sight slow him down. n Sight-impaired British speed skier Kevin Alderton will set the world indoor … Continue reading Blind Brit Aims to Set Indoor Speed Skiing Record →

Wanaka, New Zealand – The final four of this season’s recently revived Mapei Snowvision McKenzie ski scholarships have been awarded in New Zealand. n Two scholarships were awarded to “some outstanding talent with great potential in ski racing,” according to Snowvision CEO, Fiona Stevens, at the Youth Nationals held at New Zealand’s Cardrona ski and … Continue reading Final Mapei Snowvision McKenzie Ski Scholarships Awarded →