Burlington, VT – It says it right on the front door of Burton’s Global Headquarters in Burlington, Vermont: “We are closed if two feet falls in 24 hours.” And that’s exactly what the world’s leading snowboard company will do on Thursday, thanks to a blizzard that’s currently blanketing Vermont with several feet of fresh snow. … Continue reading Burton Snowboards Tells Employees to Skip Work and Ride After Blizzard →

Lake Placid, NY – The most powerful winter storm to hit the Northeastern United States and Quebec in recent years is currently resurrecting snow bases at ski and snowboard resorts throughout the region that have suffered through a dismal first half of the ski season. n An unidentified skier enjoys 15 to 18 inches of … Continue reading Storm Plasters Northeastern Ski Resorts →

Åre, Sweden – A year ago Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) celebrated Valentine’s Day by winning gold in the Olympic combined event in Italy; Wednesday, he produced the third-fastest final run but was bumped off the giant slalom podium by the last racer in the top 30 to finish fourth at the 2007 FIS Alpine … Continue reading Ligety 4th in Ski Worlds GS with Scorching 2nd Run →

Colorado Springs, CO – Alpine ski racer Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA), who strung together a U.S.-record five consecutive World Cup top-3s, and Jeret “Speedy” Peterson (Boise, ID), who set two aerials records in winning a World Cup contest, have been selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee’s male and female Athlete of the Month for … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Peterson, Mancuso USOC Athletes of Month →

Åre, Sweden – Olympic skiing champion Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) led the first run of giant slalom Tuesday at the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, but had problems on her second run to finish fifth in the first night GS in Worlds history. Nicole Hosp won the first gold medal of the championships … Continue reading Mancuso 5th in Ski Worlds Night Giant Slalom →

West Dover, VT – Ronnie Mills of Mexico, Maine, a 28-year veteran groomer at Maine’s Sunday River Ski Resort, took home top honors in the National Ski Areas Association’s (NSAA) third annual “PhaTcat Challenge” grooming competition. NSAA bills the PhaTcat Challenge as a true test of grooming operator skill and efficiency to determine the industry’s … Continue reading Sunday River Groomer Wins National Ski Areas Association Contest →

Laax, Switzerland – With four weeks to go before the start of the Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro 2007, contest organizers have finalized the competitor line-up for what will be the inaugural edition of this innovative mobile freeride snowboarding and skiing competition. n Kicking off in the Swiss resort of Laax on March 1st and … Continue reading Big Mountain Ski and Snowboard Comp Ready to Roll in Europe →