Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – Perisher Blue’s PSP Superpipe is making its season debut today and is longer, wider, higher and steeper than ever before. n A rider enjoys Perisher Blue’s Superpipe, which will open for the 2007 ski and snowboard season today. (photo: Perisher Blue) Matt Klemm, Grooming Manager at the Australian ski and … Continue reading Perisher Blue Opens Superpipe →

Wanaka, New Zealand – A huge crew was drawn to Treble Cone Thursday with the promise of a bluebird day, new snow and loads of prizes for the New Zealand Snowboarder Banked Slalom. A field of 59 men and 15 women carved their way through an off-piste modified banked slalom course. The competitors were in … Continue reading Snowboarder Banked Slalom Draws Talented Field to Treble Cone →

Vernon, NJ – New Jersey’s Mountain Creek ski and snowboard resort is building the first and only all-mountain terrain park in the East at the ski area’s South Peak/Bear Peak complex. It will encompass more than 60 acres of progressive freestyle terrain for riders and skiers of all skill levels, with lots of new features … Continue reading N.J. Ski Area to Build East’s Largest Terrain Park →

Park City, UT – The U.S. Men’s Alpine Ski Team swapped skis for hockey skates and equipment in its latest camp as coaches, looking at opportunities for strong cross-over training, brought in the head coach of the Utah Grizzlies and a former National Hockey League player to organize on-ice workouts designed to payoff when the … Continue reading Hockey’s Cool for U.S. Ski Team →

Lakewood, CO – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) on Thursday released its seventh Sustainable Slopes Annual Report detailing the U.S. ski resort industry’s progress in implementing the principles of its Environmental Charter over the past season. Together with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and energy bar maker Clif Bar & Co., this season … Continue reading U.S. Ski Industry Releases Annual Environmental Report →