Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – Following Tuesday’s eruption, scientists have confirmed that volcanic activity within New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu has returned to previous levels, allowing Whakapapa Ski Area to reopen its Far West T-bar for skiing and snowboarding. nAnalysis of water samples taken on Friday from the crater lake confirm that the eruption was hydrothermal … Continue reading Whakapapa’s Far West T-bar Reopened Following Volcanic Eruption →

Boulder, CO – Last month’s sixth annual Avalanche Jam raised record funds this year for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), benefitting skiers, snowboarders and other winter backcountry travelers statewide. The benefit was relocated from its previous location at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden to the CAIC’s hometown of Boulder, in the parking lot … Continue reading Avalanche Jam Nets Record $14,000 for Forecasting Center →

Waterville Valley, NH – New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley Resort has spent over $525,000 this summer on key snowmaking and grooming projects to improve the ski and snowboard experience for 2007-08. nTwenty more snowmaking tower guns have been added to Waterville Valley’s existing fleet in addition to an increase in snowmaking capacity. Both will help Waterville … Continue reading New Ski Season to Usher In Improvements at Waterville Valley →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Two of snowboarding’s favorite athletes will showcase the result of a last year’s intense Pacific Northwest winter this Saturday, October 5 at the Garibaldi Lift Company (GLC) in Whistler. Leanne Pelosi’s production company Runway Films will screen their girls-only offering, “La La Land” after David Benedek’s Blankpaper Studios’ “In Short” is … Continue reading Snowboarding Movies Premiere Saturday in Whistler →

Newry, ME – New owner Boyne USA Resorts is investing $4.8 million in upgrades at Maine’s Sunday River in time for the coming ski and snowboard season. Highlights include additional fan and low energy snowmaking equipment, installation of a new magic carpet lift to improve the learning experience for novices, extensive refurbishments at both Grand … Continue reading Sunday River Spends $4.8M on Ski Resort Upgrades →

Montreal, Canada – Canadian Olympic gold medalist and four-time defending FIS World Cup Mogul skiing champion Jennifer Heil will miss the World Cup event in Tignes, France this December due to patello-femoral pain in her left knee. n“I skied through the pain last season,” said Heil. “After a summer of training and the month of … Continue reading Heil to Miss World Cup Mogul Skiing Opener →