Killington, VT – Vermont’s Killington Resort enters the 2007-08 ski and snowboard season with more than $5.3 million in resort improvements and new programs under its new owners and managers, SP Land and Powdr Corp, to enhance the overall guest experience. In addition, Killington is implementing new environmental initiatives in an effort to reduce the … Continue reading Killington’s New Owners Sink $5.3M into Ski Resort Improvements This Winter →

Telluride, CO – The Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association has announced the dates for the Fifth Annual Telluride Gay Ski Week, from Saturday, February 23, 2008 to Saturday, March 1, 2008. Since its first year in 2004, Telluride Gay Ski Week has played host to thousands of guests from the local community to as far … Continue reading Gay Ski Week Returns to Telluride →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Canadian ski bums looking to spend a winter working in Whistler should mark their calendars for the B.C. ski resort’s Hiring Fair, scheduled for November 6-10. Part of Whistler Blackcomb’s revamped hiring process, this later Hiring Fair date is designed so that successful applicants can go from job offer to first … Continue reading Ski Area Job Fair at Whistler Blackcomb Nov. 6-10 →

Aspen, CO – A weekend storm rolled through Aspen/Snowmass, dropping another foot of snow on top of area peaks. The upper slopes of Snowmass, Aspen Mountain and Aspen Highlands received more than 12 inches of snow and lower parts of the mountain saw up to six inches. Since October 15, nearly three feet of snow … Continue reading Storm Drops a Foot of New Snow on Aspen-area Ski Resorts →

Mammoth Lakes, CA – With the new ski and snowboard season ready to debut on November 8, Mammoth Mountain ski area has launched new guest loyalty programs, the Mammoth Rewards Card and FrequenSki Card, which offer the opportunity for guests to reward themselves for skiing and riding and save on lift tickets at the same … Continue reading Ski Free with New Mammoth Loyalty Programs →

Mora, Sweden – American Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), who ended a two-decade World Cup podium drought for U.S. skiers in 2006, showed Sunday he was ready for the upcoming World Cup cross-country skiing season by dominating the final loop to capture Mora’s annual Oktobersprint despite sluggish, slow snow conditions. nTeammate Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) led … Continue reading Newell Wins World Cup Skiing Tuneup Sprint in Sweden →

Park City, UT – An early morning fire in a first-floor room at Stein Eriksen Lodge on Sunday prompted the evacuation of the Utah ski resort hotel’s guests. The hotel and Park City Fire Department responded immediately and the fire was resolved at approximately 5:00 a.m. n Utah’s Stein Eriksen Lodge, at Deer Valley Ski … Continue reading Pre-dawn Fire Forces Evacuation at Deer Valley Ski Resort’s Stein Eriksen Lodge →