Bartlett, NH – Following an extended period of Indian summer, cooler air has moved into the northeastern United States, prompting a number of the region’s ski resorts to begin making snow in advance of the new ski and snowboard season looming just around the corner. n Manmade snow adorns the base area of N.H.’s Bretton … Continue reading Eastern Ski Resorts Fire Up Snowmaking
Snowbird, UT – Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort collected nearly two tons of non-perishable food for the Utah Food Bank during the Utah ski resort’s annual Customer Appreciation Days earlier this month. In addition, $1,416 was raised for the Wasatch Adaptive Sports Program to help provide skiing and snowboarding experiences for those with special needs. … Continue reading Snowbird Customer Appreciation Days Generate 3,582 lbs of Food
Albany, NY – The 46th annual Ski & Snowboard Expo, held this Friday through Sunday at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany will have snow fans seeing silver and gold as U.S. Ski Team-mates Chris Beckmann and Jeremy Transue, and Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Ross Powers slide into 46th annual edition of the … Continue reading U.S. Winter Sports Stars to Appear at Albany Ski & Snowboard Expo
Girdwood, AK – Since the early 1990s, Alaska’s Chugach range has become legendary for long and steep helicopter ski runs in a deep maritime snowpack. Most operators are based in Valdez, and the risk of poor weather and limited visibility leading to repeated no-fly days is well known. I was therefore attracted to Alyeska Resort, … Continue reading North by Northwest: Skiing Alaska’s Alyeska Resort & Chugach Powder Guides
Ludlow, VT – Staffers at southern Vermont’s Okemo Mountain Resort were busy this summer implementing numerous on-mountain improvements, including enhanced snowmaking, improved grooming, and a new surface lift. n Vermont’s Okemo Mountain Resort will open its 2007-08 ski and snowboard season with enhanced snowmaking capabilities. (photo: Okemo Mountain Resort) With 97 percent of its terrain … Continue reading New Ski Lift, Snowmaking and Grooming Highlight Okemo Improvements
Jay, VT – As part of the Village portion of its Master Plan, construction of Jay Peak’s slopeside condos located on the northern Vermont ski and snowboard resort’s Raccoon Run is complete and the units are all but sold. Jay Peak is now turning its attention to redesigning the slopeside Hotel Jay and base area … Continue reading Jay Peak’s North Village Condos Sold Out as Ski Area Base Redesign Begins
London, UK – The British ski and snowboard market has again witnessed growth according to the Ski Club of Great Britain’s annual Snowsports Analysis, rising 3.4% year on year. There are now over 1.31 million people taking wintersports holidays from the U.K., the report indicates. nThe research report, published now for the seventh straight year, … Continue reading British Ski and Snowboard Market Continues to Grow