Denver, CO – Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA), the marketing organization representing ski and snowboard resorts across the state, this week announced that its 26 member resorts have seen a better than expected increase in skier visitation through the end of February. In total, Colorado’s ski resorts hosted an estimated 5,540,464 skier and snowboarder visits … Continue reading Colorado Ski Resort Visitation Nears Record →

Stratton Mountain, VT – The Swatch TTR 6-Star Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships, taking place through Sunday with slopestyle and halfpipe events at Vermont’s Stratton Mountain ski resort, is the defining men’s contest on the TTR World Snowboard Tour. Professional snowboarders have been traveling all over the world, competing in snowboarding contests earning valuable TTR … Continue reading TTR Tour Down to the Wire at Burton U.S. Snowboarding Open →

Bormio, Italy – Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) recently made U.S. skiing history, winning the overall Audi FIS World Cup title, plus the downhill crown. Her inspiration came in the form of a poster that hung on her wall as a child of Picabo Street, the only other American to win the coveted downhill title. Vonn … Continue reading Q&A with World Cup Ski Racing Champion Lindsey Vonn →

Squaw Valley, CA – Former Olympians, a big-wave surfing champion, a pair of brothers, world champion skateboarders and snowboarders, a three-time cancer survivor, a teen surfing phenom, team managers and up-and-coming amateurs: that is a sampling of the personalities and athletes who comprise the field for the first-ever Ultimate Boarder competition. nThe only event of … Continue reading Haakonsen, Dillon Among Athletes Competing in Ultimate Boarder April 13 at Squaw →

Park City, UT – Veteran U.S. Alpine Ski Team Men’s Head Coach Phil McNichol is leaving the Team after 11 seasons that saw some of the best results in history, according to Alpine Director Jesse Hunt. Today’s announcement came at the close of the Audi FIS World Cup where U.S. skiers won a record five … Continue reading Veteran U.S. Ski Team Coach Phil McNichol Retires →

Taos Ski Valley, NM – Today marks a significant milestone at Taos Ski Valley when, for the first time ever, the mountain opens to snowboarding. nTaos Ski Valley announced earlier this winter that it would open to snowboarding for the first time ever. With Taos officials’ decision, there remain only three ski resorts in the … Continue reading Taos Ski Valley Opens to Snowboarding Today →

Killington, VT – The new owners of Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in the East, will increase its season pass prices for the 2008-09 ski season, but also invest $8.4 million in on-mountain improvements for its 50th birthday winter. n”We are very excited to be announcing this capital improvement plan,” said … Continue reading New Killington Owners to Invest $8.4 Million in Ski Resort’s Infrastructure →