Nelson (BC), Canada – It’s the promise of powder – heaps and heaps of it – that beckons skiers and boarders to Whitewater Ski Resort’s Kootenay Rockies slopes. Add to this a groovy gathering that celebrates backcountry culture, when Whitewater’s annual Kootenay Cold Smoke Powder Festival, February 20 – 23, 2009, takes it back to … Continue reading Grassroots Gathering Kicks it Old School at Whitewater Ski Resort →

Tully, NY – Fourth-grade students from anywhere — New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Canada, even the Bahamas — can ski or snowboard for free this winter at 28 New York State ski resorts, when accompanied by a paying adult.n When you fill out an application form and send it to the Ski Areas of … Continue reading Fourth Graders Ski for Free in New York →

Bend, OR – This weekend’s long-awaited weather system produced a growing storm total of 23 inches at the base Mt. Bachelor. The Oregon ski and snowboard resort is now offering terrain serviced by Pine Marten Express and Sunshine Accelerator lifts plus an early season terrain park. Terrain offerings will continue to be expanded as conditions … Continue reading Storm Opens Ski Season at Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor →