Kangwonland, Korea – The U.S Adaptive Ski Team’s Stephani Victor (Park City, UT) won her third straight gold medal Sunday, winning the super combined at the International Paralympic Committee’s World Championships in Korea. Victor had won the sitting division titles Friday and Saturday in slalom and giant slalom at the High 1 Resort. Allison Jones … Continue reading IPC World Alpine Championships: Victor Up to Triple Gold
Mt. Crested Butte, CO – Michelle Manning and Clif Bennett, both of whom call the interconnected ski resorts of Alta/Snowbird, Utah home, posted the best combined scores Saturday to take the titles at the U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships held in Crested Butte.n Fans came out in droves for the final day of competition on the … Continue reading Utah Skiers Claim Top Honors at U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships in Crested Butte
Niseko, Japan – A helicopter and visible police presence marked the continuing, upgraded search of a Japanese ski resort Monday for missing Australian Scott McKay.n The helicopter has been seen circling and hovering low over the small village of Niseko – on Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido – in search of the missing Brisbane man, who … Continue reading Helicopter, Police Join Search for Brisbane Man Missing at Japanese Ski Resort
Snowbird, UT – Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is introducing two unlimited spring season pass options beginning in March and continuing through the end of the season, which traditionally runs to Memorial Day Weekend, conditions permitting. Skiers and riders can glide through the state’s longest spring skiing season with the $499 spring pass starting March … Continue reading Snowbird Announces Spring Season Pass Deals
Park City, UT – Park City Mountain Resort’s winter calendar has been expanded this year to include The Intelligent Design (IDPC), a new snowboard competition set for the spectator-friendly Pick ‘N Shovel terrain park and Eagle Superpipe on Saturday, March 7. Some of the world’s best snowboarders, including Shaun White, Torstein Horgmo and Andreas Wiig, … Continue reading Park City Mountain Resort Hosts New Snowboard Comp, The Intelligent Design
Stowe, VT – One of the East’s most exclusive ski resorts became even more so last week with the opening of the Alpine Club building, a private facility centrally located within Spruce Plaza at Stowe Mountain Resort. The new facility features a member’s locker room, bar, restaurant, lounge, game room, reading areas, indoor and outdoor … Continue reading Private Ski Clubhouse Opens at Stowe
Denver, CO – New data from a study of 216 property management companies in 15 ski and snowboard destination communities across Colorado, Utah, California, and British Columbia indicates that the current financial crisis is having an increasing impact on the ski and mountain resort industry.n The latest data released by the Mountain Travel Research Program … Continue reading Economic Downturn Continues to Impact Ski Resort Industry in the West