Eden, UT – The serenity of an August sunrise is suddenly punctuated by the roar from two 12 million BTU propane burners. The wicker basket rises imperceptibly from the ground, and we’re gently flying. Balloon pilot Russ Griffes of American Fork, Utah, skillfully guides our craft between about a dozen others, slowly rising above Wolf … Continue reading Hot Air Balloon Festival Takes Utah’s Ogden Valley to New Heights
Steamboat Springs, CO – Todd Lodwick’s story is almost an unbelievable one. An athlete for the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team, the Steamboat Springs, Colo. resident’s career spans over a decade in which he wins a World Cup and then retires. But, that’s not the part that’s hard to accept. What is unbelievable is that, … Continue reading Q&A: U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team’s Todd Lodwick
Grove, NY – The operators of Ski Denton in Coudersport, Penn. and owners of Swain Recreation Center, LLC this week reached an agreement to lease Swain Resort with the intention of completing an acquisition of the Upstate New York ski area as soon as feasibly possible, thereby saving Swain from an uncertain future.nUnder terms of … Continue reading New York’s Swain Ski Area Gets New Lease on Life
Los Angeles, CA – Professional skier Tom Wallisch has been announced as the Grand Prize Winner of Coast-Make Me Famous, a video ski/snowboard sponsorship contest launched by BNQT Media Group and Coast Body Wash. Filmed throughout the 2008-09 winter in Squaw Valley, Salt Lake City and Copper Mountain, Wallisch’s four-minute edit was deemed as the … Continue reading Coast-Make Me Famous Announces Skier Tom Wallisch as Grand Prize Winner
Norden, CA – Sugar Bowl will host a BBQ event this Saturday at the California ski and snowboard resort’s Lake Mary location. Musician Emily Tessmer will be playing her insightful and artistic style of music, while the critically acclaimed theatrics of Tyler Stewart’s renditions of the famed Annie Oakley will provide the entertainment.nStewart, a native … Continue reading Sugar Bowl Ski Resort Hosts Annie Oakley at Lake Mary BBQ This Saturday
Winter Park, CO – A series of special events will bring gastronomic delights to Colorado’s Winter Park ski resort throughout August, all for a good cause.nThis Saturday, the 25th Annual Taste of Grand County returns, inviting guests to sample a wide array of wine, beer and food while bidding on unique items in their huge … Continue reading Beer, Wine and Flaming Chili Heat Up Colorado’s High Country at Winter Park
Aspen, CO – It seems that Bode Miller started something. In an unprecedented initiative, a newly-formed independent group of champion alpine snowboarders on Thursday announced the launch of America’s Snowboard Team (AST), the first independent, professional snowboard team in the United States. In splintering from U.S. Snowboarding, the official team fielded by the U.S. Ski … Continue reading U.S. Champion Alpine Snowboarders Launch Independent Snowboard Team