Bridgton, ME – Partiers and insomniacs alike can ski or snowboard well into the night Saturday, when Maine’s Shawnee Peak will keep the lifts turning and the lights on until 1 a.m.nThe ski area’s “Saturday Night Under the Stars” event will also include music from DJs of Lynn, Mass.’ WFNX-FM in Blizzard’s Pub, where the … Continue reading Ski Into the Wee Hours Saturday Night at Maine’s Shawnee Peak
Anchorage, AK – One of cross country skiing’s biggest and most well known playgrounds, Anchorage, is geared up for its second season of elite national racing as the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships hits Kincaid Park to name the nation’s best in the sport.nJust over a month out from the 2010 Games in Vancouver, the … Continue reading U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships Set Down in Anchorage
Warrensburg, NY – Thanks to a new out-of-state investor, lifts will turn once again beginning this Saturday at New York State’s Hickory Ski Center. Just outside of Warrensburg near Lake George in the southern Adirondack Mountains, old-fashioned poma lifts and a family-style baselodge complete with central fire pit lend a funky, retro feel to a … Continue reading Hickory Ski Center to Reopen Saturday Following Four-Year Hiatus
Mammoth Mountain, CA – Following an opening event that took halfpipe riding to new realms of creativity, California’s Mammoth Mountain ski area welcomes the 2010 Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix Jan. 6-10 for two full field halfpipe competitions. The event will help determine the roster of the U.S. Olympic halfpipe team.nThe only resort in North … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix Headed For Mammoth
by Patrick Thorne with First Tracks!! Online Media staff reports Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – Ski resorts in the Alps, Scandinavia, Scotland and North America have all reported heavy snow in the past seven days over Christmas.n Western Europe Across the Alps, however, some resorts including Engelberg and Val d’Isere have seen some periods of rainfall … Continue reading Up to Three Feet of New Snow Welcomes New Year’s Skiers