Ludlow, VT – When Okemo Mountain Resort’s Ski + Ride School Assistant Director Rob Bevier learned about a young boy’s Christmas dream to snowboard at Okemo with his Iraq-deployed dad, Bevier leaped into action to make it happen.nOn Christmas Eve, masslive.com posted a story about an 8-year-old Palmer, Mass., boy whose only wish for Christmas … Continue reading Okemo Helps with a Christmas Wish
Driggs, ID – Snow has been piling up this week at Grand Targhee Resort and nearby Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, although it’s been a bit late to pull out a solid Christmas holiday at the latter.nA series of storms stacked from the west have blanketed Grand Targhee Resort with 37 inches of snow since Wednesday. … Continue reading Big Snow Concludes Teton Skiing Holidays
Oberhof, Germany – Nordic combined skiing competitor Johnny Spillane of Steamboat Springs, Colo., narrowly missed out on his sixth career World Cup podium Saturday in Oberhof, Germany, falling from second to fourth with 200 meters to go after he led at 8.6K and was on the heels of the eventual winner Hannu Manninen of Finland.n”For … Continue reading Spillane 4th in Oberhof World Cup
Oberhof, Germany – Shaftsbury, Vt.’s Andy Newell, the first American ever to compete in the Tour de Ski, kick started the event during the 3.7K distance race Friday in Oberhof.nThe innovative stage race is eight races over 10 straight days of cross country racing in Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy. Newell opened the tour … Continue reading Newell Competes in Tour de Ski
Kirkwood, CA – Electrical power has been restored to Kirkwood Mountain Resort as of 4 p.m. this afternoon following successful installation of new generators at the Mountain Utilities power house which caught fire late Friday afternoon, leaving the California ski resort without power and closed for skiing and snowboarding today. The New Year’s Day fire … Continue reading Update: Power Restored to California’s Kirkwood Ski Resort Following Fire
Park City, UT – U.S. snowboarder Kevin Pearce of Norwich, Vt. was injured Thursday while training in the halfpipe at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah.nAccording to U.S. Snowboarding Medical Director Richard Quincy, Pearce was transported to the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City where he is being treated after hitting his … Continue reading Pearce Injured in Halfpipe Training in Park City