Highmount, NY – Belleayre will be a busy place this week and next as the ski area in New York’s Catskill Mountains prepares to kick off its annual Winter Festival Week this Saturday with the Kids Winter Carnival and a Slopestyle Park Jam.nAll week, a variety of activities are slated in communities around the area … Continue reading Winter Festival Week and Taste of the Town at New York’s Belleayre Ski Center →

Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – Canadian alpine skier Geneviève Simard of Val-Morin, Quebec, a five-time World Cup medalist and World Cup winner in 2004, announced her retirement today from competitive ski racing.nSimard, an Olympian in 2002 and 2006, missed a number of World Cup events during the past two seasons while rehabilitating her left knee after … Continue reading Canada’s Simard Retires from World Cup Ski Racing →

Denver, CO – Overall occupancy at mountain resort destinations at ski resorts across the western U.S. and Canada still lags behind last year, according to the most recent report released by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP). The report, which is derived from a sample of data from 201 property management companies in 15 mountain … Continue reading Reservation Recovery Slows at Western Ski Resorts →

Stoneham (Quebec), Canada – Drama and high pressure are guaranteed during this week’s 2010 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup at Stoneham ski resort, near Québec City. A total of 11 spots for the 2010 Canadian Olympic Snowboard Team are up for grabs as riders focus on riding their best in this last event of the … Continue reading 11 Canadian Olympic Snowboard Spots Up for Grabs at Stoneham →

Park City, UT – Stein Eriksen Lodge and The Chateaux at Silver Lake are fundraising to assist the Albert Schweitzer Hospital, located in earthquake-torn Haity 40 miles northwest of Port-Au-Prince. The hospital has been operating continuously since the earthquake, and medical supplies that would have lasted the facility months were consumed in the first days … Continue reading Deer Valley’s Stein Eriksen Lodge Raising Funds for Haiti Earthquake Relief →

Park City, UT – It all comes down to two night halfpipe competitons, 27 athletes, and a chance to go to the world’s largest athletic stage – the Olympics. The final two events of the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix are about to touch down at Park City Mountain Resort Friday and Saturday, marking the … Continue reading For Snowboarding Olympic Hopefuls, It All Comes Down to Park City →