Pinkham Notch, NH – Finding cost-effective daycare makes it challenging for skiers and snowboarders to get out onto the hill on a regular basis, but now New Hampshire’s Wildcat Mountain Ski Area is offering a unique solution: a new season pass for Kitten Club Nursery regulars, aged two months to five years old. n New … Continue reading N.H. Ski Area Debuts Nursery Season Pass →

Huntington Beach, CA – Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE: ZQK) this week announced operating results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2006. Consolidated net revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 increased 41% to $525.9 million from $373.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Consolidated net income for the third quarter of fiscal … Continue reading Acquisition of Ski Maker Rossignol Drags Down Quiksilver 3Q Profits →

Golden, CO – Big City Mountaineers (BCM), a volunteer organization devoted to mentoring urban teens during wilderness trips, has launched Skiing Magazine’s Skiing for Someone program that marries adventure sporting events with a philanthropic venture. n An offshoot of the popular Summit for Someone benefit climbs, Skiing for Someone will take participants on multi-day snowcat … Continue reading ‘Skiing for Someone’ Raises Money to Help Disadvantaged Kids →

Wanaka, New Zealand –Bad weather has forced the postponement of the Coca-Cola Cardrona Games Slopestyle event, originally scheduled to take place today at New Zealand’s Cardrona ski and snowboard resort. The event will now kick off tomorrow. n

Aspen, CO – Ski resorts built on a convoluted topography have long faced a challenge trying to communicate a three-dimension concept via a two-dimension map. Ski.com, a 35-year independent seller of ski and snowboard vacations, has launched a new website featuring industry-first 3D interactive trail maps of several western U.S. ski resorts as well as … Continue reading Ski Tour Operator Launches 3D Trail Maps →

Wanaka, New Zealand – Two of Wanaka’s best snow sports athletes, skier Jossi Wells and snowboarder Mitchell Brown, added another trophy to their cabinets today at the Coca-Cola Cardrona Games, after winning the double halfpipe competition in their disciplines at New Zealand’s Cardrona ski and snowboard resort. n Snowboarder Mitch Brown competes in today’s halfpipe … Continue reading Wanaka Athletes Find Success in Cardrona Games Halfpipe →

Steamboat Springs, CO – Australian Olympic gold medalist Alisa Camplin has launched Alisa Camplin Ski Tours, leading tours to the Colorado ski and snowboard resorts of Aspen and Steamboat. The company’s debut outing will take place in Steamboat in January 2007, where Camplin will be participating in all aspects of the ski experience. n The … Continue reading Ski Queen Camplin to Lead Tours to Colorado →