Mt. Buller, Australia – A decision will be made Monday on whether the freestyle World Cup ski season will begin as scheduled Sept. 2-3 with two aerials contests as Mount Buller, like much of Australia’s ski country, is mired in a snow drought, officials said today. nStuart Aldred, events manager for the World Cup organizing … Continue reading Australian Snow Drought Threatens World Cup Freestyle Skiing Openers →

Salt Lake City, UT – Ski Utah has announced that it has entered into a new sponsorship agreement with Rossignol. The ski and snowboard manufacturer recently re-located its U.S. headquarters from Vermont to Park City, Utah under the Quiksilver, Inc. corporate umbrella in the new Park City Mountain Center. n Rossignol recently relocated to historic … Continue reading Ski Utah Partners with Rossignol →

Sandpoint, ID – Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint has announced that Tom Chasse, president and managing director of Attitash Ski Area in New Hampshire, has accepted the position of president and CEO of Schweitzer’s ski and snowboard operations effective August 14. n”This has not been an easy decision,” explained Chasse, “but one that takes into … Continue reading New GM for Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort →

Bella Coola (BC), Canada – Big Mountain Heliskiing, Bella Coola Heli Sports’ (BCHS) newest tours, and Recco Locator Systems have partnered to give away a free five day heli-skiing/heli-snowboarding trip for two. nRecco is an avalanche rescue system utilized by more than 500 rescue organizations worldwide to assist in the efficient location of burials. Recco … Continue reading Bella Coola, Recco Partner for Heli-Skiing Giveaway →

Snowshoe, WV – Construction is underway this summer on Snowshoe Mountain’s new high-speed detachable quad lift that will service the ski and snowboard resort’s Widowmaker slope system and adjoining trails for the 2006-2007 season. nThe project is being constructed by Doppelmayr CTEC. Crews detached and fly out the old lift towers by helicopter and flew … Continue reading Snowshoe Replacing Widowmaker Ski Lift →

Calgary, Canada – Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) has announced a restructuring of leadership positions to prepare the organization for the major events coming to Canada over the next four years, including additional World Cup ski races and the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Part of that restructuring involves creation of a chief operating officer … Continue reading New COO Post for Canadian Ski Team →

Mt. Buller, Australia – Australia’s Mt. Buller Alpine Ski Resort has retained the firm SnowSports Interactive to provide multimedia Internet access to all visitors and skiers. Resort visitors using PDAs, Wi-Fi enabled phones, or laptops will be able to access a whispar wireless mesh network from almost anywhere within the 650-acre ski and snowboard resort. … Continue reading Australian Ski Resort Deploys WiFi Boundary to Boundary →