Mammoth Mountain, CA – A 43-year-old woman collided with a groomer at California’s Mammoth Mountain ski area last month, losing one leg in the ordeal and fracturing the other.nKathy Willhide-Michiulis, a season pass holder at Mammoth from Santa Clarita, Calif., had to be extricated from the snowcat’s tiller bar following the accident on March 25. … Continue reading Snowboarder Collides with Snowcat at Mammoth Mountain, Loses Leg
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – Australia’s Perisher ski resort has announced plans to launch its new “MyRide” ticketing system. Using a fully integrated on-line sales platform with RFID (Radio Frequency Identity) technology, the Perisher MyRide initiative will offer skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to buy their lift tickets before they leave home and reload them … Continue reading New System at Perisher to Offer Direct-to-Lift Privileges
Snowmass, CO – Snowmass is the setting and professional ski and snowboard instructors are the guests for a huge snowsports industry celebration this week commemorating five decades. The 50/50 conference, hosted by the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI), will feature seven days of parties, skiing, riding, learning … Continue reading Ski Instructors Celebrating 50 Years at Snowmass
Henniker, NH – As part of Pats Peak’s March Online Only Specials, SPF Days Go Sun Smart, the New Hampshire ski area donated $1,000 to support melanoma research.nSkiers and riders were able to purchase a lift ticket online in advance to ski or ride March 21-23 for $25. For every online ticket sold, $10 of … Continue reading Pats Peak Ski Area Donates Over $1,000 To Support Melanoma Research
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – School holidays for teenage skiers just got a whole lot more interesting at Treble Cone with the New Zealand ski area’s teen-specific free ski training camps being held during the school holidays this July.nThe camps are designed to provide young skiers interested in big mountain skiing the opportunity to explore … Continue reading Treble Cone Hosts Teenage Free Ski Camps This Winter
Lebanon, NH – Marker-Völkl is launching a new line of “Sticks” for the 2011-12 ski season. The new line, called “Phantasticks” offers Völkl consumers a new selection of ski poles as a stand-alone, Völkl-branded product that goes beyond simply offering matching poles for the company’s skis.n“It’s a natural extension for our brand as a hard … Continue reading Volkl Launches New Ski Pole Line
Boulder, CO – Zeal Optics, the company that introduced the world’s first ski and snowboard goggle with GPS technology last fall, will expand its GPS goggle category in 201112. The Zeal Transcend GPS, featuring a Head Mounted Display by Recon Instruments, will be available in several levels of technology and performance lens options ranging from … Continue reading Zeal Expands GPS Heads-Up Display to More Goggle Models