Sandpoint, ID – At Schweitzer Mountain Resort there is always a certain enthusiastic energy present in the Idaho ski resort’s base village, even in summer. This Saturday from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. should be no exception with live music from three different bands, barbeque, a beer garden and activities for all ages at Schweitzer’s … Continue reading Schweitzer hosts Mountain Music Festival Saturday
Wanaka, New Zealand – Following a brief hiatus, the World Heli Challenge was resurrected in 2009 and returns this year to Wanaka Jul. 30-Aug. 8. The legendary “big air” event in downtown Wanaka drew some of the largest spectator crowds of any snow event in the Southern Hemisphere in 2009, and will return this season … Continue reading World Heli Challenge Returns to Wanaka
Wanaka, New Zealand – Before there was snowboard cross there was banked slalom, and the NZ Snowboarder Banked Slalom is returning to New Zealand’s Treble Cone ski area on Friday, July 23.nThe event will take place this year in either the Home Basin’s Gunbarrell or Superpipe in the Saddle Basin. Both are long, high sided … Continue reading NZ Snowboarder Banked Slalom July 23 at Treble Cone
Saas-Fee, Switzerland – The Saas-Fee Ride 10 is laying on a freeski festival this weekend in this Swiss ski resort, packed with on-slope action from some of Europe’s top new school freestyle skiers from various international teams.nAthletes will gather in Saas-Fee on Saturday to compete in a world class Big Air competition and a Rail … Continue reading Freeski Festival This Weekend in Saas-Fee
Teton Village, WY – This summer, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and the Teton Village Association are hosting a free outdoor concert series in the newly completed Village Commons at the Wyoming ski and snowboard resort’s base area. Starting this week there will be five non-consecutive Sundays of free concerts, culminating with the JJ Grey and … Continue reading Concerts on the Commons Fill Jackson Hole Summer
San Francisco, CA – SnowBomb will present the third annual San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festival at the Fort Mason Center on November 6th and 7th, and will continue to expand the institution by returning to the Santa Clara Convention Center for the Silicon Valley Ski & Snowboard Festival on November 13th and 14th. New … Continue reading Zepparella to Perform at San Francisco and Silicon Valley Ski and Snowboard Festivals
Kinross (Scotland), UK – A new program, GAP Ski & Dive is designed to provide a unique opportunity for students wishing to follow a new career path and gain professional teaching qualifications in skiing and scuba diving, enabling a year-round employment opportunity for individuals.nTwo specialist organizations — BASS Megeve and Go Pro Cayman — have … Continue reading New Program Mixes Skiing, Diving Instructor Training