New York, NY – Tuesday night, Olympic Nordic Combined gold medalist Billy Demong will be atop the pitcher’s mound at New York’s Citi Field, throwing out the first ball at the Mets baseball game.nRead on to find out how the historic Olympian from Vermontville, N.Y., feels about his newest sporting venture. Q: Are you a … Continue reading Demong Ready For Tonight’s First Pitch
Highmount, NY – The Triple Crown Extravaganza, consisting of a Memorial Day Weekend skiing and snowboarding Rail Jam, a Kayak Regatta and a Mountain Bike Drag Race will usher in the summer season at New York’s Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. The grand prize to the person who wins all three events is a family pack … Continue reading Memorial Day Weekend at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center Includes 2nd Annual Triple Crown Splash Into Summer
Windham, NY – Following earlier announcements that Stratton Mountain and Stowe ski resorts in Vermont will each hold a Memorial Day rail jam, New York’s Windham Mountain has now followed suit.nWindham staffers will push their remaining piles of snow into a rail course for a final ski and snowboard jam of the season at the … Continue reading Memorial Day Rail Jam at Windham
Arapahoe Basin, CO – Arapahoe Basin’s Exhibition triple chairlift, built at the Colorado ski area in 1978, will be replaced this summer with a high speed Leitner-Poma quad chair lift, christened Black Mountain Express. Of the 118 chairs from the old lift, 110 will be available to the public for purchase on a first-come, first-served … Continue reading Arapahoe Basin to Sell Ski Lift Chairs This Saturday
Squaw Valley, CA – Beginning at 11 a.m. next Saturday, May 1, fiesta-loving skiers and riders can head to the High Camp Lagoon & Spa at the 8,200-foot elevation of California’s Squaw Valley USA ski and snowboard resort for Monster de Mayo piñatas, Mexican eats and a live DJ by the pool. Entry to Monster … Continue reading Monster de Mayo Fiesta Comes to Squaw Valley May 1
Las Vegas, NV – Olympic and World Champion alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn is used to being nominated and winning awards, but presenting one – especially on live television – was an entirely new experience Sunday, as Vonn and country music star Joe Nichols awarded the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards Single Record of … Continue reading World Cup Ski Racer and Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsey Vonn Presents Country Music Award
Comox Valley (BC), Canada – With the sun shining and alpine temperatures rising over the last couple of weeks, it appears Old Man Winter is finally releasing his frozen grip on Vancouver Island’s Mount Washington. The B.C. ski and snowboard resort’s final day of winter operations will be this Saturday, celebrated by the Undie 500.nMt. … Continue reading Infamous Undie 500 Puts an ‘End’ to Successful Ski Season on Mt. Washington