North Conway, NH – The New England Ski Museum has a new location for its North Conway satellite exhibit in the New Hampshire ski town’s historic Eastern Slope Inn. Previously, the organization based in Franconia Notch, N.H., had an exhibit in North Conway since December 2008, situated on the ground floor of the Shops at … Continue reading New England Ski Museum’s North Conway Exhibit Relocates
Montpelier, VT – Killington Resort has received the Vermont Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence and Pollution Prevention for a pair of projects at the ski and snowboard resort that eliminate more than 1,400 gallons of heating fuel and save more than 70,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually.nKillington Resort employees Alan Patch, Jim Shands and Tom … Continue reading Killington Resort Receives Vermont Environmental Excellence Award
Orlando, FL – Whistler Blackcomb has been awarded with the 2010 Golden Eagle Award for Overall Environmental Excellence by a ski resort, marking the third time the Whistler, B.C., resort has received the ski industry’s highest environmental honor. Whistler received the recognition along with six other ski resorts earning Silver Eagle Awards at the National … Continue reading Ski Resorts Recognized for Environmental Initiatives
Wrightwood, CA – Mountain High’s 2009-10 ski and snowboard season came to a close on Sunday as the longest in the southern California ski resort’s history. This was also the resort’s highest-revenue-grossing winter as the area saw its best attendance since the inception of its “sell out” policy in 2002.nFrom opening day on October 29th … Continue reading Biggest Ski Season in Mountain High’s History
Squaw Valley, CA – Past and present Squaw Valley employees, passholders and longtime locals are invited to Squaw Valley USA’s Spring Reunion Ski & Ride Day on Sunday, May 9th. The Lake Tahoe-area ski resort is offering $45 lift tickets on the last day of the season so that Squaw skiers and riders spanning the … Continue reading Squaw Valley Closing Out Ski Season with $45 Lift Tickets
Lakewood, CO – In a dramatic rebound from the previous season, the U.S. ski industry recorded 59.7 million visits, the second best season ever, according to the preliminary 2009-10 Kottke National End of Season Survey released today by the National Ski Areas Association (NSSA). In spite of continued pressures from a weak economy and without … Continue reading Report: Second Best Ski Season Ever in the U.S.
Calgary, Canada – Calgary’s Rosalind Groenewoud has been named the 2010 Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP) Overall Women’s Champion for the second year in a row. Groenewoud had impressive results this winter in both halfpipe and slopestyle, edging out fellow Canadians Dania Assaly in second and Sarah Burke in third.nGroenewoud had a strong year in … Continue reading Freeskiing Professionals Crown Rosalind Groenewoud 2010 Overall Women’s Champion