Wanaka, New Zealand – New Zealand’s Treble Cone ski area is reducing its day passes by up to eight percent for the 2010 winter season.nAt the same time that Treble Cone froze season pass prices, casual visitors will also benefit from the new price structure, paying NZ $91 for a day pass. Children’s passes are … Continue reading Lift Ticket Prices Drop This Year at Treble Cone
Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), fresh from the Vancouver Olympics where 17 athletes won 21 medals, announced this week a new direction in the management of marketing and revenue to support athletic programs. Tuesday, USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt named Andrew Judelson, a sports marketing executive, to the … Continue reading USSA Launches New Revenue, Marketing Direction
Wrightwood, CA – Fresh snow continues to fall in Southern California and Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood now plans to remain open for skiing and snowboarding through May 2nd, making this the longest season in its history. A total of 186 days to be exact — beating out the winter of 2004-05 by five days.nMountain … Continue reading Southern California’s Mountain High to Remain Open for Skiing Until May 2nd
Snowbird, UT – Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort surpassed a season-to-date snowfall total of 500 inches for the third straight year this season, thanks to a storm that blanketed the Wasatch Mountains on Friday. The Little Cottonwood Canyon resort received six inches Thursday and Friday, with another storm in the forecast for the middle … Continue reading April Storms Extend Snowbird’s Ski Season Through May
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – The loading area of Perisher’s Happy Valley T-bar is being moved 90 meters downhill this season to link up skiable terrain covered by the Australian ski and snowboard resort’s snowmaking system.nAlthough approval to do so didn’t arrive until quite late in the summer, Perisher’s team has been working hard with … Continue reading Perisher Extends Happy Valley T-Bar for Ski Season Ahead
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
Squaw Valley, CA – This past weekend, ski patrollers went head-to-head at Squaw Valley USA during the first ever nationwide Professional Ski Patrol Olympics. Patrol teams from regions across the United States and Canada competed in sled races, bamboo throws, avalanche transceiver searches and a giant slalom race down some of the California resort’s steepest … Continue reading Mammoth Patrollers Win First Ever Nationwide Ski Patrol Olympics