Stratton Mountain, VT – The Stratton Mountain School (SMS) Board of Trustees has announced the hiring of Ross Powers, SMS class of 1997 alumnus and Olympic gold medalist, as the school’s new Snowboarding Program Director. Powers will join the school’s athletic staff at the beginning of the 2010-11 academic year.n”Ross returns to us with more … Continue reading Ross Powers Named New SMS Snowboard Program Director
by Patrick Thorne with First Tracks!! Online Media staff reports Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – Following another big weekend of end-of-season parties at ski and snowboard resorts across the northern hemisphere, several hundred ski areas still remain open for a few more days in North America and the Alps, with a few dozen still planning to … Continue reading Ski Season: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
Bend, OR – Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor ski area has tallied up the results of the 2010 Charity Ski Weeks and the results show an increase in participation and funds raised over the program’s inaugural year. In 2009 Mt. Bachelor’s Charity Ski Weeks raised $70,750 for Central Oregon non-profits. The 2010 results show a donation of … Continue reading Charity Weeks at Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor Ski Area Raise $95,000 in 2010
Phoenix, AZ – What is more exciting that winning a bronze medal at the Olympics? Aside from perhaps a silver or gold, probably nothing. But the adrenalin rush American mogul skiers Shannon Bahrke and Bryon Wilson felt flying in F-16 fighter jets with the Air Force could be close.nBahrke and Wilson, along with bobsleigh gold … Continue reading Moguls Skiers Bahrke, Wilson Fulfill Their Need for Speed in F-16s
Mt. Hood, OR – Snowboarders and skiers can get ready to launch themselves across 90 feet of frigid water to win a free trip for two to Hawaii at the 4th annual Sno-Kona Pond Skim at Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows ski area this Saturday.nThe Sno-Kona Pond Skim runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on … Continue reading 4th Annual Sno-Kona Pond Skim at Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area This Saturday
Denver, CO – In some of the most solid results seen in the mountain travel industry over the past 12 months, lodging occupancy was up 9.6 percent in March compared to March 2009 at ski resorts across the western U.S. and Canada. This was the third consecutive month with year-over-year increases in actual occupancy and … Continue reading March Occupancy Rates Jump at Western Ski Resorts
Carrabassett Valley, ME – While Carrabassett Valley’s Seth Wescott was only recently atop the podium to collecting the second Olympic snowboardcross gold medal of his career, his success came from years of dedication grown from a program he once attended in fourth grade encouraging the children of Maine to get involved in winter sports.nWescott, who … Continue reading Snowboarder Seth Wescott Encourages Winter Sports
