Snowbird, UT – After Little Cottonwood Canyon neighbor Alta Ski Area reopens this weekend for one final three-day spring fling, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort will be the only Utah mountain still open for skiing and riding. Although some operations, including night skiing on Chickadee and the Mid-Gad Restaurant are already done for the season, … Continue reading Snowbird Dials Back Operations for Spring Skiing
Rangeley, ME – With its current ski season now history, it’s been one for the record books at Saddleback Maine.nSaddleback’s 2009-10 revenue was up by 40 percent and skier visits were up by 15 percent over the 2008-09 winter, resort officials indicate. “This was a great year for Saddleback,” said Warren Cook, CEO and general … Continue reading 2009-10 Ski Season a Record-Setter for Maine Resort
Georgetown, CO – Now that most Colorado ski resorts have closed for the season, Loveland Ski Area — which expects to continue operations through May 2 — is giving season passholders from other resorts a break.n”We would like to invite season pass holders from other ski areas to come see what Loveland is all about … Continue reading Loveland Ski Area Discounting Lift Tickets for Other Resort Season Passholders
Copper Mountain, CO – In its first summer under new ownership of Park City, Utah’s Powdr Corp, $6 million will be invested in Copper Mountain this summer to improve the Colorado ski and snowboard resort before lifts reopen next fall.nThe lion’s share of this summer’s investment will be to increase snowmaking capacity by 25 percent … Continue reading Copper Mountain’s New Owners Investing $6M in Colorado Resort
Bozeman, MT – The Board of the Hans Saari Memorial Fund has announced the winners of its 2010 Ski Exploration Grants. The Exploration Grant program was created in 2008 exclusively for ski mountaineers to encourage expeditions that expand the limits of ski mountaineering. This year marks the third for the program, and according to Fund … Continue reading Hans Saari Memorial Fund Hands Out Ski Exploration Grants
Calgary, Canada – Jean-François Rapatel has been hired to the new position of National Athletic Director as Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) begins a new Olympic cycle by placing renewed emphasis on development programs, the governing body for ski racing in Canada has announced.nRapatel will oversee all aspects of the Canadian development ski racing system in … Continue reading Rapatel Named National Athletic Director for Ski Racing in Canada
Winter Park, CO – The Coca-Cola Spring Splash will close out the ski and snowboard season this weekend at Colorado’s Winter Park Resort.nWhile live music with Home from 2 to 5 p.m. this afternoon will get the weekend started, the real festivities get underway at noon Sunday with the Spring Splash, now in its 42nd … Continue reading Celebrate End of Winter Park Ski Season with Spring Splash