Snowbird, UT – Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is introducing two unlimited spring season pass options beginning in March and continuing through the end of the season, which traditionally runs to Memorial Day Weekend, conditions permitting. Skiers and riders can glide through the state’s longest spring skiing season with the $499 spring pass starting March … Continue reading Snowbird Announces Spring Season Pass Deals
Val d’Isere, France – Double World Champion and U.S. Ski Team racer Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) is expected to compete again this week in the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Val d’Isere after having surgery on her right thumb Tuesday at Privatklinik Hochrum near Innsbruck, Austria. According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Richard … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn to Return to Ski Racing This Week Following Thumb Surgery
Snowbird, UT –The final and super final rounds of The North Face Masters of Snowboarding’s first stop of the season wrapped up Saturday at Utah’s Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. The field of nearly 50 competitors who advanced from Friday’s first round made the early morning hike up to Snowbird’s North Baldy venue for the … Continue reading Annetts, Yates Win The North Face Masters of Snowboarding at Snowbird
Aspen, CO – Morning snow gave way to some light rain showers in Aspen Saturday afternoon, making for a slow and slushy Snowboarder X track. Conditions didn’t seem to affect Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT), however, as she won her second consecutive gold medal in the event at Winter X Games 13.n “This one feels … Continue reading Winter X Games 13: Jacobellis Rides Away with Second Consecutive Women’s Snowboard Cross Win
Copper Mountain, CO – The 2009 U.S. Snowboarding Revolution Tour kicked off Wednesday with the U.S. Snowboarding rookies picking up five of the six podium spots with Matt Ladley (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Lizzy Beerman (Weston, VT) taking the wins.n “They really killed it. They’re riding so well,” said U.S. Snowboarding Freestyle Development Coach Bud … Continue reading Rookies Rock the Halfpipe at U.S. Snowboarding’s Revolution Tour
Snowbird, UT – The snow safety department of Utah’s Snowbird Ski Resort has issued a report detailing the events surrounding a deadly in-bounds avalanche on Sunday, Dec. 14 that killed 27-year old Heather Gross of Salt Lake City. The report, filed with the Utah Avalanche Center by Jim Collinson of the Snowbird Snow Safety Department, … Continue reading Snow Safety Department of Snowbird Ski Resort Issues Report Detailing Deadly Avalanche
Jennerstown, PA – Seven Springs Mountain Resort has closed on its agreement with Somerset Trust Company to purchase their ski area assets at western Pennsylvania’s Laurel Mountain State Park. The closing, which took place on Wednesday, Nov. 26, represents the next step in the local community’s push to revitalize skiing operations at the currently dormant … Continue reading Seven Springs Completes Puchase of Laurel Mountain Ski Area’s Assets