Big Sky, MT – Quick work by firefighters contained a wildfire at Montana’s Big Sky ski and snowboard resort to a mere five acres. nThe Spanish Peaks Fire, located in the Spanish Peaks Subdivision near Big Sky was contained Monday night at approximately 10:00 p.m. The fire burned near the base of the Southern Comfort … Continue reading Wildfire at Montana’s Big Sky Ski Resort Contained
Dubai, UAE – Daron Rahlves, the reigning X Games ski cross champion, has won the fabled Hahnenkamm in Kitzbuehel, Austria, as well as the World Championship super G. But, while doing ski clinics for U.S. Ski Team and personal sponsor Spyder at an indoor ski facility in Dubai recently, he had to answer a question … Continue reading “What’s It Like to Ski Outdoors?”
Huntington Beach, CA – Quiksilver, Inc. today announced that it has received a binding offer for the acquisition of 100% of ski and snowboard equipment and clothing maker Rossignol Group. The offer is made by Chartreuse & Mont Blanc, headed by Bruno Cercley, a former CEO of Rossignol, returning the company to French ownership. Chartreuse … Continue reading Ski and Snowboard Maker Rossignol Sold for $147 Million
Ligonier, PA – The lifts will be turning and the slopes buzzing again this winter at Laurel Mountain ski area located on the Westmoreland and Somerset County border in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, thanks to an agreement between Seven Springs Resort and Somerset Trust Company. The Laurel Mountain base lodge will be bustling again after an … Continue reading Seven Springs to Again Operate Laurel Mountain Ski Area
Lynchburg, VA – A portion of Liberty University’s 5,000-acre mountain range will be receiving a makeover in the coming months with the construction of a year-round ski slope to be known as the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Center. Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. on Monday announced plans to construct a year-round Snowflex ski slope like the … Continue reading Artificial Ski Slope to Be Built at Falwell’s Liberty University
Salt Lake City, UT – Along with impressive snow totals, the 2007-08 winter season brought Utah’s ski and snowboard industry its fifth consecutive record-breaking year. The state totaled 4,258,900 skier days during the 2007-08 season. The Utah ski and snowboard season was still going strong this past weekend at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. (photo: … Continue reading Fifth Consecutive Record Ski Season for Utah Resorts
Alta, UT – Utah’s Alta Ski Area is currently studying the possibility of erecting a ski lift up Flagstaff Mountain on the north side of Little Cottonwood Road, across the street from the existing lift-served ski terrain. Utah’s Alta Ski Area this spring conducted an on-snow lift survey on Flagstaff Mountain to explore the possibility … Continue reading New Ski Lift Under Consideration Across the Road from Alta