Ligonier, PA – Pennsylvania’s Laurel Mountain ski area, closed since 2004-05, may reopen in 2011-12 according to officials from the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). The ski area, along the Somerset and Westmoreland county line in the southwestern part of the state, closed in 2003 after Somerset Trust Co. claimed its assets … Continue reading Pennsylvania’s Laurel Mountain Ski Area May Reopen for 2011-12→
Keystone, CO – Keystone Resort will celebrate summer this Saturday with the first ever Beach’n in the Mountains Festival in the Colorado ski and snowboard resort’s River Run Village. Live music from the Margarita Brothers Band and a Kahuna Beach Party will get attendees ready for summer in the Rocky Mountains. Admission to the festival … Continue reading Colorado’s Keystone Resort to Inaugurate Beach’n in the Mountains Festival This Weekend→
Snowbird, UT – As part of Snowbird’s proposed expansion into Mary Ellen Gulch, the Utah ski and snowboard resort has filed for an amendment to its master plan that calls for a second aerial tram from Hidden Peak to the 11,489-foot summit of West Twin Peak. The 780-acre, above-treeline Mary Ellen Gulch lies to the … Continue reading Snowbird Proposing Second Tram Up West Twin→
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – Winter Olympic Gold Medalist Torah Bright has signed on to become Resort Ambassador at Australia’s Perisher ski resort.nAs part of her new ambassador role, Bright will become the face of Perisher in advertising and promotional campaigns, representing the resort where she first started snowboarding and where she developed as an … Continue reading Olympic Snowboarder Torah Bright Joins Perisher as Ambassador→
Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort is working through a three-pronged permitting process and the final purchase and financing agreements for its Thanksgiving weekend introduction of The Okemo Mountain Coaster, a four-season attraction that will offer a scenic and exhilarating ride through the Vermont ski and snowboard resort’s forests and along the contours of the … Continue reading Vermont Ski Resort Building Mountain Coaster→
Arapahoe Basin, CO – The final day of the 2009-10 Colorado ski season will be this Sunday, June 6, when Arapahoe Basin wraps up winter operations. Summer ski conditions exist with top to bottom skiing and riding. Two lifts are operating serving eight trails of intermediate terrain. The Treeline Terrain Park is open with a … Continue reading Colorado Ski Season Ends Sunday→
Antalya, Turkey – The Beaver Creek/Vail 2015 bid committee, comprised of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, Vail Resorts and the Vail Valley Foundation, celebrated Thursday as the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council voted at their meeting in Turkey to award the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships to Colorado’s Vail Valley. It will be … Continue reading Colorado’s Beaver Creek/Vail Awarded 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships→
