Orlando, FL – Whistler Blackcomb has been awarded with the 2010 Golden Eagle Award for Overall Environmental Excellence by a ski resort, marking the third time the Whistler, B.C., resort has received the ski industry’s highest environmental honor. Whistler received the recognition along with six other ski resorts earning Silver Eagle Awards at the National … Continue reading Ski Resorts Recognized for Environmental Initiatives
Wrightwood, CA – Mountain High’s 2009-10 ski and snowboard season came to a close on Sunday as the longest in the southern California ski resort’s history. This was also the resort’s highest-revenue-grossing winter as the area saw its best attendance since the inception of its “sell out” policy in 2002.nFrom opening day on October 29th … Continue reading Biggest Ski Season in Mountain High’s History
Squaw Valley, CA – Past and present Squaw Valley employees, passholders and longtime locals are invited to Squaw Valley USA’s Spring Reunion Ski & Ride Day on Sunday, May 9th. The Lake Tahoe-area ski resort is offering $45 lift tickets on the last day of the season so that Squaw skiers and riders spanning the … Continue reading Squaw Valley Closing Out Ski Season with $45 Lift Tickets
Lakewood, CO – In a dramatic rebound from the previous season, the U.S. ski industry recorded 59.7 million visits, the second best season ever, according to the preliminary 2009-10 Kottke National End of Season Survey released today by the National Ski Areas Association (NSSA). In spite of continued pressures from a weak economy and without … Continue reading Report: Second Best Ski Season Ever in the U.S.
Mammoth Mountain, CA – Snowboarder Magazine’s Superpark is one of the largest snowboarding events of the year, and Superpark 14 presented by Gatorade returns to the Eastern Sierras May 4-7 this year with the riders and builders ready to take the event to new heights.n“Mammoth is a natural fit to host Superpark in the late … Continue reading Superpark 14 Returns to Mammoth Mountain
Park City, UT – Deer Valley ski resort’s Forbes Five Star, AAA Five Diamond Stein Eriksen Lodge sent the first payment of $25,604 in its short-range goal to raise $50,000 for the “Room to Heal” campaign at Salt Lake City’s Huntsman Cancer Institute.nIn November 2008, the Lodge appointed one of its luxury junior suites as … Continue reading Stein Eriksen Lodge Sends Over $25K to Huntsman Cancer Institute
Bend, OR – Keith Petrie has been honored with the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association’s (PNSAA) Mel Borgersen Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes outstanding service to the Pacific Northwest ski industry. It is reserved for individuals who have made significant contributions to winter sports facilities over the course of a ski industry career based in … Continue reading Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Honor Keith Petrie with Lifetime Achievement Award