Petite-Rivière-St.-François (QC), Canada – – As skiers and snowboarders were enjoying their last turns this past Sunday at Le Massif de Charlevoix, the Quebec ski resort was tallying visits that represent a record season, improving 13% on last year’s attendance and 8% on the previous record set in 2007-08.nSki area officials credit good weather, abundant … Continue reading Record Ski Season at Quebec’s Le Massif de Charlevoix
Lakewood, CO – On Tuesday the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced the winners of the 2009/10 Marketing and Guest Service Awards. The awards are presented annually to ski resorts nationwide, both large and small, for their successful marketing and guest service programs that ultimately help grow the sports of skiing and snowboarding.nThis year’s categories … Continue reading Ski Areas Recognized With Marketing, Guest Service Awards
Park City, UT – Despite the fury of spring snow storms, including 22 inches of snow on jump day last Thursday, The Canyons’ terrain park crew shoveled, cut and shaped more than 45 thousand yards of snow to create the largest snow terrain park feature ever built in Utah. Why you ask? So Utah’s Grete … Continue reading Grete Eliassen Sets Hip Jump World Record at The Canyons
Aspen, CO – Aspen Skiing Company will extend the ski and snowboard season at Aspen Mountain on weekends through April 25. Consistent snowfall and cold temperatures have given the resort excellent coverage and the deepest base depths so far this season. Aspen Mountain will open for the weekends of April 17-18 and 24-25.n”We’re excited to … Continue reading Aspen Ski Season Rolls On
Flagstaff, AZ – Following a stellar season that left 321 inches of snowfall on its slopes, 139 percent of average, officials at Arizona Snowbowl above Flagstaff announced Monday that the ski area will be reopening for one final weekend of the 2009-10 season, beginning this Friday.nSnowbowl staffers will reopen the Agassiz Lift Friday through Sunday. … Continue reading Arizona Snowbowl to Reopen Friday for Skiing and Snowboarding
Dallas, TX – StraightOut Media & Marketing, the producer of Telluride Gay Ski Week (TGSW), has already announced the dates for the Eighth Annual Telluride Gay Ski Week. Telluride Gay Ski Week 2011 will take place from Saturday, Feb. 26 to Saturday, Mar. 5, 2011, at the ski and snowboard resort in southwestern Colorado. The … Continue reading Telluride Gay Ski Week Announces New Dates for 2011
McCall, ID – Brundage Mountain Resort is slashing prices on lift tickets for the Idaho ski area’s first two Bonus Weekends of the waning ski and snowboard season.nBrundage Mountain is now closed midweek, but has added two “Bonus Weekends” to the season, April 17-18 as well as April 24-25. Normally, kids age six and under … Continue reading Kids 11 and Under Ski Free on Brundage Mountain Bonus Weekends