Breckenridge, CO – For the past seven years, Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort has hosted the Massive Rail Jam benefit for Matt Wyffels, a competitive snowboarder who was paralyzed eight years ago. This year, Wyffels is paying it forward with 100% of entry fees from today’s competition going to another injured snowboarder, Kevin Pearce.nPearce, who sustained … Continue reading Breckenridge Rail Jam to Benefit Snowboarder Kevin Pearce’s Recovery→
Hunter, NY – Summer-like temperatures and last night’s rain have forced officials at New York’s Hunter Mountain to pull the plug on the ski and snowboard season.n”Mother Nature brought us mid-summer weather a little too early this year, topped off with a significant rainfall last night,” ski area staffers announced in a statement this morning. … Continue reading Warm Rain Scuttles Remainder of Hunter Mountain Ski Season→
Banff (AB), Canada – Mt. Norquay will celebrate the arrival of spring on Saturday during its Spring Fling Festival, as the ski area within Banff National Park will transform its entire terrain park into one massive party.nThe festival will feature beer gardens, BBQ and live music, along with a slopestyle competition open to skiers and … Continue reading Spring Fling Festival Saturday at Norquay→
Big Sky, MT – With the close of the ski and snowboard season this weekend, Montana’s Big Sky Resort will present the 7th Annual Spring Run-Off this Saturday, including the yearly pond skimming comp and numerous other events and activities.nFor those unfamiliar with the concept, a pond skim is exactly what it sounds like: people … Continue reading Spring Run-Off Celebration to Close Ski Season This Weekend at Montana’s Big Sky→
Mammoth Lakes, CA – Thanks to prodigious snowfall throughout the 2009-10 winter season, Mammoth Mountain today announced that the California resort will extend its winter operations for daily skiing and snowboarding this season to July 4, 2010.nMammoth Mountain has received over 41 feet (493 inches) of snowfall this season, including more than three feet of … Continue reading California’s Mammoth Mountain to Keep Skiing to July 4th→
