Alta, UT – Originally scheduled to close Apr. 18, Utah’s Alta Ski Area has announced a bonus weekend for locals and visitors alike.nAlta will reopen its slopes for an encore Friday through Sunday, Apr. 23-25. On these extra days, Alta will run its Collins and Sunnyside chairlifts and Transfer Tow only. Lift ticket prices will … Continue reading Utah’s Alta Ski Area Extends Season
Wilmington, NY – Whiteface Mountain Ski Center, near Lake Placid in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains, is celebrating the holiday this Sunday with an Easter service, breakfast buffet and Easter egg hunt.nThe non-denominational Easter service begins at 8:15 a.m. at the summit of Little Whiteface atop the Cloudsplitter Gondola. In case of inclement weather, the … Continue reading Celebrate Easter at Lake Placid’s Whiteface Mountain Ski Center
Snowbird, UT – Easter gets an early start this year. This Sunday, at Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort the holiday begins with a free Sunrise Service on 11,000-foot Hidden Peak. The festivities continue at 9 a.m. with the annual free children’s Easter Egg Hunt on and around the Chickadee ski run at the base … Continue reading Celebrate Easter at Snowbird
Vail, CO – Vail Resorts will host a homecoming celebration for Lindsey Vonn in Vail, Colo. on Wednesday. The Vail resident recently won Olympic gold and bronze medals in Vancouver and captured her third consecutive World Cup Overall title, making her the winningest U.S. female ski racer of all time with 33 World Cup wins, … Continue reading Vail Resorts to Host Homecoming Celebration for Lindsey Vonn
Mount Hood, OR – What Mount Hood Meadows Ski Resort’s communications director Dave Tragethon is calling “the storm of the decade” has dumped nearly three feet of snow in the past 48 hours on the slopes. Snow accumulated at rates of up to two inches of snow an hour and has increased the ski area’s … Continue reading Storm Drops Nearly 3 Feet on the Ski Slopes of Oregon’s Mount Hood
Big Sky, MT – The 2010 U.S. Adaptive Alpine Championships officially commence today with the men’s and women’s downhill races at Montana’s Big Sky ski resort.nHeadlining this week’s races will be 2010 Paralympic medalists Stephani Victor (Park City, Utah; sit-ski), Danelle Umstead (Taos, N.M.; visually impaired), Alana Nichols (Farmington, N.M.; sit-ski) and Mark Bathum (Seattle, … Continue reading America’s Adaptive Skiing Stars in Big Sky for U.S. Champs
Highmount, NY – The Belleayre Mountain Hall of Fame was created in 2006 to honor individuals who have contributed in extraordinary ways to the New York ski area, the surrounding Catskill region, and to the athletic discipline of snowsports. This year the Hall will honor Lewis Grocholl, Meg Monell, and John Fishkind with a gala … Continue reading Belleayre Mountain Ski Center Honors Class of 2010 Hall of Fame at Dinner Dance This Saturday