McLean, VA – Despite a very tough economic climate, new participants could be found on slopes, trails and in the terrain parks of ski resorts across the country last season, according to data released today by SnowSports Industries America (SIA).nParticipation increased in every snow sports discipline during the 2008-09 season, from downhill skiing to snowshoeing. … Continue reading Participation in Skiing, Snowboarding Increased in 2008-09, Report Says→
Snowbird, UT – The 24th Annual Steve Young Ski Classic brings an impressive group of NFL players and Olympians to Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort this Saturday to ski, snowboard and raise money for the Wasatch Adaptive Sports Program.nFormer San Francisco 49er and NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young headlines a group of NFL players, … Continue reading Steve Young Ski Classic Race and Fundraising Dinner this Saturday at Snowbird→
Park City, UT – Utah’s three Wasatch Back ski resorts — Park City Mountain Resort, The Canyons Resort and Deer Valley Resort — will host the second annual Wasatch Backside Lifty Invitational (WBLI) Mar. 29 through Apr. 2, 2010. The event is held “to recognize the hard work of our lift operations teams,” says Jeff … Continue reading Wasatch Lifty Invitational at Park City-area Resorts Mar. 29-Apr. 2→
Snowbird, UT – The 2010 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour came to a close Sunday on Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort’s North Baldy venue at the Subaru Freeskiing World Championships. The crowd on hand surpassed Saturday’s semi-final by two fold; there were rows upon rows of dug out snow benches, the smell of burgers on travel … Continue reading Chickering-Ayers, Collinson Win Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at Snowbird→
Bozeman, MT – At approximately 11:10 a.m. Tuesday morning, a large avalanche pulled off the steep, wind loaded northeast slope of Saddle Peak adjacent to Montana’s Bridger Bowl ski area, resulting in a large fracture that went to the ground and ran close to 2,000 vertical feet down the mountain. No one was witnessed being … Continue reading Massive Avalanche Rips Through Bridger Bowl Sidecountry→
Vancouver, Canada – Ski resort operator Intrawest ULC is downplaying rumors of imminent foreclosure following ads placed in major newspapers announcing that the company’s creditors will auction their interests in the firm. Intrawest owns or operates key ski and snowboard resorts across the U.S. and Canada, including Whistler Blackcomb, host site of the 2010 Olympic … Continue reading Ski Resort Operator Intrawest Downplays Foreclosure Rumors→
Kirkwood, CA – Electrical power has been restored to Kirkwood Mountain Resort as of 4 p.m. this afternoon following successful installation of new generators at the Mountain Utilities power house which caught fire late Friday afternoon, leaving the California ski resort without power and closed for skiing and snowboarding today. The New Year’s Day fire … Continue reading Update: Power Restored to California’s Kirkwood Ski Resort Following Fire→
