Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – Thursday’s southerly front painted a sugar icing-like coating on the upper ski slopes of New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu, a sure sign that the Southern Hemisphere winter is not far away.nMt. Ruapehu is home to two ski areas, Turoa and Whakapapa. Turoa is scheduled to open on June 19th and work … Continue reading First Snow of the Season Dusts Ski Slopes on New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu
Petite-Rivière-St.-François (QC), Canada – Groupe Le Massif this week unveiled plans for a series of improvements scheduled for construction this summer at Massif de Charlevoix, highlighted by a new eight-passenger high-speed gondola, four new trails, a novice area with its own chairlift and conveyor lift, as well as the expansion of the Quebec ski area’s … Continue reading New Gondola Highlights C$16 Million in Ski Resort Improvements at Le Massif
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