Park City, UT – Utah’s Deer Valley Resort will kick off its winter season with the 22nd annual Deer Valley Celebrity Skifest on December 7 and 8. The invitational ski event pairs former Olympic ski legends with television and film celebrities for a weekend of skiing, live music and fundraising for the Waterkeeper Alliance. “The … Continue reading Annual Celebrity Skifest to Once Again Launch Deer Valley Ski Season
North Creek, NY – Gore Mountain’s Harvest Fest returns to the Upstate New York ski and snowboard resort this Saturday and Sunday, featuring free fun for the whole family with live entertainment, a special schedule for kids, a huge inflatable village from Bounce Around Entertainment, and a full menu of fall fare. Enjoy Gore’s fall … Continue reading Harvest Fest Returns to Gore Mountain This Weekend
Seattle, WA – K2 Skis and the K2 Ski Alliance, an organization designed to help unite female skiers, has announced the first annual International Women’s Ski Day (IWSD). On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, women from around the world will come together to celebrate skiing with their daughters, sisters, mothers and girlfriends. “Although promoted by K2, … Continue reading Organizers Prepare for Inaugural International Women’s Ski Day
Washington, DC – Troubled by the prospect of climate change altering the winter they love and depend upon for their livelihoods, a high profile delegation of top winter sports athletes and outdoor leaders traveled to Washington this week to show support for President Obama’s climate action plan. Despite the government shutdown, a large group of … Continue reading POW Goes to Washington
Taylors Falls, MN – It hasn’t been cold enough to make snow yet this year at Wild Mountain, but the Minnesota ski area’s annual rail jam will go forward as scheduled this weekend anyway, thanks to mSnow. In seasons past, Wild Mountain is traditionally one of the first ski areas to make snow in the … Continue reading Rail Jam at Wild Mountain This Weekend
Los Angeles, CA – International X Games events in Tignes, France; Foz do Iguacu, Brazil; Munich and Barcelona will not continue in 2014, television sports network ESPN announced Thursday. “We are proud to have run world-class competitions for both the athletes and spectators; however the overall economics of these events do not provide a sustainable … Continue reading ESPN Pulls the Plug on X Games Outside the U.S.
Copper Mountain, CO – Snowmaking began this morning on the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper Mountain in preparation for the U.S. Alpine Ski Team to begin their road to Sochi training on Colorado snow. The U.S. Ski Team Speed Center features 87 HKD automatic snowmaking guns designed to blanket the only full-length downhill … Continue reading Copper Makes Snow for U.S. Ski Team
