Waterville Valley, NH – U.S. Rookie Slopestyle team member Caroline Claire, of Wilmington, Vt., hit the podium twice at the Toyota U.S. Revolution Tour at Waterville Valley this week, including a win on Monday. The second stop of the Rev Tour featured back-to-back slopestyle competitions; Claire was first on Monday, second on Tuesday. On Monday, Claire’s … Continue reading Claire Doubles Up Podium At Waterville Rev Tour
Squaw Valley, CA – We’ve spent much time this month sharing stories of the ridiculous amount of snow that’s been falling in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Now, a 45-year record has fallen as well. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows officials told us this afternoon that the 15 feet of snow that has fallen at the resort at Lake Tahoe since … Continue reading 15 Feet of January Snowfall Breaks 45-Year Record
Denver, CO – Intrawest Resort Holdings, the owner or operator of six of North America’s most popular ski resorts, is considering putting itself up for sale, according to a news story published today by Reuters. Founded by entrepreneur Joe Houssian in 1976 as a privately funded Canadian real estate development company, Intrawest now owns or operates … Continue reading Report: Intrawest Considering Sale
Whistler (BC), Canada – We’ll save you the wisecracks about how expensive things can be at a ski resort. What stands 8.5 feet high, weighs 4,676 pounds and is located 6,069 feet above sea level? Complete with ski pole and glove holders and heating lamps, CIBC has opened the first-of-its-kind mountaintop ski-thru ATM outside the … Continue reading Canada’s First Ski-thru ATM Opens Atop Whistler Blackcomb
Denver, CO – An annual partnership between Winter Park Resort, Denver Parks and Recreation and nearly 30 volunteers, the Ruby Hill Rail Yard is open once again for free skiing and snowboarding in downtown Denver. First established in 2007, Ruby Hill Rail Yard was the country’s first free urban terrain park based in a city. … Continue reading Free Riding in Downtown Denver
Marshalls Creek, PA – A 15-year-old foreign student died on Monday night after losing control and crashing into a safety fence at Shawnee Mountain ski area in the Pocono Mountains of eastern Pennsylvania. Juliette Dajani, of Singapore, was a freshman student at the Blair Academy, a boarding school in New Jersey, and a member of the … Continue reading Ski Crash Kills Singapore Teen at Shawnee Mountain
Newry, ME – Did you know that January 28 is National Blueberry Pancake Day? To celebrate, the second annual Chef Summit will bring in celebrity chefs from around the U.S. to the slopes of Maine’s Sunday River ski resort, in hopes of redefining the common pancake during a first-ever National Wild Blueberry Pancake Cook Off. Scheduled from … Continue reading Chef Summit Returns to Sunday River with Pancake Cook Off
