Hailey, ID – The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation and the South Valley Snowboard Team will hold a free snowboard clinic at Idaho’s Rotarun ski area January 15, 16, 17th from 4 to 6 p.m. The South Valley Snowboard Team will offer free lessons and an improved riding clinic for three afternoons at Rotarun ski … Continue reading Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Schedules Free Snowboard Clinic at Rotarun →

Steamboat Springs, CO – The 2008 U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup series will resume competition tonight at Steamboat Springs with PGS and PSL night races. nThe Race to the Cup, which attracts competitors from around the world, allows developing alpine snowboarders to advance up the pipeline. It also is an opportunity for U.S. riders … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup Resumes in Colorado →

Clarkston, MI – Ski areas across Michigan have again this winter teamed up with the state’s McDonald’s restaurants to offer a popular and very affordable introduction to the sport of skiing and snowboarding, called Discover Michigan Skiing. nThe program, which has run every January for the past 15 years, includes a beginner lesson, ski or … Continue reading Michigan McDonald’s Restaurants Make Learning to Ski or Snowboard Affordable →

Graz, Austria – On Saturday, the World Cup freestyle snowboarders will start the New Year with some Big Air action. For the second time in a row, Graz is hosting the year’s first competition of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup. But unlike last year, this season’s event will be held in the open … … Continue reading Big Air in Graz Launches World Cup Snowboarding in 2008 →

Hancock, MA – The 2007 holiday period was record setting for western Massachusetts’ Jiminy Peak ski and snowboard resort. nThe 2007 holiday week at Jiminy brought 30,610 skiers and riders to Jiminy Peak over the eight-day period, compared to 21,086 during the 10-day holiday period in 2006. The average skier visits per day were 3,826. … Continue reading Jiminy Peak Sets Early Season Skier Visit Record →

Wilmington, NY – A strong gust of wind was to blame Saturday afternoon when a quadruple chair became entangled with a communications line at Whiteface Mountain resulting in a derailment and subsequent automatic stoppage of the lift. nThe incident occurred on the Summit Quad Chair at approximately 3:20 p.m., and saw 47 skiers and snowboarders … Continue reading Whiteface Ski Lift Evacuated →

W. Dover, VT – The second installment of the popular Mount Snow event, Youth Pay Their Age Day, is scheduled for this Sunday, January 6th. nSkiers or snowboarders ages 6-18 pay their age for the cost of a lift ticket. (e.g. – a 14 year old skier would pay $14.) Kids 5 and under always … Continue reading Youth Pay Their Age to Ski Mount Snow Sunday →