Soelden, Austria – Just a day before the World Cup season opening women’s giant slalom in Austria, American ski racer Lindsey Vonn has confirmed that she won’t be in the starting gate. Vonn, of Vail, Colo., is still recovering from an ankle fracture while training in New Zealand in August. She traveled to Soelden to … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn Confirms She’s a Scratch for Soelden
Avon, CO – Beaver Creek Resort could soon have the only unionized group of ski instructors in the nation. A group of Beaver Creek ski instructors known as Beaver Creek Instructors United is consulting with the AFL-CIO’s Denver chapter of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). They’ll need to get 30 percent of the resort’s instructors … Continue reading Beaver Creek Ski Instructors Consider Unionizing
Bellefontaine, OH – After a devastating blaze destroyed its base lodge known as The Loft in September, workers at Ohio’s Mad River Mountain are erecting temporary structures in time for the ski season. This season’s temporary winter lodge at Mad River Mountain will consist of two new aluminum framed buildings from Sprung Structures. They will serve as the resort’s main lodge … Continue reading Following Base Lodge Fire, Mad River Mountain Erects Temporary Structures
Hunter, NY – With over 1,100 snow guns, Hunter Mountain already has one of the most powerful snowmaking systems anywhere. This summer, the ski area in New York State’s Catskill Mountains invested another $1.2 million in snowmaking, with 17 new guns on the popular Hellgate trail alone.
Longmont, CO – Snow safety gear brand Ortovox is bring its Mountainwear collection to U.S. retailers this season. The Swisswool Jacket Piz Bianco, from Ortovox’s Mountainwear collection being … Continue Reading ››
Steamboat Springs, CO – NASTAR announced this week that Colorado’s Steamboat Resort has been selected as the site of the 2016 Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships. The popular season-ending championships will return to Steamboat from March 24-27, 2016, the first half of a planned two-year program. Steamboat previously played host to championships from 2006 … Continue Reading … Continue reading NASTAR Nationals Returns to Steamboat
Sandy, UT – The 8th annual Utah Snow & Avalanche Workshop (USAW) is set for October 31 at the Southtowne Expo Center in Sandy, where Utah’s avalanche community will team up with snow professionals from around the west to share avalanche knowledge and history. This professional development seminar taps into the vast amount of avalanche … Continue reading Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop Shares Knowledge and History
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