Neihart, MT – Sure, some states give away bumper stickers or road maps, but Montana is giving away an entire ski mountain, complete with a daily buffet of all the powder you can eat. nOne lucky winner and five friends will spend two days carving up the nicely tilted terrain at Showdown Mountain in Montana’s … Continue reading Want Your Own Ski Mountain? Win It
Kingston, NY – Sitour this week introduced in North America the ski resort industry’s first wireless electronic message centers. This new media vehicle delivers lift status, trail closure, weather alert and other timely information to skiers, while allowing advertisers to reach snow sports consumers with personalized real-time messages. The systems will debut in 80 ski … Continue reading Wireless Message Boards to Light Up Ski Resorts
Henniker, NH – A ski and snowboard equipment swap will highlight the annual Octoberfest at Pats Peak Ski Area on Sunday, November 5. Admission is free to one of the biggest Octoberfest celebrations in the State of New Hampshire, which includes authentic German food, live music from King Ludwig’s Bavarian Band, chairlift rides, kids’ activities, … Continue reading Ski and Snowboard Swap at N.H.’s Pats Peak
Soelden, Austria – Katie Hitchcock (Sacramento, CA) led a time trial Monday and will get to make her first World Cup giant slalom start in the season-opening GS on the Rettenbach Glacier, one of 10 U.S. Ski Team women in the field.n”I don’t know what to say. I just gave it everything,” said a grinning … Continue reading 10 U.S. Women Qualify for World Cup Ski Season Opener
Soelden, Austria – A Swiss rider once again has claimed victory in Soelden’s Parallel Giant Slalom. Simon Schoch, who placed third on the Rettenbach glacier last winter, defeated Rok Flander (SLO) yesterday to take the Parallel World Cup lead of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup 2006/2007. Under brilliant sunshine, Olympic Champion Philipp Schoch (SUI), … Continue reading Swiss Rider ‘Schochs’ Field with Snowboarding World Cup Lead
Calgary, Canada – Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA), the governing body of ski racing in Canada, will soon embark on its annual fundraising campaign in support of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team (CAST) and Canadian Disabled Alpine Ski Team (CDAST), as well as the provincial sports organization. In all, ACA President Ken Read and elite alpine … Continue reading Cross-Canada Tour to Support Ski Racing
Park City, UT – The competition schedule for the 2007 Freestyle NorAm Cup and U.S. Ski Team Selections has been set for the coming winter.nThe NorAm Cup is the freestyle skiing Continental Cup series for North America and a proving ground for athletes aspiring to compete at the World Cup level and higher. Last season … Continue reading Freestyle Skiing’s 2007 NorAm and U.S. Selections Schedule Set