Mammoth Mountain, CA – The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), the state’s workplace safety enforcer, yesterday issued citations to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area totaling $49,865 following an investigation into the April 6, 2006 accidental death of two ski patrol employees who fell into a volcanic vent on the … Continue reading Mammoth Fined Nearly $50,000 for Ski Patroller Deaths
Newry, ME – Sunday River tested its snowmaking system overnight to make the first snow of the winter season on the Broadway trail. Temperatures during the early morning hours dipped into the upper 20’s. n Maine’s Sunday River ski and snowboard resort turned on the snowmaking guns this morning. (photo: Sunday River) As much a … Continue reading Maine Ski Resort Starts Snowmaking
Lake Placid, NY – The USSA Ski Jumping SuperTour will have eight events this season, U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner announced, including one this weekend in Lake Placid, N.Y., and part of the annual Flaming Leaves autumn celebration in the two-time Olympic village. n The USSA Ski Jumping SuperTour will include a stop in Lake … Continue reading Ski Jumping SuperTour Zooms into Lake Placid
Aspen, CO – Kiffor Berg and Ted Davenport took home first prize at the NEPSA Video & Art Awards in the Colorado ski resort town of Aspen. The NEPSA Video & Art Awards kicked-off The Meeting Thursday night at the Wheeler Opera House. A total prize purse of $3,500 was awarded. n Point It, their … Continue reading Berg, Davenport Nab Top Prize for Ski Movie
Park City, UT – Catch a morning flight from almost anywhere into Salt Lake City and you can be skiing or riding Utah’s slopes the same afternoon. To capitalize on Utah’s easy accessibility by air, the Park City Quick START (Ski Today and Ride Today) Vacation lets you parlay your airline boarding pass into a … Continue reading Fly Into Utah, Ski Free in Park City
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc. yesterday announced financial results for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006, including financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter. The operator of the ski and snowboard resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado, Heavenly Resort in California and Nevada and the Grand Teton Lodge Company … Continue reading Record Net Income for Vail’s Stable of Ski Resorts
Sierra Nevada, Spain – Work continues on snowmaking upgrades at Spain’s Sierra Nevada Ski Area. By the time the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season gets underway, the ski resort will have 35 new fan guns, 90 percent of which will be tower-mounted, and 22 new A9V tower guns. n Only 35 km from the Atlantic, … Continue reading Snowmaking Upgrades at Spanish Ski Resort