Whistler (BC), Canada – Offering 20,000 square feet of ski and snowboard gear at up to 70% off, and all under one roof, the Whistler Blackcomb Turkey Sale is set for this Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. The Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) will hold its annual Ski and Snowboard Swap in conjunction with the event. With … Continue reading Ski and Snowboard Sale Gets Underway Today in Whistler
Park City, UT – Donnie St. Pierre, whose athletes won seven World Cup titles and 14 Olympic and World Championships medals, is retiring after 15 years as a U.S. Ski Team coach, including the last eight as moguls head coach. n Scott Rawles, pictured here in Ruka, Finland with 2005 World Champion Moguls skier Hannah … Continue reading St. Pierre Steps Down, Rawles to Coach Moguls Skiing
Boston, MA – Smart Destinations, creators of the all-inclusive Go Card attraction products, have re-launched their Northeast skiing and snowboard product, the Go Ski Card, under the new name Powder Passport. The new Powder Passport now offers tickets and full-day pre-paid ski lift passes to 18 mountains in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and New … Continue reading Discount Card Offered for Northeastern Skiing
Moretown, VT – Adventure skiers Brian Mohr, a contributing editor and photographer at Backcountry Magazine, and photographer Emily Johnson, will be returning on Oct. 8 to the wilds of Chilean Patagonia on a month long, skiing-focused exploration of Chile’s prized, yet threatened, Rio Baker Valley. n A group of adventure skiers will travel to Patagonia’s … Continue reading Vermonter’s Ski Expedition Aims to Keep Patagonia Wild
Boulder, CO – Bill Marolt, president and CEO of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association since 1996, will be inducted Oct. 12 into the University of Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. “It’s going to be a great reunion,” he said. n Marolt – a four-time NCAA ski champion, three-time U.S. alpine champion and 1964 Olympian … Continue reading Ski Team’s Marolt to be Inducted Into CU Sports Hall
Boise, ID – Collectively, Idaho’s 12 ski and snowboard resorts cover more than 26,000 vertical feet and 22,000 skiable acres, ranging from the venerable Sun Valley Resort to Boise’s backyard favorite, Bogus Basin. Other hot spots scattered throughout the state include Silver Mountain, Schweitzer and Brundage Mountain. Throughout, many improvements await skiers and riders visiting … Continue reading Idaho Ski Resorts Expand, Improve
Ishpeming, MI – The U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum has announced that three former members of the U.S. Ski Team have been elected to the Class of 2006. Freestyle skiers Jonny Moseley and Trace Worthington, along with alpine ski team member, Julie Parisien, will have their names added to the Honor Roll … Continue reading U.S. Ski Hall Names 2006 Inductees