Keystone, CO – Colorado’s Keystone ski and snowboard resort announced on Tuesday that it will open Independence Bowl, almost 300 acres of expert-only hiking and snowcat skiing and snowboarding terrain east of the summit of Dercum Mountain, for the 2006-2007 winter season. The U.S. Forest Service issued the final approval for Keystone to expand into … Continue reading Keystone To Expand Cat Skiing Into Independence Bowl →

Park City, UT – Olympic champions Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) and Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) plus reigning downhill and super G world champion and former World Cup overall ski champion Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) headline the 2007 U.S. Alpine Ski Team, team leaders announced this afternoon. n The 2007 U.S. Alpine Ski … Continue reading U.S. Alpine Ski Team Named →

Toronto, Canada – Throughout the upcoming Toronto Ski, Snowboard & Travel Show, some of snowboarding’s biggest names will be on hand to meet, greet and sign autographs at the Snowboard Canada Magazine booth. n The Forum snowboard team will travel to the show, with appearances by J. P. Walker, Joni Malmi and Lauri Heiskari. They’ll … Continue reading Top Snowboarding Stars Head toToronto Ski, Snowboard & Travel Show →

Carrabassett Valley, ME – Sugarloaf/USA will introduce a new marquee terrain park in time for the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season that promises bigger, better and more features than have ever been offered at the Maine resort. The new terrain park is part of nearly $1 million spent this summer to complete improvement projects at … Continue reading Terrain Park Goes Big at Sugarloaf/USA Ski Resort →

Waterville Valley, NH – Tom Corcoran, founder of Waterville Valley ski and snowboard resort, was honored by the New England Ski Museum with its first Spirit of Skiing award on Saturday evening in Waterville Valley. The occasion was the organization’s 29th annual meeting, where about 140 museum members and friends, including Olympians Bill Beck and … Continue reading Ski Museum Honors Waterville Valley Founder →

Chicago, IL – It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but a Norwegian study published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, concludes that alpine skiers and snowboarders who wear a helmet have a reduced risk of head injury. n A Norwegian study has confirmed what many have suspected all along: that … Continue reading Study: Helmets Reduce Skiing and Snowboarding Head Injuries →

Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – Geoff Small (NZ) and Janina Kuzma (Australia) won the second Marmot Extreme Skiing and Snowboarding Competition at Whakapapa Ski Area on New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu this weekend, adding yet another top-of-the-podium showing to their already impressive resumes. Robbie Walsh (USA) and Maria Kuzma (Australia) were the winners in the snowboard … Continue reading Geoff Small, Janina Kuzma On Top at Marmot Extreme Skiing and Snowboarding Comp →