N. Vancouver (BC), Canada – Ski industry veteran Sepp Stenger will join G3 Genuine Guide Gear to head the company’s European sales and marketing efforts. Stenger will officially begin working with G3 on Nov. 1. n Stenger brings over 12 years of marketing and product promotion experience to his new position, as well as a … Continue reading Ski Gear Maker G3 Hires Sepp Stenger to Head European Sales and Marketing
Val Gardena, Italy – The world’s first global inter-mountain season pass discount program, announced today, allows skiers and riders to enjoy an endless winter at the resorts of Bariloche, Argentina; Vail, Colorado; Val Gardena, Italy; and Queenstown, New Zealand. Passholders are entitled to ski or snowboard other resorts in the program for half price. n … Continue reading Skiing Season Pass Privileges Now Span Four Continents for an Endless Winter
San Francisco, CA – Esurance ICER Air, a big-air ski and snowboard festival scheduled for Nov. 4 at San Francisco’s AT&T Park, has announced this year’s athlete lineup of top-name ski and snowboard talent. n Ashley Battersby, of Park City, Ut., will be among the competitor’s at this November’s Esurance ICER Air event in San … Continue reading Tanner Hall, Ashley Battersby to Ski San Francisco
Squaw Valley, CA – Squaw Valley USA announced this week that it will continue to offer free lift tickets for skiing and snowboarding to active military personnel everyday during the 2006-07 season. In its fourth consecutive winter, the Military Discount Program is Squaw Valley’s way of acknowledging the hard work and sacrifice of the US … Continue reading Squaw Valley Continues Free Skiing for U.S. Military
Albany, NY – The 45th annual Ski & Snowboard Expo, reportedly the world’s longest running consumer snow and travel show, returns to Albany’s Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Nov. 3-5. n Presented by the Alpin Haus ski shop in nearby Amsterdam, the Ski & Snowboard Expo will showcase hundreds of exhibitor booths featuring a host … Continue reading Albany Plans Ski Expo
Las Vegas, NV – A group of former Disney and Universal Studios executives, designers, architects and engineers have teamed up to propose a new destination resort in Las Vegas featuring an indoor ski dome as well as North America’s largest indoor water park, two hotels, a casino, an events arena, and retail and dining options. … Continue reading New Indoor Ski Dome Proposed for Las Vegas
Findley Lake, NY – Peek’n Peak ski and snowboard area in western New York State has purchased a new Zaugg groomer attachment to begin shaping its halfpipe this winter. n Zaugg began creating halfpipe groomers in the early nineties, and they’ve since been used in shaping pipes for major events, including the U.S. Open Snowboarding … Continue reading New Pipe Cutter for Peek’n Peak Ski Area