Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – The Southern Hemisphere’s richest ski racing series, the Speights Australia & New Zealand Cup (ANC Cup), starts today at Whakapapa with over 100 athletes competing for a prize pool in excess of $NZD 25,000. n Today and Tuesday will see the slalom events held in the Te Heu Heu Valley, … Continue reading Southern Hemisphere’s Richest Ski Race at Whakapapa →

Newry, ME – When skiers and riders return to Sunday River this winter, they will find $2.3 million in upgrades completed by parent American Skiing Company during the summer and fall. n Clearing is being completed on numerous mountain sections including a new intermediate ski and snowboard trail, which will be serviced with snowmaking named … Continue reading Sunday River Spends $2.3M to Upgrade Maine Ski Resort →

Park City, UT – Robert Reynolds and Steve Strandberg have been named trustees of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, Foundation Vice President Trisha Worthington announced today. n The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation is the nonprofit, fundraising arm of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Teams that are managed by the U.S. Ski … Continue reading Two New Trustees for U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Foundation →

Salt Lake City, UT – A potent storm system brought a quantum change to the weather pattern across the Intermountain Western U.S. overnight, propelling Utah directly from summer to early winter. The storm dropped up to a foot of snow on the state’s Wasatch Mountain ski and snowboard resorts in the first snowfall of the … Continue reading Winter Arrives at Utah Ski Resorts →

Montpelier, VT – This season, Vermont ski resorts have expanded terrain offerings, made upgrades and renovations, built new lodging and increased snowmaking coverage. Following is a rundown of what’s new across the state for the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season: n BOLTON VALLEY RESORT A year after Bolton Valley Resort completed the first major on-mountain … Continue reading Vermont Ski Resorts Enhanced for 2006-07 →

Fernie (BC), Canada – The new Lost Boys Café represents Fernie Alpine Resort’s newest on-mountain addition for the 2006-2007 ski and snowboard season. n Fernie’s new Lost Boys Cafe will greet skiers and riders for the B.C. ski resort’s upcoming winter season.(photo: RCR) Located at the top of the Timber Express Quad Chair, the Lost … Continue reading New Mountaintop Cafe This Ski Season at Fernie →

Windham, NY – New York’s Windham Mountain is completing over $5 million in capital improvements for the upcoming ski and snowboard season, including two new chairlifts and new ski trails. n New lifts and trails at New York State’s Windham Mountain ski and snowboard resort are depicted in red on this updated trail map.(image: Windham … Continue reading $5 Million in New Lifts, Ski Trails at Windham →