Whistler (BC), Canada – A strong storm system sweeping across the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it a dramatic weather pattern change straight from summer to fall, is draping ski and snowboard resorts across the region with their first coating of pre-season snow. n Fresh snow drapes the slopes and idle lifts of British Columbia’s Whistler … Continue reading Snow Falls Across Pacific Northwest Ski Resorts →

San Francisco, CA – Old school hip-hop artists Jurassic 5 and the UK’s Ladytron will headline this year’s Icer Air, an urban skiing and snowboarding big air competition scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4 at San Francisco’s AT&T Park. n Icer Air took to the streets of San Francisco for its inaugural ski and snowboard exhibition … Continue reading Bands Jurassic 5, Ladytron to Headline Urban Big Air Ski and Snowboard Comp in SF →

Calgary (AB), Canada – Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA), the governing body of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team (CAST), has hired Dr. Chris Irving as ACA Medical Director, a new position which was created to oversee all medical issues for Canada’s national alpine ski athletes. With this addition to the ACA staffing structure, athletes will benefit … Continue reading New Medical Director for Canadian Ski Team →

Highmount, NY – The 26th Annual Fall Festival and Craft Fair at New York’s Belleayre Mountain ski area, scheduled for October 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, will feature a rail jam freestyle skiing exhibition and a ski and snowboard sale over the Columbus Day holiday weekend. n As Belleayre’s … Continue reading Belleayre Fall Festival to Feature Rail Jam, Ski Sale →

Aspen, CO – Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) has released its sixth Sustainability Report, an accounting of the ski resort company’s environmental impacts and what it is doing to address them. The report, which features an on-mountain junkyard on the cover, represents a radical new direction for ASC and for corporate sustainability reports in general. n … Continue reading Aspen Skiing Co. Reports on Its Own Environmental Track Record →

Ashland, OR – In what seems to be a growing trend throughout the ski resort industry, Oregon’s Mt. Ashland will purchase enough renewable energy to offset 100% of its annual electrical use. Through its Green Chair Renewable Energy Program, the ski area has signed a contract to purchase 780,000 kilowatt hours annually for the next … Continue reading Mt. Ashland the Latest Ski Resort to Turn to Wind and Solar Power →

Camp Springs, MD – Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center reported today that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are likely to continue into early 2007. Ocean temperatures increased remarkably in the equatorial Pacific during the last two weeks. “Currently, weak El Niño conditions exist, … Continue reading NOAA: El Nino Likely to Affect Upcoming Ski Season →