San Diego, CA – Academy Snowboards parent Execute Sports, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with UDT Distribution Corporation (UDT) wherein UDT will retain exclusivity for its sales and marketing efforts of the Academy Snowboard Company brand throughout Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, UDT is required to meet … Continue reading New European Sales and Marketing Agreement for Academy Snowboards →

New York, NY – Now that fall is arriving it’s time to get ready. Alpine skiers and snowboarders face numerous risks on the slopes, but many of these injuries can be prevented with a pre-season training program to add strength and flexibility to the muscles, tendons and ligaments used while skiing – many of which … Continue reading Proper Preparation Reduces Risk of Ski, Snowboard Injury →

Park City, UT – Olympic moguls bronze medalist Toby Dawson (Vail, CO), who also is the reigning dual moguls champion, is retiring after seven seasons of World Cup skiing, the U.S. Ski Team announced today. “My heart’s no longer in it,” Dawson confessed. n Dawson, born in South Korea and adopted by a pair of … Continue reading U.S. Moguls Skier Toby Dawson Retires →

Park City, UT – Former sprint world champion Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) and three-time Olympic skier Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) are among a 10-member U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team named for the 2007 season, U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner said today. n Spillane, who jarred many in 2003 when he surged at the end … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Names Nordic Combined Squad →

Salt Lake City, UT – “The days of the station wagon ski vacation are done and over with,” says Adam Barker, Marketing and Media Manager of the Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Today, many winter vacationers are looking to stay where they can take advantage of a number of experiences, on and off the … Continue reading Ski Salt Lake Super Pass Offers One Lift Ticket, Four Resorts →

Courchevel, France – Courchevel 1850 is all about luxury, and the exclusive new boutique Hotel ‘Le Cheval Blanc’ owned by Bernard Arnault, the man behind luxury brand LVMH (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton), will debut this December at the French ski and snowboard resort. n Le Cheval Blanc, owned by the man behind luxury brand LVMH … Continue reading Owner of Dior To Launch New Luxury Ski Hotel in Courchevel 1850 →

Val Thorens, France – Expanded snowmaking tops the list of improvements this year at the French ski and snowboard resort of Val Thorens, high in the Trois Vallées as the highest ski area in Europe. n The French ski resort of Val Thorens has upgraded its snowmaking system for winter 2006-07.(photo: FTO/Marc Guido) Sixty-one new … Continue reading Val Thorens Boosts Snowmaking, Debuts New Ski Passes →