Lake Placid, NY – The two-time Winter Olympic village of Lake Placid will welcome many athletes from the Torino Winter Olympics as its yearly lineup of sports action continues, including World Cup events in bobsled, skeleton, freestyle skiing and snowboarding during the 2006-07 season. The schedule was released today by the New York Olympic Regional … Continue reading World Cup Skiing, Snowboarding Return to Lake Placid →

Park City, UT – U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) Director of Educational Services, David McCann, has been named president-elect of the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE) at its conference in East Lansing, Mich., earlier this summer. McCann has been USSA Educational Services Director for three years, prior to which he was … Continue reading U.S. Ski and Snowboard Assn. Staffer Named to Lead Coaching Education Accreditation Council →

Ishpeming, MI – The U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum, based in Ishpeming, today announced that it will again be offering the Ski Michigan Gold Card for the coming ski and snowboard season. With the Gold Card purchasers are offered unlimited skiing at 17 ski areas across the state, up from 14 last … Continue reading Ski Around Michigan for One Price →

Denver, CO – Booking figures indicate that Australian travellers are more eager than ever to jump into the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season at Colorado’s ski resorts as bookings have risen a staggering 45% from last year. n This news is even more remarkable given that the boost is on top of last year’s increase … Continue reading Australians Flocking to Colorado Ski Resorts →

Revelstoke (B.C.), Canada – A new heli-ski operator will debut this winter in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia. n Eagle Pass Heliskiing will debut this winter as British Columbia’s newest helicopter-accessed ski and snowboard operation.(photo: Eagle Pass Heliskiing) Following a long and detailed permit process with the B.C. provincial government, Eagle Pass Heliskiing will … Continue reading New Heli-Skiing Operator in B.C. →

Greenwood, ME – Josh and Susan Burns, owners of Mt. Abram in Locke Mills, have announced long-term development plans for the Maine ski and snowboard area. n The owners of Mt. Abram ski area have announced an ambitious three-year improvement plan for the Maine resort. (photo: Mt. Abram) The Burns family this past spring embarked … Continue reading Mt. Abram Ski Area Owners Announce Long-Term Plans →

Wanaka, New Zealand – Treble Cone will host its first major Alpine Ski Racing FIS event this week, attracting huge international talent. Over 70 competitors will compete in The Southland Times Slalom and the Unichem Giant Slalom to better their world ranking and selection for the World Cup. n The Swedish national ski team presently … Continue reading International Field for FIS Ski Race at Treble Cone →