Kalamazoo, MI – Bill Wanrooy and Chris Anthony provide a comprehensive guide to the world of heli-skiing and cat-skiing with the publication of Dream Season: Worldwide Guide to Heli & Cat Skiing/Boarding. Firsthand experiences, travel tips, and operator directories are included to help aid in the planning of heli-skiing trips. n Dream Season allows readers … Continue reading New Book Details Heli and Snowcat Skiing and Snowboarding Around the Globe →

Queenstown, New Zealand – The rugged alpine peaks of The Remarkables ski area will be the backdrop this week for the 2006 New Zealand National Snowboard Championships. On Thursday, 150 riders from New Zealand and around the globe will line up to compete in the three-day event. n Beginning Friday, New Zealand’s The Remarkables ski … Continue reading NZ National Snowboard Championships Coming to The Remarkables →

Queenstown, New Zealand – Good snow means coaches and athletes can get a lot accomplished at a preseason training camp. U.S. alpine ski team men have had good snow at New Zealand’s Coronet Peak ski and snowboard resort all month. And when conditions wavered a bit, coaches worked into the night to solidify things for … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Men Give New Zealand Camp a ‘Solid A’ →

Wanaka, New Zealand – The NZ Free Ski Open concluded last night with a huge crowd turning up to watch skiers and snowboarders show off their skills at the BASE Down-town Rail Jam in Wanaka. n Wanaka’s own Lyndon Sheehan turns it on for the hometown crowd at last night’s conclusion of the NZ Free … Continue reading Huge Crowd for Finale of NZ Free Ski Open →

Sun Peaks (BC), Canada – Construction crews arrived on site during the third week of June to begin construction of the fifth quad chairlift at British Columbia’s Sun Peaks ski and snowboard resort. To date this project is running according to schedule, and plans are to have the lift operational for the first week of … Continue reading Name New Sun Peaks Ski Lift, Win a Season Pass →

Val Gardena, Italy – Work is underway for three new high-speed detachable chairlifts, all replacing existing lifts at Italy’s Val Gardena ski and snowboard resort. n Construction is underway on three new high-speed chairlifts at Italy’s Val Gardena for the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season.(photo: Tourist Office Val Gardena) The new Paradiso/Goldknopf – Seiser Alm … Continue reading Three New High-Speed Ski Lifts for Val Gardena →

Warren, VT – Sugarbush Resort today announced that it had reached a settlement in its lawsuit against Mother Nature. While the exact terms of the settlement have not been released, a source close to the proceedings indicated that the deity agreed to bestow over 300 inches of champagne-quality snow to the Warren, Vermont ski and … Continue reading Vermont Ski Resort Settles Lawsuit Against Mother Nature →