Whistler (BC), Canada – The Whistler Valley Snowboard Club (WVSC) has announced the launch of the Whistler Valley Snowboard Academy (WVSA), a new program allowing young snowboarders to receive advanced snowboard coaching while going to school and living in Whistler. n Located in the heart of Whistler, The Academy is prepared to accommodate co-ed student … Continue reading Whistler Valley Snowboard Club Launches Academy →

Lakewood, CO – Final reports indicate that the U.S. ski industry set an all-time national skier visit record of 58.8 million for the 2005/06 season, up 3.5 percent from last season, and up 2.3 percent from the previous record set in 2002/03. Continuing a very strong trend, the five best seasons on record have all … Continue reading Final Analysis Shows 2005-06 Ski Season Best on Record →

Lakewood, CO – The newly-released 2006 National Ski Areas Association National Demographic Study points out a snow sports population that’s becoming younger and more snowboard-oriented. n Among the most prominent shifts noted in the study is the proportion of children under 18 participating in skiing and snowboarding rising to 15.5 percent in 2005/06, up from … Continue reading More Kids Skiing and Snowboarding →

Aspen, CO – Winter travelers to Aspen/Snowmass will have more choices of nonstop flights directly into the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) than ever before with the introduction of new nonstop flights from both Chicago/O’Hare (ORD) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for the coming ski and snowboard season. United will also be expanding their nonstop … Continue reading Ski Aspen from Chicago or San Francisco Via New Flights →

Wanaka, New Zealand – 2005 Winter X Games slopestyle gold medalist Charles Gagnier will go head to head with New Zealand’s top freestyle skier Jossi Wells at tomorrow night’s BASE Down-town Rail Jam in Wanaka. n Wells (16), who last week won the NZ Free Ski Open’s Slopestyle competition at Snow Park NZ, will join … Continue reading Gagnier, Wells to Compete at NZ Free Ski Open’s BASE Downtown Rail Jam Friday Night →

Wanaka, New Zealand – Cardrona Alpine Resort is gearing up to host what organizers are calling the biggest party and ski and snowboard competition ever seen on the slopes in New Zealand, the inaugural Coca-Cola Cardrona Games. n The Coca Cola Cardrona Games comprises freestyle skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, and FMX (motorcycle big air) mixed with … Continue reading Huge Ski and Snowboard Comp, Alpine Party at Cardrona →

Waterville Valley, NH – The Waterville Valley Black and Blue Trail Smashers Ski Educational Foundation (BBTS) and the Waterville Valley Academy have once again scheduled their annual Ski and Snowboard Swap fundraiser at the New Hampshire resort for the Saturday of Columbus Day Weekend, October 7. n Ski swaps are a great way to buy … Continue reading Waterville Valley Ski and Snowboard Swap Fundraiser Set for Columbus Day Weekend →