Toronto, Canada – Ski and snowboard resort operator Intrawest Corporation and Fortress Investment Group LLC today jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which funds managed by affiliates of Fortress will acquire all of Intrawest’s outstanding common shares at a price of US$35.00 per share payable in cash. The total value … Continue reading Investment Group to Buy Ski Resort Operator Intrawest →

Wanaka, New Zealand – A handful of U.S. cross country skiers are back on snow for the first time since the end of last season, midway through the U.S. Ski Team’s fifth consecutive preseason trip Down Under while other athletes nominated to the 2007 squad are training at home. n “It’s awesome. The weather’s been … Continue reading U.S. Cross-Country Ski Racers Get Their Vegetables at New Zealand Camp →

Wanaka, New Zealand – Big mountain skiing will become more accessible to spectators during this month’s Free Ski Open NZ following the change of venue for the big mountain finals from the backcountry to Treble Cone’s Motatapu Chutes. nCompetition director, Gerald Davies, said while it had been planned to have a heli-accessed big mountain final, … Continue reading NZ Free Ski Open Big Mountain Finals Moved →

Teton Village, WY – After an extended analysis of project alternatives and failed efforts to secure state and county funding, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) officials announced yesterday their intention to replace their signature aerial tramway with a new 100 passenger, state-of-the-art aerial tramway from the base in Teton Village to the summit of Rendezvous … Continue reading Jackson Hole Ski Resort Opts for New Aerial Tram →

Poehla, Germany – Jessica Jerome (Park City, UT) earned her second consecutive podium on the women’s ski jumping Continental Cup as she led three Americans into the top five, four into the top 10 Wednesday. Jerome, Alissa Johnson and Lindsey Van (both also Park City) – went 3-4-5 in the sixth event of the summer … Continue reading Jerome Continues U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Podium Streak →

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – New Zealand skiing history’s best-ever ski racer, Claudia Riegler, arrives back in New Zealand this weekend to help coach skiers at the Formthotics national black on white ski camps this month. nRiegler is now based in France but will join two other elite ski racers, ex-New Zealand Olympic skiers Fiona … Continue reading Riegler to Help Kiwi Ski Racers Reach International Podium →

Vail, CO –Residents, businesses and visitors to Vail will soon have access to broadband wireless Internet service provided by CenturyTel and the Town of Vail. CenturyTel announced yesterday that the Vail Town Council awarded the communications company a contract to build and operate a wireless broadband network for the Colorado ski and snowboard resort destination. … Continue reading Approval Granted for Citywide Wi-Fi Network For Popular Colorado Ski Resort Town →