Los Angeles, CA – International X Games events in Tignes, France; Foz do Iguacu, Brazil; Munich and Barcelona will not continue in 2014, television sports network ESPN announced Thursday. “We are proud to have run world-class competitions for both the athletes and spectators; however the overall economics of these events do not provide a sustainable … Continue reading ESPN Pulls the Plug on X Games Outside the U.S.
Alta, UT – “Sleeping around” may have a different connotation amongst ski bums the world over, but Alta Ski Area — or more accurately, the Utah town’s chamber of commerce — has come up with its own take on the concept. The Alta Chamber and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) is hosting the first-ever Alta Sleep Around. … Continue reading Alta Encourages Everyone to Sleep Around
Copper Mountain, CO – Copper’s High Alpine Project: The 12’s is a planned multi-year enhancement of the Colorado ski and snowboard resort’s high alpine skiing and riding, including expanded terrain, improved lift access and additional cat skiing operations. The 12’s gets its name from the three peaks with elevations in excess of 12,000 feet encompassed … Continue reading Forest Service Approves Copper Mountain’s Alpine Expansion Plans
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts is giving its customers a chance to win one of the company’s Epic Pass season pass products for life. To win, however, you’ll need to rack up those frequent flier miles — or maybe burn through them. The Epic Pass now includes skiing and snowboarding privileges 26 mountains in four … Continue reading Ski Free for Life
Danbury, NH – Ragged Mountain Resort and the New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center jointly announced on Tuesday that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services granted the first two I-526 investor approvals for the New Hampshire ski and snowboard resort’s improvement and expansion project. The United States EB-5 program allows foreign investors who are granted … Continue reading U.S. Government Approves Foreign Investment in N.H.’s Ragged Mountain
Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – Horizons Regional Council, the Department of Conservation and Ruapehu District Council have been made aware of a diesel spill from a tank at the base of the Ruapehu Alpine Lifts’ (RAL) Turoa ski area in New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park. An unknown quantity of diesel fuel has leached into the … Continue reading Diesel Spills at Turoa
Whistler (BC), Canada – It may only be October 2nd but it sure feels like winter already at Whistler Blackcomb. (photo: Whistler Blackcomb) To celebrate an abundance of early season snow that has already fallen in the alpine, the ski resort in British … Continue Reading ››
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