Los Angeles, CA – This year, Protect Our Winters (POW) will be closer to home for those in the Southern Hemisphere. The group representing skiers and snowboarders for environmental change has opened satellite offices in Melbourne, Australia, and Las Leñas and Bariloche, Argentina to extend their reach and understanding of the local issues in these … Continue reading Protect Our Winters Heads South for Ski Season
Highmount, NY – The Belleayre Music Festival will color Independence Weekend “Red, White and Bluegrass” at the ski resort in New York’s Catskill Mountains, when Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder showcase their repertoire on Saturday, July 3 at 8 p.m., followed by fireworks.nFourteen-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Skaggs returns to Belleayre for a holiday weekend … Continue reading Ricky Skaggs, Fireworks July 3 at New York’s Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
Squaw Valley, CA – Squaw Valley USA has opened its new mountaintop paintball course at the California ski and snowboard resort near north Lake Tahoe. Paintball players can ride the scenic Cable Car up to High Camp, el. 8200’ to play the unique paintball course which uses the natural terrain along Squaw’s Silverado ridgeline.nPaintball is … Continue reading Squaw Valley USA Opens New Mountaintop Paintball
Avon, CO – Beaver Creek Resort celebrates Independence Day in the Colorado mountains with two free performances on the back lawn next to the ski resort’s Centennial Express Lift.nGuests will enjoy performances by the Surf City All Stars, a Beach Boys cover band, and Parrot Beach, a Jimmy Buffet cover band. In addition to the … Continue reading Beaver Creek Celebrates the Fourth of July With Live Music, Family Activities and Fireworks
Aviemore (Scotland), UK – In its third year, the Big Spring Clean, a mountain clearing initiate from the Ski Club of Great Britain, saw hundreds of volunteers heading to the Scottish mountains last weekend to clean up rubbish after an epic winter season.nIn the resort of CairnGorm Mountain, where there was still skiing available, many … Continue reading Ski Club of Great Britain Reports Big Success for the Big Spring Clean
West Vancouver (BC), Canada – Canadian Alpine Snowboarding Team coach Sylvain Jean, Freestyle coach Jesse Fulton and BC Provincial Team coach Chris Nakonechny will be coaching the Canadian delegation traveling to the 2010 FIS World Snowboard/Freestyle Ski Junior Championships held in Wanaka, New Zealand, from Aug. 21 through 31, officials at Canada~Snowboard have announced.nJean will … Continue reading Canadian Coaching Staff Announced for 2010 World Snowboard Junior Championships
Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – Work to repair a tower on Turoa Ski Area’s High Noon lift is proceeding ahead of schedule, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts officials indicate.nThe lift, which services Turoa’s summit terrain on Mt. Ruapehu, was damaged earlier this month when a natural release of ice and rime from the cables caused a tower … Continue reading Work to Repair Turoa Ski Lift Tower Damaged by Ice Proceeding Ahead of Schedule