Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT – Women of Winter (W.O.W.) offers six events throughout the 2014-2015 ski season at Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah featuring coaching by renowned female athletes. The events are intended to create a comfortable and safe environment for women to ask questions, improve their skills, and meet other women who share a passion for winter. … Continue reading Women of Winter Series at Solitude
Durango, CO – The Powder Alliance has selected Ski Nation as the official mobile app for its coalition of 13 ski resorts in the western U.S. and Canada. Ski Nation allows users to collect a digital ski pin from any place they ever skied in North America. Skiers and snowboarders who claim a pin from each of … Continue reading Powder Alliance Partners with Ski Nation
Alta, UT – Quaking Aspen trees have become iconic subjects in photographs and artwork depicting the American West, so it comes as no surprise that on March 26, 2014 it was designated as Utah’s new state tree. Combine Aspen with the “Greatest Snow on Earth” and you get Skiing & Trees. TreeUtah, a statewide 501(c)(3)non-profit since 1989, is … Continue reading Alta Schedules 2nd Annual Skiing and Trees Symposium
Salt Lake City, UT – After a Federal court judge in Utah dismissed their lawsuit seeking to open the slopes of Utah’s Alta Ski Area to snowboarding, the plaintiffs in that action have filed a notice of their intent to appeal that decision. Attorneys for the plaintiffs — four snowboarders and a non-profit group they … Continue reading Snowboarders Denied Access to Alta File Notice of Appeal
Salt Lake City, UT – There aren’t many places in this world where you can unbuckle your ski boots after a day on the slopes, and barely more than 30 minutes later be walking into a symphony or sitting down to enjoy an opera. But you can do just that in Salt Lake City, and … Continue reading Moguls and Mozart
Salt Lake City, UT – POWDER Magazine has announced its list of nominees for the 15th Annual Powder Awards, celebrating the best in winter sports cinematography, photography, and athletic achievement. A judging panel that included the POWDER staff, ski industry veterans, photographers, filmmakers, and ski film savants reviewed 30-plus entries to determine who will be the winners … Continue reading Nominees Announced for the 15th Annual Powder Awards
Denver, CO – Despite mild fall temperatures until the past week and considerable economic volatility, “on-the-books” occupancy for the upcoming six-month winter season (November through April) is currently running ahead of the same time last season. From the most updated data released on Friday by Denver-based DestiMetrics, an organization that tracks mountain lodging bookings in 19 … Continue reading Advance Ski Resort Bookings Remain Up Despite Warm October
