Sep 05, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Mammoth Lakes, CA - Up to now other than flying from Los Angeles or San Jose aboard Horizon Air, the only way to reach California's Mammoth Mountain Ski Area was to drive. Now, however, United Airlines is adding a daily ski season flight from San Francisco this winter to give skiers another option.
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Sep 05, 2010 - 11:00 AM
Val d'Isere, France - Over four years ago in Val d'Isere, a 21-year-old Lindsey Vonn marked the third Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill win of her ski racing career. Yet when faced with the choice of cash or cow for the victory, Vonn said cow. She named her Olympe for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games that were set for Torino, Italy.
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Sep 05, 2010 - 10:00 AM
by Patrick Thorne
Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK - When does one ski season end and another end? It's a question we are always wondering, because tracking snowfall all year round, we know that somewhere in the northern hemisphere there's always somewhere open for snow sports. With ski areas like Zermatt in Switzerland, Tux in Austria and Timberline in Oregon open all year round for skiing and boarding and other areas opening at certain times in late spring, summer or autumn it can be hard to decide!
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Sep 05, 2010 - 09:00 AM
Burlington, VT - Burton Snowboards has teamed up with music lifestyle brand Marley & Co. to create a limited edition snowboard, available starting this month. Called the Whammy Bar Marley, the board is part of Burton's Restricted collection, a special assortment of outerwear and hardgoods that can only be found at select authorized retailers.
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Sep 05, 2010 - 08:00 AM
Banner Elk, NC - Grab your beer stein, put on your lederhosen and head to Sugar Mountain Resort for the 20th annual Oktoberfest celebration Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9-10. Take in the beautiful fall foliage surrounding the North Carolina ski and snowboard resort; cool, comfortable mountain temperatures; and a weekend full of activities from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Admission and parking are free, and the event takes place rain or shine.
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Sep 04, 2010 - 11:00 AM
North Conway, NH - Cranmore Mountain in North Conway celebrates Halloween every weekend in October with the return of The Ghoullog, where visitors board the quad chairlift for a night-time ride to the ski area's summit for a haunted mountain-top tour. Coming back for its fourth year, the Ghoullog is promised to be bigger, scarier and more fun than ever with the addition of new twists and turns to scare newcomers and return visitors alike.
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Sep 04, 2010 - 10:00 AM
Kirkwood, CA - Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District (KMPUD) has closed on its sale of $5.5 million of Bond Anticipation Notes to fund the summer construction of a new power plant for the Kirkwood community and ski resort operations. Construction has been ongoing now for over a month and project managers expect the new building to be erected this fall in Kirkwood.
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Sep 04, 2010 - 09:00 AM
Sun Valley, ID - As fall approaches, Sun Valley Resort is preparing for the venerable Idaho ski resort's landmark 75th winter season celebration. This milestone may well mark the resort's most assorted winter season with special events attracting skiers and riders with everything from a 75th Season Rail Exhibition to the Ski Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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Sep 04, 2010 - 08:00 AM
Ellicottville, NY - The 2010-11 Holiday Valley ski and snowboard season will feature $4 million in improvements including a new high speed quad chairlift, two new slopes, increased snowmaking, new rails and tubing park improvements at the popular resort in Ellicottville, south of Buffalo.
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Sep 03, 2010 - 03:00 PM
Queenstown, New Zealand - American ski racer Warner Nickerson was first across the finish line in Friday's men’s giant slalom Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) races at Coronet Peak near Queenstown, with a time of 1:52.80.
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Sep 03, 2010 - 02:19 PM
Christchurch, New Zealand - Residents of New Zealand's South Island were violently awakened early Saturday morning by a massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake.
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