Snowbird, UT - While skiers and snowboarders are still descending its slopes, Utah’s Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort has already filled out its summer calendar with tree outdoor movies and concerts, stargazing on Hidden Peak, a new Mountain Coaster and nine weekends of Oktoberfest. “This year, we focused on creating events and activities that will…
Aspen, CO - Aspen Skiing Company announced on Monday that with the start of summer operations, the top of Aspen Mountain will be open for skiing and riding on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27. Heavy spring snowfall has left the top of the mountain covered…
Tannersville, PA - Pennsylvania’s Camelback ski resort is planning to spend an estimated $145 million to build a new indoor water park, a 453-room hotel, and new restaurants and conference areas. The privately owned resort in the Pocono Mountains west of Stroudsburg is seeking tax…
Lincoln, NH - If you’ve ever dreamed of getting behind the controls of a steam-powered train, New Hampshire’s Loon Mountain has an opportunity this summer for you. Loon Mountain’s J.E.…
Bansko, Bulgaria - Bulgaria’s Supreme Court has ruled that the new Plato chairlift at Bansko ski resort was constructed illegally. The five-judge panel ruled last week that construction of the…
Mammoth Lakes, CA - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) national slopestyle, halfpipe and alpine teams spent time this month soaking up the California rays and training on Mammoth’s…
Fürnitz, Austria - Elan’s snowboard factory in Fürnitz, Austria, the world’s largest, has been purchased out of bankruptcy by CAPiTA Snowboards. At an April 12 insolvency hearing, the CAPiTA ownership…
Calgary (AB), Canada - Twenty-three racers with “podium potential” were named to the Canadian Alpine Ski Team last week ahead of a crucial 2013-14 season that includes a busy World…
Denver, CO - The 2012-13 ski and snowboard season, up 11 percent nationally in terms of skier visits, crossed the finish line with a positive outcome for mountain lodging in…
Chamonix, France - An unnamed British skier fell over 1,000 meters to his death on Saturday while trying to retreat to the Aiguille du Midi summit station in high winds.…
Wrightwood, CA - Get out onto the ski slopes in summer and play a round of disc golf at Southern California’s only course above 6,000 feet. Originally designed by Dave…
Scranton, PA - With the sale of Pennsylvania’s financially beleaguered Snö Mountain now finalized, its name will revert to its former moniker, Montage Mountain. The 440-acre ski area was sold…
Whistler (BC), Canada - A father and daughter camped on Blackcomb Glacier as part of a backcountry skiing trip died on Saturday night when what has been described as a…
Union Dale, PA - Robert Frost dryly quipped that “good fences make good neighbors.” Apparently the same cannot be said for gates. A long-simmering dispute between Pennsylvania’s Elk Mountain and…
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia - The ski slopes in Perisher were looking frosty white this morning as some of the season’s first snows dusted Australia’s Snowy Mountains. Temperatures hung below…
Montpelier, VT - In honor of Green Up Day, a statewide spring tradition of environmental beautification by removing roadside debris, the Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA) has announced the winners…
Scarborough, ME - Nonesuch River Golf Course in Scarborough will play host for the 1st Annual Ski Museum of Maine Golf Classic on Monday, June 10th. Players of all abilities…
Sacramento, CA - By a vote along party lines, the California State Senate on Monday passed a bill requiring all ski resorts in the state to prepare and make public…
