Denver, CO - Despite a 15 percent decline in skier visits in the 2011-12 season as recently reported by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), participating lodging properties at 16 western U.S. mountain destinations sampled by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) experienced only a 2.8 percent decrease in actual occupancy for the season...
Park City, UT -Audi FIS World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn was honored by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association with the Beck International Award, the organization’s highest athlete honor. The USSA also recognized longtime race official John Garnsey of Vail/Beaver Creek, Colo., with its...
Banff (AB), Canada - In March 1928, two young men skied up Healy Creek outside of Banff to what is now Sunshine Village ski resort. They headed for a cabin built by the Canadian Pacific Railroad. The two planned to use this as a...
Snowbird, UT - With its venerable Little Cloud double chair scheduled for replacement this summer by a new high-speed detachable quad chairlift, Snowbird skiers and riders threw a party...
Wanaka, New Zealand - New Zealand's ski and snowboard season is rapidly approaching, and a potent early winter storm has started to build bases on both North and South...
Mammoth Lakes, CA -A late ski season and lower than normal snowpack have combined to create a unique opportunity in the Eastern Sierra over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday...
Winter Park, CO - The family of a man killed an an in-bounds avalanche in January at Colorado's Winter Park Resort has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against this...
Burlington, VT - Sugarbush Resort accepted the Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence on Tuesday at the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility spring conference in Burlington. As part of its...
Stratton Mountain, VT - For anyone still hankering for time on the mountain, Stratton Mountain will host southern Vermont’s final jam of the season on the same snow the...
Eden, UT - A northern Utah ski area, and a substantial chunk of the Ogden Valley, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder on June 1. Wolf Creek...
Crystal Mountain, WA - After all the other ski resorts in Washington State have already called it quits, Crystal Mountain plans to remain open Saturdays and Sundays and Memorial...
Augusta, ME - Maine Governor Paul LePage presented Saddleback Ski Resort in Rangeley with a 2012 Governor's Award for Business Excellence during a reception held today at the Statehouse...
Honolulu, HI - North American skiers and snowboarders will now be able to avoid tedious transfers in Tokyo and now fly directly to ski resorts on Japan's northern island...
Whistler (BC), Canada - In a winter that lacked snow across much of North America, resulting in a 15.7% decrease in skier visits in the U.S., Whistler Blackcomb Resort...
Snowbird, UT - Utah's Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is hosting a summer sports camp designed for youth ages 10-15, and includes mountain biking, swimming, hiking and climbing with...
Park City, UT - America’s most coveted ski and snowboarding lift ticket, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) Gold Pass, is going high tech to celebrate its 40th...
Vernon, NJ - In an apparent case of first impression nationwide, Mountain Creek Resort, Inc. has sued its insurance carrier, Everest Indemnity Insurance Company, in an attempt to force...
Great Barrington, MA -Ski Butternut's operations manager, Reuel Sheldon, is retiring after 30 years of service at the ski resort in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Sheldon is...
