Killington, VT - Ski teams in the McBrine, MacConnell and Thompson Divison of the Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference (ECSC) completed a weekend of ski racing throughout the Northeast Feb. 10-11.

Changchun, China - Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), continuing to build steam as a lead-up to the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships next week, was 10th Friday - his best World Cup skiing result in three years - in a 15K freestyle race.

Furano, Japan - One step at a time. Matt Morison (Burketon, ON), a Canadian National Team rookie, moved up to the top spot today at the World Cup Snowboard competition in Japan. The 19-year-old stood atop the men's parallel giant slalom (PGS) podium after today’s race, even though before this competition, Morison hadn’t finished better than 12th in PGS on the World Cup tour. Morison has been on a roll with third- and second-place finishes in the past two parallel slalom events.

Wilmington, VT - American Skiing Company (ASC) and its subsidiaries, Mount Snow Ltd. and L.B.O. Holding, Inc., today entered into a purchase agreement to sell Vermont's Mount Snow at New Hampshire's Attitash ski resorts to Peak Resorts, owners and operators of numerous Midwestern ski areas as well as Crotched Mountain ski area in New Hampshire. The purchase price is $73.5 million in cash, plus the assumption of approximately $2.0 million in debt and other liabilities.

Åre, Sweden - Two-time World Championships silver medalist Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) injured her right knee in slalom training and has withdrawn from the last two races of the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and World Cup races in Spain, she said Friday.

Bartlett, NH - On February 23 the Red Bull SCS Sled Style Extreme Snowmobile Exhibition will be returning to New Hampshire's Attitash ski and snowboard resort in Bartlett. DJ Melee, resident D.J. at Avalon in Boston, will be playing alongside the jaw-dropping exhibition.

Åre, Sweden - Double-silver medalist Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) heads a group of three athletes competing Friday night for the U.S. Ski Team in the women's slalom, the final individual women's race at the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

Åre, Sweden - U.S. Ski Team coaches are sorting out their options for who will race Sunday in the team event. The eight-part ski race, introduced at the 2005 Worlds in Bormio, Italy, has two men and two women running downhill and then racing slalom. Teams may choose up to six athletes, up to three men and three women, to compete. A skier does not have to compete in both stages of the competition. The U.S. Ski Team was fourth in Bormio.

Sun Peaks (BC), Canada - Sun Peaks Resort is preparing to host the final event in the western series of the Pontiac GMC Cup, one of Canada’s premier amateur ski racing series. The event takes place this Sunday through Wednesday.

Ljubljana, Slovenia - Slovenian extreme skier Davor Karničar has completed his "7 Summits" project, becoming the first person to ski down the highest peaks on each of the world's seven continents. Last on his checklist was the 4,897m (16,066-foot) Mt. Vinson in Antarctica, which he conquered on November 28.

Mt. Hood, OR - Oregon's Mount Hood Meadows ski and snowboard resort will host Jamaican Days, presented by Bud Light, this Saturday and Sunday. The weekend festivities will include a SuperPipe competition for skiers and riders, live reggae music both days, and a prize wheel to give a spin.

Estes Park, CO - Geared towards children, families, newcomers, and outdoor enthusiasts, the Winter Trails annual on-snow event offers free snowshoe demos and the health message that snow sports are good for your mind, body and soul. New this year at Saturday's Winter Trails event in Estes Park is the chance for children and adults to participate in the President’s Challenge Clinic, a national program of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Participants can earn a “Certificate of Achievement” by taking part in five learning stations - Snowshoe Basics, How to Dress for Winter Outdoor Activity, Nutrition and Hydration Tips, Basic Conditioning Exercises and Essentials for Winter Hiking and Camping.

Stoneham (QC), Canada - The Province of Québec on Wednesday announced that they will be making a financial contribution to the training and development of Canada’s future snowboard athletes. The funding, which was announced in a ceremony with Québec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sport, M. Jean-Marc Fournier, is directed to the Québec Snowboard World Cup Corporation, and will total C$653,938.

Duluth, MN - The third leg of the five-stop U.S. Snowboarding's Chevrolet Revolution Tour gears up at Minnesota's Spirit Mountain tomorrow and runs through Sunday with some of the best amateur riders in the country competing in snowboardcross, halfpipe and slopestyle.

Åre, Sweden - World Cup ski racing rookie Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV), who made an impressive debut at Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre with a top-20 finish Wednesday in giant slalom, had the fastest second run Thursday and qualified to compete Saturday in the men's World Championships slalom.