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 Dunnipace, owner of Innova Disc Golf, one of the country’s largest manufactures of discs, baskets, and accessories, Mountain High’s Sky High Disc Golf Course is…
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 to its largest creditor, DFM Realty, an affiliate of National Penn Bank of Boyertown, Penn., for $4.6 million. DFM was the high bidder for the…
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 bear-sized boulder came crashing down onto their tent. A 10-year-old female and her 49-year-old father, both of North Vancouver, were reported overdue and missing at…
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 freezing from top to bottom this morning. Snow guns are already pumping on Front Valley and Mt. Perisher, where the ski season is set to…
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 of its inaugural Green Mountain Awards for Environmental Excellence at Vermont Ski Resorts. Judged by Melinda Vieux, President of Green Up Vermont, Alan Hebert of…
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 are welcome, and if you don’t have a foursome yourself, sign up as an individual and organizers will partner you with other players. After the round, head…
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 their safety plans. California Senate Bill 564, introduced by State Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel), passed on its third reading on the Senate Floor on Monday…
Olympic Valley, CA - A grassroots organization has formed and begun raising funds to fight what it contends is an unnecessarily large expansion of the Village at Squaw Valley. In December 2011, Squaw Valley Real Estate, LLC, owned by KSL Capital Partners, submitted an application to Placer County seeking adoption of the “Village at Squaw…
Whitefish, MT - Mountain bikers will soon have more than double the downhill experience at Whitefish Mountain Resort as five miles of new trail will be added this summer. Work on the resort’s five new trails began last October and resumed May 8, and staffers are optimistic that trails will be ready to ride by…
Highmount, NY - Belleayre Mountain officials are planning the mountain’s first SkiTember Fest, scheduled for 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the New York State ski and snowboard area’s Overlook Lodge. SkiTember Fest will feature crafters, live bands, outdoor activities, a winter equipment & apparel sale, the Sky Ride, theatrical performances, a huge BBQ and…
