Bad Gastein, Austria – Officials announced over the weekend that the second Parallel Slalom of the season which was scheduled for Saturday at this Austrian ski and snowboard resort will now be held on December 20th. Another PSL will also be organized one day later. n General Secretary of the Organizing Committee, Franz Weiss, is … Continue reading Snowboarding World Cup Events Postponed →

Keystone, CO – Keystone’s opened the door – its snowcat door – to 278 acres of its most challenging terrain in a new area of the mountain called Independence Bowl on Saturday, thanks to bountiful early-season snowfall. The new expert terrain of Independence Bowl complements existing snowcat skiing and riding in Bergman and Erickson bowls … Continue reading Keystone Opens Cat Skiing in Indy Bowl →

N. Conway, NH – December vacation week will offer a variety of fun and festive family activities ranging from terrain park competitions to fireworks to face-painting, all taking place on and around the ski slopes of Cranmore Mountain Resort. n Cranapalooza, Cranmore’s night time festival of activities with night skiing, returns to Cranmore for its … Continue reading Holiday Activities On the Agenda at N.H.’s Cranmore Ski Resort →

Ludlow, VT – Last week was a week of debuts at Okemo Mountain Resort, as owners Tim and Diane Mueller officiated at the opening of Jackson Gore’s Spring House, a fitness and aquatic center, and The Ice House skating rink and sports arena at the central Vermont ski and snowboard resort. n “The recent improvements … Continue reading New Amenities Open at Vermont Ski Resort →

Queenstown, New Zealand – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., and Peninsula Road Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Melview Developments Limited, yesterday announced The Westin Queenstown, to located in the heart of the popular New Zealand ski and snowboard resort town. Scheduled to open in 2009, The Westin Queenstown will be the fifth Westin … Continue reading New Westin Hotel to Debut in New Zealand Ski Town in 2009 →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Christmas came early for skiers and snowboarders at Whistler Blackcomb today as yet another powerful Pacific storm slammed into the Pacific Northwest, blanketing the Whistler Blackcomb area with 58 centimeters or 23 inches of fresh powder in the past 24 hours, adding to November’s record breaking snowfall. n The storm arrived … Continue reading Whistler Ski Runs Pick Up Nearly Two Feet of Snow in 24 Hours →

Reiteralm, Austria – Austria’s women ski racers, led by Marlies Schild, who won the first two slaloms of the season, swept the top four places in today’s rescheduled World Cup Super Combined in Reiteralm. Schild’s time for one run of a shortened downhill and a lone slalom run was 2:13.69. n Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, … Continue reading Austrian Women Fill World Cup Skiing Podium in Reiteralm →