Avon, CO – After his promising 4th place in the first super-combined of the World Cup ski racing season at Beaver Creek, Italy’s Peter Fill was again 4th in downhill the next day, missing the podium by only a few hundredths of a second. It was another strong performance for the young racer who reached … Continue reading Italian Ski Racer Peter Fill Atop World Cup Standings →

Findley Lake, NY – Western New York ski and snowboard resort Peek’n Peak has found sufficient snowmaking weather to turn on two of its lifts for the winter season this Thursday to access two lifts and four trails with a 12- to 18-inch base. Staffers anticipate opening an additional seven trails and one lift by … Continue reading Peek’n Peak Ski Season Starts Thursday →

Salt Lake City, UT – Women ski jumpers are upset by a recent decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to decline to approve women’s ski jumping for inclusion in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. n U.S. ski jumper Lindsey Van trains this summer at Utah Olympic Park. Women ski jumpers are upset … Continue reading Women Ski Jumpers Miffed by Olympic Snub →

Mt. Hood, OR – Oregon’s Mt. Hood Meadows ski area will open for the 2006/2007 season this Saturday after the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced yesterday that highway 35 will reopen at 5 a.m. Saturday morning, allowing public access to the resort for the first time since a glacial outburst washed out the road … Continue reading Road to Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area Reopens to Traffic Saturday →

Vail, CO – Thanks to the abundant recent snowstorms, Vail Mountain is accelerating the openings of China Bowl, Tea Cup Bowl and the remaining Back Bowls as well as Blue Sky Basin. Today the Colorado ski and snowboard resort will open China Bowl, Tea Cup Bowl and portions of Siberia Bowl served by Orient Express … Continue reading More of Vail’s Back Bowls Open for Skiing →

Fernie (BC), Canada – Fernie Alpine Resort is ready for its scheduled opening day for the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season this Saturday with a 48-inch base across the mountain. n To date, the Resort has received over eight feet of snow, and expects to have nine out of 10 lifts operating this weekend. All … Continue reading Ski Season at Fernie to Begin Saturday →

Highmount, NY – With the return of colder temperatures, Belleayre Mountain reopens the 2006-07 ski season this morning. Belleayre had a successful Thanksgiving weekend, with skiers and riders flocking to the slopes to get their first turns of the season. Belleayre’s second annual Rail Jam, held on Saturday, November 25th, brought 140 competitors to vie … Continue reading Skiing Returns to Belleayre Today →