Tignes, France – It’s time to wax your skis or snowboard, for the Tignes glacier opens this weekend to launch the French resort’s 2010-11 season.nFrom this Saturday, Sept. 25 through a scheduled closing date of May 8, 2011, slopes will be open on the Grande Motte glacier at Tignes, ranging in altitude from 3456m to … Continue reading Ski Season Launches This Weekend at Tignes
Stratton Mountain, VT – Those who make their way to the summit of southern Vermont’s highest peak this Columbus Day will discover a full weekend of events from scenic gondola rides and Harvest Festival and Chili Cook-off to the third annual North Face Run to the Summit.nSaturday, Oct. 9’s highlights at Stratton Mountain include local … Continue reading Stratton Observing Columbus Day Weekend at the Summit
Glencoe (Scotland), UK – After struggling in recent years with declining business and declining revenue, Glencoe Mountain Resort in the Scottish Highlands has reorganized as a Community Interest Company (CIC).n”The aim is to develop a ski center which is run by the community for the community,” Glencoe officials said last week in a prepared statement. … Continue reading Scottish Ski Area Reforms as Community Interest Company
Roxbury, NY – Over Columbus Day Weekend, Oct. 9-10, New York’s Plattekill Mountain ski area will be hosting their first ever Count-Down-to-Winter Celebration. The main event will surround a big Ski and Bike Swap Sale run by the resort’s volunteer ski patrol as a fundraising effort, with a percentage of the proceeds to be donated … Continue reading Plattepalooza Comes to Plattekill Mountain Ski Area Columbus Day Weekend
Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort celebrates the changing of the seasons on Sat., Oct. 9, with the southern Vermont ski and snowboard resort’s fourth annual Parrothead Party.nIsland breezes will blow as the band Changes in Latitudes takes to the outdoor stage for a free concert at Okemo’s Jackson Gore Inn. This popular Jimmy Buffett … Continue reading Parrotheads Flock to Okemo Oct. 9
Los Angeles, CA – “A$PEN the Series” is a new situation comedy set in Aspen and coming to U.S. television in 2001. In the series, creator Greg T. Simmons showcases Aspen and the shenanigans of its beautiful people as wealthy spoiled brats loving hard, skiing hard, and having huge bank accounts.nSimmons created the series while … Continue reading New TV Sitcom Set in Aspen
Olympic Valley, CA – Squaw Valley USA is hosting an Oktoberfest celebration complete with a Bratwurst Toss, authentic German beer and plenty of entertainment at the Lake Tahoe-area ski and snowboard resort. The 9th Annual Squaw Valley Oktoberfest will transform The Village at Squaw Valley USA into a miniature Bavaria on Oct. 2 from 2 … Continue reading Ninth Annual Oktoberfest at The Village at Squaw Valley USA Oct. 2