Squaw Valley, CA – A recent Thanksgiving weekend storm, combined with cold temperatures and extensive snowmaking, will allow Squaw Valley USA to open for skiing and snowboarding with top to bottom skiing tomorrow. nSquaw Valley USA will host “Learn More on the North Shore,” formally “Learn to Ski & Ride Weekend” on December 9-10. This … Continue reading Squaw Valley to Open Ski Season Friday →

Keystone, CO – Japan’s Kentaro Minagawa won the first Chevrolet Super Series men’s slalom race of the NorAm Cup ski season with a two-run time of 1:40.80 on Wednesday. Stephane Tissot of France was runnerup in 1:40.98. Both World Cup veterans expect to be competing later this week in the VISA Birds of Prey races … Continue reading Japan’s Minagawa Wins Men’s Slalom in NorAm Ski Racing →

McCall, ID – Nearly 100 people were already lined up when Brundage Mountain loaded its first chair of the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season this morning. With more than two feet of super-cooled powder on the ground just waiting to be enjoyed on opening day, the early morning crowd was not disappointed.n

Vail, CO – A powerful winter storm blasted the Colorado Rockies and the Vail Valley, dropping 16 inches of fresh powder on Vail Mountain Tuesday and Wednesday. This brings season-to-date snowfall at Vail to six feet at its official mid mountain reporting site, which is nine inches above average. The mid mountain base is two … Continue reading Storm Allows Vail to Open Additional Ski Terrain →

Salt Lake City, UT – Following a warm Thanksgiving, a more familiar scene for this time of year is being enjoyed skiers and snowboarders at Utah’s ski resorts. Mother Nature dumped over two feet of light, dry six-percent powder this week, enabling ski areas to open additional terrain. The National Weather Service is calling for … Continue reading Winter Storm Dumps Up to 30 Inches of Snow on Utah Ski Resorts →

Beaver Creek, CO – U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association officials said Wednesday they could not hold additional World Cup ski races in America following cancellations in Europe.n”After a week of trying to support the FIS [International Ski Federation] by relocating the races to Colorado, we’re simply not able to come up with sufficient funding to … Continue reading Cancelled World Cup Ski Races Won’t Be Held in U.S. →

Lincoln, NH – Warm weather has again pushed back Loon Mountain’s date to open its ski and snowboard season, this time to December 8.nFavorable temperatures are expected to push back into New Hampshire starting this weekend, and Loon Mountain plans to resume snowmaking operations on Saturday. Loon needs three to four days of continuous snowmaking … Continue reading Loon Ski Season Debut Pushed Back Again →