Carrabassett Valley, ME – Sugarloaf/USA will introduce a new marquee terrain park in time for the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season that promises bigger, better and more features than have ever been offered at the Maine resort. The new terrain park is part of nearly $1 million spent this summer to complete improvement projects at … Continue reading Terrain Park Goes Big at Sugarloaf/USA Ski Resort →

Waterville Valley, NH – Tom Corcoran, founder of Waterville Valley ski and snowboard resort, was honored by the New England Ski Museum with its first Spirit of Skiing award on Saturday evening in Waterville Valley. The occasion was the organization’s 29th annual meeting, where about 140 museum members and friends, including Olympians Bill Beck and … Continue reading Ski Museum Honors Waterville Valley Founder →

Chicago, IL – It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but a Norwegian study published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, concludes that alpine skiers and snowboarders who wear a helmet have a reduced risk of head injury. n A Norwegian study has confirmed what many have suspected all along: that … Continue reading Study: Helmets Reduce Skiing and Snowboarding Head Injuries →

Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – Geoff Small (NZ) and Janina Kuzma (Australia) won the second Marmot Extreme Skiing and Snowboarding Competition at Whakapapa Ski Area on New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu this weekend, adding yet another top-of-the-podium showing to their already impressive resumes. Robbie Walsh (USA) and Maria Kuzma (Australia) were the winners in the snowboard … Continue reading Geoff Small, Janina Kuzma On Top at Marmot Extreme Skiing and Snowboarding Comp →

Essex Junction, VT – The annual Smugglers’ Notch Ski & Snowboard Club sale will be held the weekend of Oct. 14-15 at the Robert E. Miller Expo Center at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds. n Featuring new gear and equipment from vendors and used ski and snowboard equipment sold on consignment, swaps are a way to … Continue reading Smugglers’ Notch Ski and Snowboard Club to Hold Swap →

Whistler (BC), Canada – B.C. ski and snowboard resort Whistler Blackcomb, through vigorous recruiting initiatives, hopes to be bucking low employment predictions in the Sea to Sky corridor so far this fall. With 170 people signing up for interviews in the first hour and over 300 people signing up in the first 24 hours of … Continue reading Whistler Gets Innovative to Find Ski Resort Employees →

Anchorage, AK – The Alyeska Ski Club and the University of Alaska Anchorage will hold their annual ski and snowboard equipment swap on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21-22 at West High School in Anchorage. n The swap will feature lots of alpine, nordic and snowboard equipment for sale. Vendors and equipment reps will be on … Continue reading Ski and Snowboard Swap in Anchorage →