Park City, UT - Fly Freestyle, based at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, has been named both the 2012 USSA Club of the Year and the 2012 USSA Freestyle Club of the Year by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), also based in Park City. "We are extremely excited about these two...
Calgary (AB), Canada - Alpine Canada president Max Gartner on Wednesday announced the appointment of Paul Kristofic to the new position of vice president of sports, while Peter Bosinger will succeed him as head coach of the country's men’s alpine ski team. Kristofic, of Toronto, Ontario, has spent 16 years working as a Canadian...
Beaupré (QC), Canada -Following unseasonably warm days and rain forecast to continue on the mountain through Saturday night, Quebec's Mont Sainte-Anne ski resort has ended its 2011-12 winter season and won’t reopen for the weekend as originally planned. The snow conditions on the north side of the mountain deteriorated rapidly earlier this week as...
Mt. Hood, OR - The third annual Mazot Fest, which takes place tomorrow at Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort in Oregon, is "going to the dogs." Enter the charitable fun race, or watch others do the same, to raise money for Mt. Hood Meadows' avalanche rescue dogs. Mazot Fest, sponsored by Double Mountain Brewery,...
Copper Mountain, CO - With participants braving the snow-themed obstacles in last weekend's CopperMan adventure race in Colorado, the inaugural end-of-season event combined with the National Ski Patrol (NSP) and Copper Mountain Resort to raise over $2,800 to aid the recovery of Sally Franklyn, a long-standing member of Copper Mountain's Ski Patrol team who...
McCall, ID - Several inches of new snow this week will put a fresh topping on the slopes for Brundage Mountain’s final day of the 201112 ski season, but a forecast for warm rain on Sunday has prompted resort officials to squash plans for skiing and riding on Sunday. Brundage Mountain received three to...
Mammoth Lakes, CA - Thank you to my dear friend and Georgetown Law grad Hayley Neal for bringing this story in last week's New York Times to my attention. According to the article, visitors to Mammoth Lakes, Calif.'s famous mineral springs may not be the only ones in hot water. The town of Mammoth...
Banff (AB), Canada - One of Canada’s most successful para-alpine skiers, Chris Williamson, was back on snow this week at the Sunshine Village Ski & Snowboard Resort near Banff, Alberta, after sitting out the 2011-12 season due to injury. Williamson, who has 100 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cup podiums, 13 world championships medals...
Seattle, WA - In a night filled with emotion and fond memories, eight legends of skiing were inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall Fame Saturday as over 600 attended a ceremony in Seattle. Olympic and World Championship medalists Joe Pack and Eva Twardokens headlined eight skiing luminaries who joined the Hall of...
Park City, UT - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has announced that longtime cross country ski coach and former racer Joey Caterinichio, of Anchorage, Alaska, has been named nordic program manager for the USSA. With the primary responsibility of serving as administrator for the cross country, nordic combined and ski jumping programs,...
Broomfield, CO - Ski resort operator Vail Resorts, Inc. today announced that it has joined the Colorado Environmental Coalition and other conservation groups in supporting Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) in their efforts to designate 175,000 acres as additional wilderness and special management areas in Colorado's Eagle and Summit counties....
North Vancouver (BC), Canada - With a C$5 million detachable quad replacement being installed this summer, Mount Seymour ski resort is selling off the chairs of the old Mystery Peak double today and tomorrow. Each chair will cost C$150, with Mt Seymour donating C$50 from each purchase towards the support of inner-city schools in...
Squaw Valley, CA - Below average snowfall and snowpack combined with record-breaking warm temperatures led to a 3.9 percent decline in actual occupancy at ski resort destinations across Colorado, Utah, California and Oregon during March compared to the same month last year. Similar declines were recorded for the season-to-date as of March 31. Overall...
Whistler (BC), Canada - The TTR portion of the Shred Show presented by Monster Energy wrapped up on Monday in Whistler with the 5Star slopestyle competition. Canadian rider Antoine Truchon battled through the foggy conditions up on Blackcomb Mountain to take the top spot on the podium and was awarded $15,000 for his victory. ...
Georgetown, CO - Colorado's Loveland Ski Area will be open through Sunday, May 6th and is extending the season for season pass holders everywhere. For the remainder of the season, Loveland Ski Area will offer discount lift tickets to anyone that presents a 2011-12 season pass from another ski area. "We would like to...
Whistler (BC), Canada - Canadian World Cup alpine ski racers Manuel Osborne-Paradis and Mike Janyk will welcome aspiring ski racers from across Canada to Whistler, British Columbia, later this month for their fifth annual kids’ camp. It’s the first time "Mike & Manny’s Camp" has expanded outside British Columbia and this year’s program will...
Aspen, CO - Ski.com, SKI Brasil and Viajes Holam, three of the largest ski tour operators in the United States, Brazil and Mexico, respectively, on Monday announced a new joint venture focused on growing Latin American skier visits in North America and Europe. Through this new relationship, Viajes Holam and SKI Brasil will utilize...
Lakewood, CO - The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has named three finalists in its second annual Conversion Cup Challenge including Michigan’s Crystal Mountain Resort, Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor, and Vermont’s Killington Resort. Launched in 2010, NSAA’s Conversion Cup Challenge, sponsored by Head Wintersports, is designed to pique friendly competition among member ski areas and...
