Whistler (BC), Canada – Michelle Leroux has been named Whistler Blackcomb’s interim public relations and communications manager during the maternity leave of current PR manager Christina Moore. Leroux will assume the role at the British Columbia ski and snowboard resort giant as of April 2. nLeroux brings seven years of experience in public relations to … Continue reading New Interim PR Manager at Whistler Blackcomb →

Mt. Crested Butte, CO – Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) has announced that the Colorado ski and snowboard resort’s Silver Queen Lift will run until 5:00 p .m . and the Red Lady Express Lift until 5:30 p.m. beginning this Sunday, the first day we “spring forward” with Daylight Savings Time on an … Continue … Continue reading Crested Butte to Extend Ski Lift Hours with Daylight Savings Time →

Methven, New Zealand – To boost snowmaking efficiency, Mt. Hutt has installed a new computerized system at the pump house to control the flow of water and air to the existing snowmaking system that covers the New Zealand ski and snowboard resort.n“Mt. Hutt installed a massive snowmaking system in 1990,” explains Ross Lawrence, Mountain Manager, … Continue reading New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt Ski Area Computerizes Snowmaking →

Jeffersonville, VT – Rumrunners trail was one of the six original trails carved into Sterling Mountain when northern Vermont’s Smugglers’ Notch Ski-Ways opened in 1956. For many years a sign was tacked to a tree on Rumrunners trail just after you come around the fence. It was only about eight inches by ten, and was … Continue reading Skiing to “The Usual Place” at Smugglers’ Notch →

East Burke, VT – In 1970, at the urging of a young Martha Coughlin from Massachusetts, former teacher and world champion water skier, Warren Witherell, founded the nation’s first sports academy, Burke Mountain Academy. Author of the definitive book on ski racing, The Athletic Skier, and a 2006 inductee into the Vermont Ski Hall of … Continue reading The Ski Racing Success of Burke Mountain Academy →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Whistler is gearing up for a clash of the titans, when five of the world’s best lifestyle and action sports photographers compete in the tenth annual Pro Photographer Showdown at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival on April 18.nChosen from a showing of international submissions, the finalists for the tenth … Continue reading Finalists Announced for Whistler’s Pro Photographer Showdown →

Mont-Tremblant (QC), Canada – It’s all about fives. After the short, chilly days of winter, Tremblant’s spring skiing festival, now in its fifth consecutive year, is scheduled from March 30th to April 8th. The TELUS Spin schedule at the resort in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains features a lineup of five competitive ski and snowboard events and … Continue reading Skiing and Snowboarding Events, Spring Concerts Mark TELUS Spin at Tremblant →