Auckland, New Zealand – The snow’s coming, New Zealand’s ski resort operators assure. nUnlike at their Southern Hemisphere counterparts in Australia, May has been unusually warm at ski and snowboard resort across New Zealand. A warm May means nothing when it comes to the quality and length of any ski season according to Miles Davidson … Continue reading New Zealand Ski Industry Rejects Warm May as Harbinger of Bad Season →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Canada’s alpine ski racers are scheduled to arrive in Whistler on Saturday following a grueling 825-kilometer (511-mile) training road bike ride that began June 23rd in Calgary and will end in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games alpine skiing venue. nRiders will arrive between 3:30 and 4 p.m. in Whistler’s Creekside Plaza. … Continue reading Canadian Ski Racers to Ride Into Whistler Saturday →

Wanaka, New Zealand – Cardrona Alpine Resort has expanded its Kids Centre to accommodate from 268 to 448 children per day for the 2007 ski season. The increase is in the 5-8 year and 8-14 year Kids Centres where new facilities mean more children can now enjoy on and off slope supervision at the Canterbury … Continue reading Cardrona Ski Resort Expands Kids Centers →

Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – Subaru Australia has sealed a three-year sponsorship deal with Perisher Blue this week, becoming the Australian ski and snowboard resort’s major car sponsor. nThe deal will involve a range of cross-promotional activities as well as Subaru-sponsored events across the three-year period. The integrated season-long activities aim to engage visitors … … Continue reading Subaru Signs Sponsorship Deal with Perisher Blue Ski Resort →

Denver, CO – Specialty Sports Venture (SSV), a joint venture majority-owned by Vail Resorts, Inc., announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire 18 Breeze Ski Rental shops at locations throughout Colorado, Utah and California for $6.5 million. With this acquisition, SSV becomes one of the leading ski rental and retail companies in the … Continue reading Breeze Ski Rental Locations in Colorado, Utah and California Sold →

Bartlett, NH – Under the new ownership and leadership of Peak Resorts Inc., a $2.5 million snowmaking enhancement will be added to New Hampshire’s Attitash ski and snowboard resort. One hundred of the latest technology fan guns have been ordered and will be installed top to bottom on Illusion at Bear Peak as well as … Continue reading Attitash Ski Resort to Invest $2.5M in New Snowmaking →

Portoroz, Slovenia – At its Spring Meeting held in Portoroz on Monday, the International Skiing Federation (FIS) Council reached a number of important decisions regarding rule changes in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, nordic combined, freestyle skiing and snowboarding. Additionally, dates and programs were determined for upcoming World Ski and Snowboard Championships and the … Continue reading FIS Approves Rule Changes in Skiing and Snowboarding →