Bozeman, MT – Beating out several great films from across North America, “Yes to the No” swept down from Canada to win the Best Overall prize at the 4th annual Cold Smoke Awards held recently in Bozeman. They took home $500 in cash from festival sponsor NossaTV.com. nThe film is about a sport called … … Continue reading 2007 Cold Smoke Awards Winners →

Mt. Hood, OR – The U.S. Snowboard Halfpipe and Boardercross teams will train at Mt. Hood Meadows next week, and the Oregon ski area will operate its lifts for the public throughout the training May 8-13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These are additional midweek public skiing and riding days added to the ski … Continue reading Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area Remains Open Through U.S. Snowboard Team Training →

San Juan Capistrano, CA – Nielsen Sports Group has named Kenji Haroutunian as the new show director for the biannual Outdoor Retailer (OR) trade shows held in Salt Lake City, where he will manage strategic planning, staff, sales, marketing and budgeting for the outdoor industry events. nHaroutunian will work closely with the Outdoor Industry Association … Continue reading New Show Director for Outdoor Retailer →

Salt Lake City, UT – Overstock.com, Inc. has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary OTravel.com, Inc. to Castles Travel, Inc., an affiliate of Kinderhook Industries, LLC, and Castles Media Company LLC, for $17.0 million, including cash of $11.0 million. Formerly known as Ski West, Inc., OTravel is a Park City, Utah-based on-line travel … Continue reading Overstock.com Sells Ski Travel Division →

Calgary, Canada – Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) named a record 55 ski racers to the 2007/08 Canadian Team Thursday, adding 19 dynamic young athletes to the team that last season amassed the country’s best ever performance on the World Cup ski racing circuit. nWith the 2010 Olympic Winter Games less than three years away, Alpine … Continue reading Record 55 Ski Racers Named to Canadian Alpine Ski Team Training Groups →