Vancouver, Canada – After 13 years of competitive skiing, Marc-André Moreau announced Tuesday that he’s retiring from the Canadian freestyle ski team. Moreau has enjoyed an enviable career among the world’s elite athletes and leaves his mark as a fearsome competitor, determined athlete, and team player much appreciated by his peers, team officials said. nNoteworthy … Continue reading Moreau Announces Retirement from Canadian Freestyle Ski Team →

Park City, UT – Olympian Tom Rothrock (Cashmere, WA) has retired after eight seasons with the U.S. Ski Team, Alpine Director Jesse Hunt said. nRothrock, a 2002 Olympic skier and former Western regional slalom and giant slalom junior champion, had four World Cup top-10 results in his career. He was named to his third consecutive … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Rothrock Retires from World Cup Skiing →

Salt Lake City, UT – Englewood, Colo.-based Liberty Media Corporation yesterday announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire control of Salt Lake City’s Backcountry.com, the operator of leading ski, snowboard and outdoor eCommerce sites Backcountry.com, BackcountryOutlet.com, TramDock.com, DogFunk.com, SteepandCheap.com and WhiskeyMilitia.com. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. nLiberty Media Corporation … Continue reading Liberty Media to Acquire Controlling Interest in Online Retailer Backcountry.com →

Jeffersonville, VT – Vermont’s Smugglers’ Notch Resort has announced a number of new environmental initiatives that will debut this summer season. nThe “Trash? Or No Trash?” event is an extension of the Family Ties program, a weekly series of play dates orchestrated to involve family members in a single activity. To participate in the Trash … Continue reading Smugglers’ Notch Ski Resort Embarks Upon New Environmental Initiatives →

Donnelly, ID – The Second Annual Race and Ace, a ski and golf competition which was set to take place Saturday, May 19th at Idaho’s Tamarack Resort, has been cancelled due to poor weather. However, although Race and Ace officials are refunding entry fees, Tamarack is offering registered competitors free golf throughout the entire weekend … Continue reading Rapid Snow Melt Cancels Ski and Golf Competition at Tamarack →

Mammoth Mountain, CA – Thousands of people packed the Village at Mammoth on Saturday night to see Jonas Mitchilot take the $10,000 cash prize in the 6th Annual West Coast Invitational Rail Jam at the California ski and snowboard resort. This year’s event was bigger and better than ever – literally. The urban rail jam … Continue reading West Coast Invitational Rocks Mammoth Mountain Ski Area →

La Quinta, CA – Clif Bar & Co. honored Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort with the 2007 Golden Eagle Award for Overall Environmental Excellence by a ski resort, citing Snowbird’s Pacific Mine reclamation project, a first-of-its-kind environmental clean-up effort along the American Fork watershed. The Utah ski and snowboard resort is now a two-time Golden … Continue reading Eight North American Ski Resorts Honored for Environmental Stewardship →