Chewelah, WA – Pacific Northwest real estate venture capital firm US Resort Venture, LLC will secure funding to develop a resort village at 49 Degrees North ski resort near Chewelah in eastern Washington, starting with a $45 million round to fund the initial project, the firm announced today. nThe 49 Degrees North Mountain Resort will … Continue reading Funding Secured to Develop Village at 49 Degrees North Ski Resort →

Government Camp, OR – After talking strategy and technique for eight days on the snow fields of Mt. Hood, U.S. Disabled Alpine Ski Team Head Coach Ray Watkins started to see a lot of improvement, most of which transferred into the Team’s skiing. Then the athletes started relating his advice into other things, namely croquet.

Park City, UT – From on-snow training and some ocean fun in June to intense testing and roller-ski workouts — that was the transition for U.S. Ski Team cross country athletes in their latest camp where their third round of testing showed continued improvement. n”We’re ahead of where we were a year ago…and that’s what … Continue reading U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Testing Camp Details Progress →

Hancock, MA – Jiminy Peak’s 1.5 MW GE wind turbine, named Zephyr, began generating power for the western Massachusetts ski and snowboard resort at 1:45 p.m. Friday afternoon. The three, 123-foot blades are now turning and producing energy that is powering the resort, a first for the North American ski industry. In total, the turbine … Continue reading North America’s First Ski Resort Wind Turbine Begins Producing Power →

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – Snow Park NZ has pulled out all stops for the first ever TTR World Tour Five Star event hosted in the Southern Hemisphere, The Burton NZ Open set to kick off today. Following the Burton New Zealand Open in 06/07, the event has been elevated to TTR Five Star status, … Continue reading Snowboarding’s Burton NZ Open Gets Underway Today →

Wanaka, New Zealand – Rising ski racing stars and established athletes joined forces in a huge field for the FIS ENL Southland Times-Mirror slalom and the Unichem Wanaka Pharmacy giant slalom this past weekend at New Zealand’s Treble Cone ski area outside Wanaka. nThe ski area played host to teams and individual racers from Switzerland, … Continue reading Treble Cone FIS Ski Races Draw Large Field →