Bend, OR – After a nationwide search following the dismissal May 20th of four members of Mt. Bachelor ski area’s top management, including general manager Matt Janney, parent company Powdr Corp. on Tuesday announced the hiring of Dave Rathbun to fill the Oregon ski and snowboard area’s leadership post. Rathbun will begin work immediately at … Continue reading Powdr Corp Taps Killington for New Ski Area GM at Mt. Bachelor
Alta, UT – Utah’s Alta Ski Area is currently studying the possibility of erecting a ski lift up Flagstaff Mountain on the north side of Little Cottonwood Road, across the street from the existing lift-served ski terrain.
Washington, DC – A study released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in the journal Wilderness and Environmental Medicine found that of the nearly 213,000 people treated in emergency rooms for outdoor recreational injuries in 2004 and 2005, more than one fourth were from snowboarding, more than any … Continue reading Snowboarding Tops List for Outdoor Recreational Injuries
Lakewood, CO – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) recently announced that Massachusetts-based Wachusett Mountain Ski Area operators Carolyn Stimpson, David Crowley and Jeff Crowley have been selected as the recipients of this year’s Sherman Adams Award. The award, named after the former governor of New Hampshire and founder of that state’s Loon Mountain, has … Continue reading Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Operators Honored with Award
Lakewood, CO – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) recently announced the winners of the ninth annual National Kid’s Safety Poster Contest, Lynzi Deeter, 11, representing Snowbasin, Utah, and Larkin Armbruster, 9, representing Vail Mountain, Colo. For their efforts, Lynzi and Larkin each received a Pro-Tec helmet. n