Niseko, Japan – New details are emerging in the discovery of a body in Niseko this week that is presumed to be that of missing Australian tourist Scott McKay. A jogger discovered the body in a river a few hundred yards beyond McKay’s accommodation in Niseko went he went missing February 19.n Speaking on behalf … Continue reading Jogger Finds Body Presumed to be That of Missing Australian Ski Vacationer
Gaspésie (QC), Canada – A 26 year-old Quebec City man died in an avalanche while backcountry skiing Tuesday in the Notre-Dame Mountains on Quebec’s upper Gaspé Peninsula.n Jean-Philippe Poirier was skiing on a partially treed north facing sub-alpine slope at about 750 meters altitude (2,460 feet) on Mont Médaille when he triggered a slab avalanche … Continue reading Quebec Avalanche Kills Skier
Pagosa Springs, CO – Spring skiing and snowboarding will return to southwestern Colorado this weekend as a late-season storm has prompted officials at Wolf Creek to reopen the ski area.n Snow remains in the forecast through Friday. Current conditions include a base of over 10 feet at the summit and 118 inches midway. Special locals’ … Continue reading Spring Storm Reopens Colorado’s Wolf Creek for Weekend Skiing
Boyne Falls, MI – Boyne Mountain’s Michigan ski slopes are open for the final weekend of the 2008-09 season this Saturday and Sunday.n Boyne Mountain officials expect to have eight slopes available with lift service provided by the six-place high speed Mountain Express. Skiing and riding hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and lift … Continue reading Boyne Mountain Slopes Open for Final Weekend of Skiing and Riding
Mammoth Lakes, CA – A memorial for 1952 Olympic double gold medalist Andrea Mead Lawrence will be held at the Main Lodge of California’s Mammoth Mountain ski area from 6 to 8 p.m. this Sunday. Lawrence, one of the nation’s greatest Olympic champions, passed away in Mammoth Lakes last week at the age of 76. … Continue reading Memorial Service Set for Skiing Legend Andrea Mead Lawrence
Chino Hills, CA – A restaurant grand opening this Sunday in Chino Hills will include a snowboard rail contest held on real snow and a demonstration from members of the Signal snowboard team.n The highlight of the grand opening of the new Wahoo’s Fish Taco at 2505 Chino Hills Parkway at begins at 10:20 a.m. … Continue reading California Restaurant Grand Opening to Feature Snowboard Rail Jam