Snowbird, UT – Blaming recent warm temperatures, rain and rapid snowpack melting in the past week, Utah’s Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort announced today that they are closed for the 2008-09 ski and snowboard season, and will not be reopening this weekend and next as previously planned.n Snowcat operators spent most of the day on … Continue reading Snowbird Calls It Quits on Ski Season
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc., operator of five popular and highly visible U.S. ski and snowboard resorts, today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 ended April 30, 2009 that include a 29.4 percent drop in net income when compared with third quarter fiscal 2008.n The $61.6 million decline in net income … Continue reading 3Q Income for Ski Operator Vail Resorts Drops Nearly 30 Percent
Queenstown, New Zealand – An exceptional ski season opening is on the cards for Queenstown’s Coronet Peak this Saturday, following favorable cold weather for snowmaking and consistent snowfalls ahead of Saturday’s arrival of anxious skiers and snowboarders ready to get the season underway.n Ski Area Manager Hamish McCrostie says the conditions are looking like one … Continue reading Coronet Peak Ready for Ski Season
Arapahoe Basin, CO – Colorado Governor Bill Ritter visited the state’s Arapahoe Basin ski area on Wednesday. Not to ski on two inches of new snow that fell overnight, but instead to sign into law Senate Bill 161, authorizing a special Colorado Ski Country license plate for vehicles across the state.n Ritter was joined at … Continue reading Colorado Governor Signs Ski License Plate Into Law
Los Angeles, CA – The Ski Channel is now available to all AT&T U-verse television customers on June 1 in the cable network’s free On Demand library, including Universal Pictures’ “First Descent” starring snowboarder Shaun White. The deal announced this week puts the new skiing and snowboarding network in almost 20 million television households in … Continue reading The Ski Channel Television Network Launched on AT&T U-verse TV
Dundalk, Ireland – Innovative Leisure Systems Ltd. (ILS Ltd.) of Dundalk and Briton Engineering Developments Ltd. of Scholes, West Yorkshire, U.K. on Tuesday announced their part in a major “flagship” development for Ireland that will include a dry ski slope. Developers promise to create more than 1,500 long term jobs when the project is fully … Continue reading Dry Ski Slope Part of Massive Recreational Complex Proposed in Ireland
Wellington, New Zealand – Early snow and a consistent, coordinated marketing campaign are helping to keep New Zealand in the forefront for Australians, tourism officials say.n Tourism New Zealand Chief Executive George Hickton says the latest round of “What’s On” campaign activity is clearly helping to keep New Zealand in the mix, despite stiff competition, … Continue reading Increased Australian Arrivals Give New Zealand Tourism Officials Hope for Ski Season