Sundance, UT – Ski and snowboard retailer Canyon Sports and Utah’s Sundance Ski Resort are combining their efforts to raise money and awareness for the Christian and Stephanie Nielson family.n On Saturday, August 16, 2008, the Nielsons were in a small plane crash along with their flight instructor, Doug Kinnear, near St. Johns, Arizona. Kinnear … Continue reading Benefit Ski Day Scheduled at Sundance →

Rangeley, ME – It’s looking like the Christmas holiday will build upon a strong early season for Maine’s Saddleback Mountain ski resort. Skier visits, season pass sales and lodging have all shown an increase since opening day, compared with the same period a year ago. Season pass sales, a leading indicator of expected … Continue … Continue reading Maine’s Saddleback Ski Resort Reports Strong Holiday Business →

Bretton Woods, NH – New Hampshire’s Bretton Woods ski area is welcoming 2009 with a visit from Glen Plake.n

Mt. Crested Butte, CO – Colorado’s Crested Butte ski resort rings in the New Year by opening its famed North Face Lift, opening some of its Extreme Terrain for business. At 9 a.m. this morning, the North Face Lift will offer access to 250 acres of newly opened terrain including The Glades, Tower 11 and … Continue reading Crested Butte Opening North Face Lift →

Sandpoint, ID – New Year’s Day brought another 5.5 inches of fresh snow to the slopes of Schweitzer Mountain Resort, bringing the resort’s season total to 150 inches. The average annual snowfall at the Idaho ski and snowboard area is 300 inches. With well over three months still to go in the ski season, and … Continue reading Schweitzer Snowfall Reaches Half of Idaho Ski Resort’s Average Season Total →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Whistler RCMP and the BC Coroner Service are investigating two separate avalanches at Whistler Blackcomb ski resort that have resulted in the deaths of two male victims.n The first incident was reported to police at approximately 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening as an overdue skier. An unidentified 37-year old skier from Whistler … Continue reading Two Dead as Three Separate Avalanches Bury B.C. Ski Resort →

North Vancouver (BC), Canada – A snowboarder missing for three days on Mt. Seymour was found alive Wednesday afternoon.n James William Martin, 21, was reported missing after his vehicle appeared abandoned in the Mt. Seymour parking lot. He was found at approximately 2:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday several miles from the ski area boundary … Continue reading Missing Snowboarder Found Alive on Mt. Seymour →