Monday’s Ski and Snowboard Photo Gallery

Salt Lake City, UT – Monday’s photo story of the day in ski country was the arrival of yet another Pacific storm in California’s Sierra Nevada, while a Quebec ski area quietly joined other Eastern resorts in opening for the season.n Snow began coating the ski slopes of Lake Tahoe’s Alpine Meadows again on Monday. … Continue reading Monday’s Ski and Snowboard Photo Gallery

North Carolina Ski Season Debut Delayed

Maggie Valley, NC – There were surely some disappointed skiers and riders in North Carolina today after an unexpected temperature inversion prevented a second night of snowmaking operations and scuttled plans to open Cataloochee Ski Area Monday afternoon.nAfter snowmaking efforts kicked off Sunday morning, ski area officials announced plans to open the beginner slope to … Continue reading North Carolina Ski Season Debut Delayed

Park City Mountain Holding Job Fair Thursday

Park City, UT – Park City Mountain Resort will hold a job fair Thursday afternoon to give people the opportunity to meet some of the managers and team members and check out available jobs as the Utah resort gears up for the ski and snowboard season scheduled to get underway next month.nIn addition to learning … Continue reading Park City Mountain Holding Job Fair Thursday

Birds of Prey Schedule Shifts to Primetime

Avon, CO – The Audi Birds of Prey Race Week scheduled for Dec. 4-6 at Beaver Creek in Colorado on Monday announced a schedule shift as organizers, sponsors and International Ski Federation (FIS) officials collaborated to bring America’s men’s alpine World Cup ski racing event to a bigger global audience.nOriginally slated to open with the … Continue reading Birds of Prey Schedule Shifts to Primetime

Windham Upgrades Snowmaking

Windham, NY – Windham Mountain Resort in the northern Catskill Mountains has upgraded the ski area’s snowmaking system for the 2009-10 ski and snowboard season ahead.nStaffers have added three brand new airless fan guns for high traffic, lower mountain locations and also added snow guns in areas that have been problematic in the past. In … Continue reading Windham Upgrades Snowmaking

U.S. Adaptive Skiing Championships Return to Big Sky

Big Sky, MT – – After a five year break, the U.S. Adaptive Alpine Championships will return to Big Sky, MT March 28 – April 2. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s Championships were held at Big Sky for three consecutive years before moving venues. The reunion brings new hills and challenges for the athletes.n”They … Continue reading U.S. Adaptive Skiing Championships Return to Big Sky

A Guide to Revelstoke Mountain Resort

Revelstoke (BC), Canada – For several decades Revelstoke has been home base for some of the world’s finest backcountry powder skiing, but in 2007-08 the tiny local Powder Springs ski area was replaced by the new Revelstoke Mountain Resort on Mt. MacKenzie, which now boasts the greatest lift-served vertical drop of any ski resort in … Continue reading A Guide to Revelstoke Mountain Resort