London, UK – Austrian rider Stefan Gimpl celebrated not only his career’s seventh World Cup triumph on Saturday in London, but the snowboarding veteran’s 30th birthday as well.nWith 52.7 points, Gimpl took gold on Saturday in front of 15,000 spectators at the season’s first big air competition of the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup held … Continue reading Gimpl Celebrates Birthday with Snowboard World Cup Big Air Win in London →

Laval (QC), Canada – John Kucera (Calgary, AB), Marie-Michèle Gagnon (Lac-Etchemin, QC) and Lauren Woolstencroft (North Vancouver, BC) took top honors among members of Canada’s alpine ski teams, each winning athlete of the year awards in their respective categories, the national governing body for ski racing in Canada announced Friday.nSeveral TELUS Awards of Excellence for … Continue reading Kucera, Gagnon and Woolstencroft Named Canadian Alpine Athletes of the Year →

Kimberley (BC), Canada – At Kimberley Alpine Resort in Kimberly, and Fernie Alpine Resort in nearby Fernie, a Summit Fund created by ski resort parent Resorts of the Canadian Rockies heads into its third year of funding projects at local organizations.nThe Kimberley fund reaches a donation tally of C$75,000 plus in-kind donations to a total … Continue reading RCR’s B.C. Ski Resorts Continue to Fund Local Community Projects →

Stratton Mountain, VT – Earlier this month, Stratton Mountain welcomed its new Terrain Park Manager, Eric Langman to the Vermont ski and snowboard resort for the 2009-10 season.nLangman joins Stratton from Vail, Colo. and carries over a decade of prior experience with terrain parks and pipes. The Buffalo, N.Y. native has already spent his first … Continue reading Q and A with New Stratton Terrain Parks Manager Eric Langman →

Georgetown, CO – This week’s major snowstorm along Colorado’s Front Range, which left snow in the Denver metro area that’s being measured in feet, has sparked consumer demand for ski and snowboard lessons that has convinced Loveland Ski Area to open its Ski & Ride School three weeks ahead of schedule.n”Our Ski & Ride School … Continue reading Colorado Snowstorm Sparks Demand, Prompts Loveland to Offer Ski and Snowboard Lessons 3 Weeks Early →

Copper Mountain, CO – With a foot of fresh snow this week, Colorado’s Copper Mountain ski resort is scheduled to open for the winter season on Friday, Nov. 6, with top to bottom skiing and riding and Lift Off, Copper’s 5th annual opening weekend festival.nLift Off will take place Nov. 6-8, highlighted by a Saturday … Continue reading Copper to Open Friday with Top-to-Bottom Skiing and Lift Off Celebration →

Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc. on Friday announced that Doug Lovell has been promoted to chief operating officer and vice president of Keystone Resort, effective immediately. Lovell will oversee all operations for the resort and will report directly to Blaise Carrig, co-president of the company’s Mountain Division.n”Doug brings more than 15 years of mountain … Continue reading Vail Resorts Names Doug Lovell COO and VP of Keystone Resort →