Kirkwood, CA – After a slow start to the 2009-10 winter season, Kirkwood Mountain Resort is ready to open for the winter on Friday, thanks to recent snowfall and cold conditions ideal for snowmaking. The California ski and snowboard resort will open with intermediate terrain along with a handful of terrain park features including boxes … Continue reading Kirkwood Opens Friday →

Avon, CO – Both Lindsey Vonn (Vail, Colo.) and Bode Miller (Franconia, N.H.) led the way for the U.S. Thursday as each finished fifth in downhill training, with Vonn posting her results in Lake Louise, Alberta, and Miller marking his at the Audi Birds of Prey downhill course in Beaver Creek, Colo.nSteven Nyman (Provo, Utah) … Continue reading Birds Course Set for Races →

Vail, CO – Skiset, Europe’s largest ski and snowboard rental company, has expanded to North America and plans to have over 70 stores at major ski resorts in the United States and Canada for the 2009-10 winter ski season.nSkiset has launched their new North American websites (www.skiset.us and www.skiset.ca) and will … Continue Reading ››

Park City, UT – Look Bindings has officially re-launched its Pivot ski binding, famed for retention that prevents pre-releases.n“Athletes and consumers of all ages were tired of worrying about pre-release and bindings breaking. They demanded the return of the famous Pivot, so here it is,” says Look’s North American Freeskiing Team Manager, Matt Rihm. “The … Continue reading Look’s Pivot Ski Binding is Back →

Keystone, CO – Keystone Resort is holding a food drive to help Summit County, Colo. families in need this holiday season. In partnership with the Family Intercultural Resource Center (FIRC) and Food Bank of the Rockies, the Colorado ski and snowboard resort will be collecting non-perishable food and toiletries to help fill local food banks … Continue reading Keystone Holding Food Drive to Help Stock Local Food Banks for the Holidays →

Ishpeming, MI – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame based in Ishpeming announced on Wednesday that Colorado’s Beaver Creek Resort has been chosen as the site for the Induction Ceremony of the eight newest members of the Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place in Gerald Ford Hall in Beaver Creek … … Continue reading U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame to Induct 2009 Class at Beaver Creek →

Park City, UT – Utah’s Deer Valley Resort will launch its ski season this Saturday with an anticipated seven lifts, 11 trails and the annual Celebrity SkiFest.nResort officials expect to have the Sterling Express, Homestake, Silver Lake Express, Carpenter Express, Burns, Snowflake and Viking lifts running on Saturday. Lift tickets are reduced to early season … Continue reading Deer Valley Opens Saturday →