Vail, CO – U.S. Ski Team athlete TJ Lanning underwent surgery Wednesday evening to stabilize a fractured vertebra in his neck. According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Richard Quincy, doctors from the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic at the Vail Valley Medical Center successfully performed the operation to fuse two of the Park City, Utah resident’s vertebra … Continue reading Lanning Undergoes Successful Surgery →

Park City, UT – Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) has announced “StartNOW”, a ski and snowboard school program for first-time skiers and riders designed to increase snowsport participation among Utah residents, ages six and up. PCMR’s StartNOW program offers participants five days of instruction, equipment rentals and lift access for only $25 per day.n“Research shows … Continue reading Park City Mountain Introduces Utah Locals to Skiing and Snowboarding →

Wrightwood, CA – Mountain High has named Josh Chauvet as the southern California ski and snowboard resort’s new Action Sports Manager. This role serves a dual purpose as he oversees both the mountain’s Terrain Park program and the area’s events, promotions, and youth marketing.nChauvet brings 15 years of industry experience as a competitor, builder … … Continue reading Mountain High Names New Action Sports Manager →

Boulder, CO – Eldora Mountain Resort and the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau have teamed up to promote the Colorado city of Boulder as a winter destination. Not often thought of as a ski destination, Boulder offers nearly endless lodging availability during the winter months, including the holiday season. Lodging with lift ticket starts at … Continue reading Boulder, Colo. Packages Itself as a Ski Destination →

Sugar Mountain, NC – SugarFest kick starts the winter season at North Carolina’s Sugar Mountain ski resort, near the mountain community of Banner Elk. The two-day festival will be held Dec. 12-13.nThe seventh annual festival, sponsored by the Village of Sugar Mountain Tourism Development Authority (TDA) and hosted by Sugar Mountain Resort, is packed with … Continue reading Two-Day Festival Celebrates Start of Ski Season at North Carolina’s Sugar Mountain →

Avon, CO – With the flags of many nations flanking its sides, the grandstands sit, icy in Thursday night’s unusually cold mountain air. If one listens closely, they might hear the ghosts of its past cheering for alpine skiing’s greats on the eve of the 2010 Audi FIS Birds of Prey World Cup ski races … Continue reading Beaver Creek Ready for Champions →

Jay, VT – Despite rain on Thursday, Vermont’s Jay Peak Resort still plans to open the ski and snowboard season tomorrow.nJay Peak will open on Saturday with the Jet Triple Chair accessing the Jet trail from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Lift tickets will be reduced to $39 for adults and $25 for juniors. … … Continue reading Jay Peak Opens Saturday →