Lake Tahoe, CA – A powerful snowstorm swept in off the Pacific Ocean on Monday, leaving as much as three feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains and dropping snow levels near Los Angeles to as low as 1,500 feet before marching across southern and central Utah into the southern Rocky Mountains.nSugar Bowl ski … Continue reading Powerful Snowstorm Slams Sierra Nevada to Southern Rockies →

Norden, CA – A powerful winter storm dropped three feet of snow on California’s Sugar Bowl ski resort overnight, with forecasts calling for another 10 to 14 inches over the course of the day today and into the evening. After opening for skiing and riding the past two weekends and closing operations midweek, resort … … Continue reading Sugar Bowl Receives 3 Feet of Snow, Opens Tomorrow →

W. Dover, VT – After earlier weather-induced delays, Vermont’s Mount Snow kicked off its 2009-10 ski and snowboard season by opening with top to bottom trails on two of its mountain faces.nAt 9 a.m. this morning the Grand Summit Express, Canyon Express and Discovery Shuttle lifts offered terrain on the main face of the mountain … Continue reading Vermont’s Mount Snow Opens Ski Season →

Denver, CO – Colorado’s location in the middle of the country makes the state easy to access from almost any direction. This ski season, winter travelers will find Colorado easier to get to than ever due to new flight offerings at mountain airports, revamped online booking systems, and transportation-included packages.nA total of 26 ski resorts … Continue reading New Travel Options, Easier Access to Colorado Skiing →

Snowbird, UT – Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort and the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) are partnering to offer the first annual Freeride Avalanche Summit, Dec. 17-18. The two-day clinic targets advance and expert skiers and riders who want practical and professional instruction on avalanche awareness, safety and rescue.nThe Freeride Avalanche Summit will include a unique … Continue reading Freeride Avalanche Summit at Snowbird Dec. 17-18 →

Copper Mountain, CO – With the sun just rising over the mountain tops, a group of the world’s best riders gathered in the cold Colorado morning air under the shadows of Copper Mountain’s 22-foot superpipe to discuss the day’s tasks.n”We’ve got sleds to take us up to the top, and the pipe is ours till … Continue reading U.S. Halfpipe Snowboarders Training at Copper →

Innsbruck, Austria – After a Saturday night full of action on the big air jump at the 6Star Billabong Air & Style 2009/II at the Bergisel Stadium in Innsbruck, Slovenia’s Marko Grilc took the top spot on the podium and is now the new leader on Swatch TTR World Tour. 2008/2009 Swatch TTR World Champion, … Continue reading Grilc Moves Into Swatch TTR World No. 1 After 6Star Billabong Air & Style →