Stratton Mountain, VT – At 8:45 this morning, after weeks of finger crossing, weather watching and speculation, the lifts at Stratton Mountain Resort spun for the very first time this season. The first skiers took their seats and were seen winding their way down Upper Mountain trails minutes later.n“It’s awesome,” said Nick Einstein, a snowboarder … Continue reading Stratton Opens for Skiing and Riding →

Sunnyvale, CA – BerrySki has launched the first Blackberry application that not only uses the handheld device’s GPS capabilities to show your location on a ski area’s trail map, but also to log details of your day on the slopes.nUsers download trail maps for their favorite mountain out of many available across North America before … Continue reading New Blackberry App Charts Position, Records Analytics on the Ski Slope →

Aspen, CO – It’s time to wrap up your training, as the 4th Annual Aspen Summit for Life 2009 is coming up quickly this Saturday to promote awareness for the Chris Klug Foundation.n“The Aspen Summit for Life is a highlight of the year for me. Each year it gets better,” says Klug, a professional … … Continue reading 4th Annual Aspen Summit for Life 2009 Uphill Celebration This Saturday →

Lakewood, CO – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) on Monday announced that Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and likely frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, will be the keynote speaker at its annual National Convention & Tradeshow to be held May 2-5 at the Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate, Fla. As president … Continue reading Mitt Romney to Headline Annual Ski Industry Convention →

Park City, UT – The Canyons Ski and Snowboard School will be running Holly Flanders Women’s Only Ski Workshops and Brant Moles Steep Skiing Camps this winter.nFlanders, a former Olympian, World Cup champion and Park City local, returns to The Canyons Resort to run her popular women’s program this winter. The workshops enable women … … Continue reading The Canyons Offers Holly Flanders Women’s Only Ski Clinics and Brant Moles Steep Skiing Camps →

Ellicottville, NY – The ski season is on in western New York State, as snowmaking efforts have brought both Holiday Valley near Ellicottville and Peek’n Peak in Findley Lake online for the winter.nBoth ski resorts will open this Thursday. Holiday Valley expects to have three quad chairlifts and up to 10 slopes available on opening … Continue reading Slopes Open at Two Western N.Y. Ski Resorts →