New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt Ready for Limited Ski Season Opening

Methven, New Zealand – After an extraordinarily warm May and June, Mt. Hutt ski area will open on a limited basis beginning Monday, the first resort in New Zealand to do so this year. [caption id=”attachment_15091″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”After delays caused by warm weather, Mt. Hutt is ready to start the 2011 New Zealand … … Continue reading New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt Ready for Limited Ski Season Opening

Snow Sports New Zealand Gears Up for Winter 2011

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – Staff at Snow Sports New Zealand are busy gearing up for the Southern Hemisphere winter, now a little bit late in coming, with some new initiatives in place. With last week’s commitment by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) to continue its investment in the National Sport Organization (NSO) for … Continue reading Snow Sports New Zealand Gears Up for Winter 2011

TTR and FIS Collaborate on Future of Competitive Snowboarding

Portoroz, Slovenia – TTR Pro Snowboarding has collaborated with the International Ski Federation (FIS) on creating the Freestyle Snowboard Task Force which will focus on creating a short term and long range strategy for competitive freestyle snowboarding.  The new task force was formed during the annual FIS Calendar Conference in Portoroz, … Continue Reading ››

Town Board Says Maple Valley Ski Area Owner Needs More Definitive Plan

West Dummerston, VT – The Development Review Board (DRB) in the town of Dummerston this week told the owner of Vermont’s dormant Maple Valley ski area that he should come back to re-request a zoning change once he has a clearer plan for what he wants to do with the property. [caption id=”attachment_15068″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ … Continue reading Town Board Says Maple Valley Ski Area Owner Needs More Definitive Plan