Squaw Valley, CA – Squaw Valley USA has announced a goal to place the Lake Tahoe ski and snowboard resort’s terrain parks and half-pipe among the top in North America over the next few years. With a resume including the ESPN Winter X Games in both the U.S. and Europe, Dew Tour and signature Red … Continue reading Snow Park Technologies to Design Squaw Valley Terrain Parks
Kirkwood, CA – During the 2010-2011 winter a staggering 781 inches of snow fell at Kirkwood through what was one of the most incredible seasons on record at the Sierra Nevada ski and snowboard resort. After a successful 2010-11 campaign, Kirkwood is set to kick off the new year with over $6 million in upgrades. … Continue reading Kirkwood Spending Over $6 Million
Aspen, CO – The Aspen Skiing Co. has announced the movie lineup for the seventh year of The Meeting, going down in Aspen from September 29 through October 1. The event will deliver many of the top 2011-12 ski and snowboard movies along with live music and parties in the ritzy Colorado ski resort town. … Continue reading Movie Schedule Announced for The Meeting in Aspen
Lac Beauport (QC), Canada – Canada’s Travis Gerrits pulled off a huge quintuple twisting, triple back flip in the finals of the seventh annual Festival AcrobatX aerials skiing competition at the Yves Laroche National Aerials Training Centre in Lac Beauport on Sunday – good enough for the silver medal. Sunday’s FIS water ramp event saw … Continue reading Canada’s Gerrits Wins Silver in FIS Water Ramp Competition
Revelstoke (BC), Canada – The ski resort with North America’s highest vertical drop is enhancing its offerings this winter with lower mountain improvements, including the addition of a beginner area, a three lane tube park, new children’s facilities, and more lodging and dining in time for the tentative opening date for the 2011-12 ski season … Continue reading Revelstoke Enhances Lower Mountain for Ski Season Ahead
Warren, VT – Among the New England and New York ski resorts damaged by rainfall from Tropical Storm Irene was Sugarbush. Workers at the northern Vermont resort are busy restoring a snowmaking pond, located on the Mad River near Kingsbury Farm, so that it will be ready for … Continue Reading ››
Valle Nevado, Chile – Under a blazing South American sun at 3900m, 16 members of the world’s freeskiing cream battled it out on Monday in the expansive helicopter-accessed wilderness adjacent to Valle Nevado resort. When the powder settled, Team Europe had overwhelmed Team Americas’ six wins to two in a series of eight man-to-man ski-offs … Continue reading European Team Dominates Big Mountain Competition at the Swatch Skiers Cup in Chile
