Donner Summit, CA – California’s Boreal Mountain Resort is expanding its niche in the world of youth action sports with the opening of Woodward Tahoe, a youth action sports freeride and freeski instructional center and camp program. Woodward, which has operated an indoor ski and snowboard training camp at Copper Mountain in Colorado since 2009, … Continue reading Woodward Moves West to Bring Indoor Freeride Ski, Snowboard Training to Tahoe→
Peru, VT – Bill Cairns, Bromley Mountain’s recently named General Manager, has wasted little time in shaping the Vermont ski mountain’s management team more to his liking. “I’ve been with Bromley for 30 years, 25 of those years as Director of Mountain Operations,” says Cairns. “Believe me, I know this mountain and know the depth … Continue reading New Staff Appointments at Bromley→
Cortland, NY – Operators of Greek Peak have announced that the central New York ski resort’s new quad chairlift has been put on ice by a delayed financial commitment by the ski area’s lender. “The manufacturer of the chairlift, Doppelmayr USA, has been on site for several months mapping and drawing out the new lift … Continue reading Financing Delays New Chairlift at Greek Peak→
Boulder, CO – NASTAR, the largest recreational ski and snowboard race program in the world, has announced that 2011 World Champion Ted Ligety has signed on to be its official ambassador. “It is an honor to have 2011 GS World Alpine champion and 2006 Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety as our Nature Valley NASTAR ambassador,” … Continue reading Ligety Signs On as NASTAR Ambassador→
Crystal Mountain, WA – Nearly nine months after opening on November 18, 2010, Washington’s Crystal Mountain is ending its 2010-11 ski and snowboard season today to mark the longest ski season in the resort’s’s 48-year history, made possible by record-breaking snowfall and the ski area’s new Mt. Rainier Gondola. [caption id=”attachment_15500″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Skiing and … Continue reading Crystal Mountain Finally Ends Ski Season→
Lakewood, CO – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced this week that U.S. ski areas set a new all-time record of 60.54 million skier/snowboarder visits during the 2010-11 season, according to the final Kottke End of Season Survey. The association announced preliminary figures in May projecting that, at an estimated 60.1 million skier/snowboarder visits, … Continue reading Late Season Snow Pushes U.S. Skier Visits to New Record→
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic and World Champion Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. Ski Team captured the Best Female Athlete ESPY for a second straight year Wednesday night, edging X Games halfpipe champion Kelly Clark and a pair of WNBA standouts. “Wow, thank you so much this means so much to me.” said Vonn, of … Continue reading Vonn Repeats Top ESPY Honor→
