Chamonix, France – A 57-year-old Briton slipped and fell to his death on Thursday morning while backcountry ski touring in the French Alps near Chamonix. The French Alps near Chamonix (file photo: Stephanie H.)
Richmond, UT – In a meeting on Thursday night, Utah’s Cache County Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to deny an appeal filed against a conditional use permit issued in February by the county’s Planning Commission to developers of Cherry Peak Ski Area, which could become the state’s 15th ski resort. The appeal was filed by … Continue reading Utah’s 15th Ski Resort One Step Closer to Reality
Bend, OR – With over 3,000 skiable acres, 10 chairlifts (seven of which are high-speed detachable quads) and a vertical drop of 3,365 feet that follows all 360 degrees of a volcanic cone, Oregon’s Mount Bachelor is one of America’s largest ski resorts. By all rights it should be a world-class ski and snowboard destination, … Continue reading Mt. Bachelor: A Pacific Northwest Behemoth
Kirkwood, CA -With March finally bringing huge snow totals to Kirkwood, the California ski resort is hosting stop two of The North Face Masters of Snowboarding through Sunday. Now in it’s fifth season, the three-stop tour is the only open competition for big mountain snowboarders, with an overall prize purse of $50,000. Originally planned for … Continue reading The North Face Masters of Snowboarding Series Heads to Kirkwood
Silverton, CO -Are you craving steeps, corn, spring weather and a big mountain experience? (photo: Silverton Mountain) Colorado’s Silverton ski area, which offers only guided skiing during the core months of the winter season, will reopen its mountain to unguided … Continue Reading ››
McCall, ID – A snowy March has given Brundage Mountain just what it needs to extend its winter season. While the resort plans to be open seven days a week through April 8, officials on Thursday announced its first two “Bonus Weekends” of the season, April 14-5 and April 21-22, conditions permitting. The snow base … Continue reading Idaho’s Brundage Mountain Extends Ski Season
Winter Park, CO – Tommy Ford took slalom gold by .01 seconds to open men’s racing at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships on Thursday for the seventh national ski racing title of his career. Norwegian Leif Kristian Haugen earned silver with Michael Ankeny of Deephaven, Minn., a member of the Buck Hill Ski Team … Continue reading Ford Takes Seventh U.S. Ski Racing Title
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