Sydney, Australia – A Sydney-area company has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund development of what may be the world’s smartest ski helmet ever… and the most expensive. Forcite’s new $799 brain bucket includes a built-in 4K camera system with a 140-degree field of view to shoot ultra-high definition video, a bluetooth wireless audio system … Continue reading Kickstarter Campaign Launched for Pricey High-Tech Ski Helmet
Oslo, Norway – Norwegian developer The Selvaag Group has given its approval to construct Lørenskog Winter Park near Oslo. Once completed, it will be the world’s largest indoor ski area. Like many other similar snow domes around the world, the concept for Lørenskog Winter Park involves hotels, restaurants, shops, apartments and more surrounding an indoor ski slope a … Continue reading Norway Plans World’s Largest Indoor Ski Area
Juneau, AK – Juneau-area taxpayers poured into Eaglecrest Ski Area’s new Porcupine Lodge during an open house last month to see what $2.7 million of their money bought themselves. (photo: Eaglecrest Ski Area) Juneau voters agreed in 2012 to extend a temporary … Continue Reading ››
Kelowna (BC), Canada – Western Canada’s Big White Resort will greet skiers and riders this winter with a brand new day lodge. (file photo: Big White Ski Resort) The Black Forest Lodge will feature a quick-service menu including specialty sandwiches, house-made … Continue Reading ››
Peterson, UT – An 11-mile stretch containing 24 Wasatch Mountain peaks and 15 bowls, spanning an unfathomable 12,740 acres (some 20 square miles) near Salt Lake City, is on the market. It’s perhaps the last great single plot of private land in the U.S. upon which to build a top-tier ski resort, and for a … Continue reading What May Be America’s Last Great Ski Resort Site Is For Sale
Mt. Hotham (VIC), Australia – Mt. Hotham is spending AUD $4.4 million ($3.1 million US) to upgrade its snowmaking this summer. “This is the single biggest investment in snowmaking at Hotham since we partnered with government in 2008 to install the Loch snowmaking dam,” says Mt. Hotham Skiing Company General Manager Belinda Trembath.
Mammoth Lakes, CA – Veteran U.S. Ski Team member and three-time Olympian Stacey Cook, who calls Mammoth Mountain home, has identified the talented young athletes who have been named to the 2015-16 Stacey Cook/Sun Valley Ski Tools (SVST) Competition Team. Scholarship recipients are chosen based on passion and dedication to the sport, community involvement, and character. The relationship … Continue reading Stacey Cook/SVST Scholarship Recipients Announced
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