Augusta, ME – At a press conference last Thursday in the office of Maine Governor Baldacci in Augusta, Warren Cook, general manager of Saddleback Maine, joined the governor to announce that the ski resort outside of Rangeley has reached an agreement on a lease/purchase of a 60-slip marina on Rangeley Lake with capacity to add … Continue reading Maine Ski Resort Buys Marina, Launches Two-Year Mountain Development Plan →

Ludlow, VT – Two dozen top skiers and snowboarders will showcase their talents on a specially prepared 80-foot cut-away true table jump made entirely of snow at Vermont’s Okemo Mountain Resort. The invitational photo and film shoot event named Giraffic Park will take place on the ski resort’s SoBe SuperPark on the Nor’easter run over … Continue reading Okemo Hosts Giraffic Park Invitational Ski and Snowboard Competition →

Park City, UT – After seeking and failing to secure a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge during his recent visit to Denver, two women ski jumpers, both Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over the IOC’s refusal to include women’s ski jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, say that they … Continue reading Women Ski Jumpers Seek Meeting with IOC Before Court Date →

Sandpoint, ID – Schweitzer Mountain Resort’s otherwise wintery ski village will transform into a tropical, carnival-like paradise this Saturday and Sunday as the ski and snowboard resort’s guests learn to do the Hukilau, smash a piñata and participate in the yellow snow eating contest during Schweitzer’s season-ending Tropical Daze celebration.n Dust off your Speedos and … Continue reading Schweitzer to Close Out Ski Season This Weekend with Tropical Daze →

Mammoth Mountain, CA – Day three of the Roxy Chicken Jam featuring the Slopestyle event and crowning of the Women’s TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion has been postponed until Monday, due to high winds Sunday at California’s Mammoth Mountain ski area.n The contest will resume on Monday morning at 10 a.m. with the main event, … Continue reading Weather Postpones TTR World Snowboard Tour Finals at Roxy Chicken Jam →

Beaupre (QC), Canada – Geneviève Simard (Val-Morin, QC) brought her comeback ski season to an end on a high-note, winning Tuesday’s Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships ladies GS race at Quebec’s Mont-Sainte-Anne ski resort.n Simard, 28, had surgery to repair a left knee injury in 2007 and she came back to the World Cup this season … Continue reading Simard Wins GS to Close Out Pontiac GMC Canadian Skiing Championships in Quebec →

Copper Mountain, CO – Copper Mountain is hosting the Special Olympics Colorado Winter Games for the 21st year in a row. More than 300 athletes are competing today and Monday in alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and figure skating.n The mission of Special Olympics Colorado is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition … Continue reading Colorado Special Olympics Winter Games Return to Copper Mountain Ski Resort →