Hyak, WA – A heavy, wet snow slide ripped down to the earth Wednesday on the Grayson’s ski trail at the Summit at Snoqualmie’s Summit East, taking with it the Kelchelus chairlift and damaging eight homes.n

Snowbird, UT – Utah’s Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort crossed over the 200-inch season-to-date snowfall mark this week thanks to 29 inches of new snow that has fallen since the skies opened Monday.n “Nine feet of snow fell in December, and January is already proving to be another significant and productive snowfall month,” said Snowbird … Continue reading Storm Pushes Snowbird Ski Season Snowfall Past 200-inch Mark →

Vancouver, Canada – Best known for its telemark ski gear, G3 Genuine Guide Gear on Tuesday unveiled the Onyx, the company’s first Alpine Touring ski binding. The new binders incorporate a number of features, including the ability for skiers to change from ski to tour mode on-the-fly, an easy step-in toe, oversized high strength forged … Continue reading G3 Introduces New Alpine Touring Ski Binding →

Sun Peaks (BC), Canada – The Sun Peaks Family Cup, now in its third year at the B.C. ski and snowboard resort, has been expanded from a two-day to a five-day event this winter, running now through Saturday. It’s all about celebrating your nationality as a family.n Saturday’s recreational races are the festival’s marquee event. … Continue reading Race For Your Country at Sun Peaks →

Highmount, NY – New York’s Belleayre Mountain Ski Center will be hosting two special events this weekend to help fund cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease research.n The Country Cutting Gallery is organizing a Relay for Life Grand Slalom Challenge Race for fun to benefit the American Cancer Society on Saturday. To pre-register for this event, call … Continue reading Weekend Ski Races at Belleayre to Help Cure Cancer, Eradicate Alzheimer’s →

Buyers nonetheless looking for bargains McLean, VA – While the overall retail market struggled to make it into the black after Thanksgiving, the ski and snowboard retail market remained healthy with 3% growth according to SnowSports Industries America’s (SIA) own research. August to November snow sports sales surpassed $917 million as the overall retail market … Continue reading Ski Equipment Retail Market Stays Afloat as the Economy Sinks →

Plagued by freezing temperatures, officials at the 2009 ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships were forced to postpone the 5 and 10K classic ski races Tuesday at Anchorage’s Kincaid Park.n Able bodied and adaptive races were supposed to be competed Tuesday afternoon, but temperatures lingered at -5 degrees Fahrenheit, just one degree below -4 F, the … Continue reading U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championships Postponed Again →