Salt Lake City, UT – Wasatch Ski Distribution LLC will take over distribution of Arva Safety Equipment starting with the 2007/2008 winter season, the company announced this week. Arva, the safety division of Nic-Impex; manufactures snow safety equipment including avalanche beacons, probes and shovels for backcountry skiers and snowboarders, along with first aid kits … … Continue reading Wasatch Ski Distribution Takes Over Arva Avalanche Gear →

Big Bear Lake, CA – The Wide Open #4, a 10-day skiing and snowboarding event extravaganza, returns to California’s Bear Mountain Resort Feb. 23 through Mar. 4. The Wide Open is Bear Mountain’s premier event complete with contests, photo/film shoots, giveaways, live music, after-parties and other surprises. n“The Wide Open showcases The Park when … … Continue reading 10-Day ‘Wide Open’ Ski and Snowboard Fest Returns to Bear Mountain →

Park City, UT – World-renowned big mountain skier Kristen Ulmer is bringing “Ski to Live,” an all-inclusive ski clinic that combines Zen awareness with on-mountain ski instruction, to the luxurious atmosphere that surrounds Utah’s Deer Valley Resort.nEach night, guests are invited to participate in Big Mind gatherings with Genpo Roshi, one of the preeminent Zen … Continue reading ‘Ski to Live’ at Utah’s Deer Valley →

White Pass, WA – Verizon and USA Luge are challenging winter sports fans to experience the thrill of luge and take a shot at glory during the Verizon Luge Challenge at Washington’s Ski White Pass, Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11.nFamilies and winter sports enthusiasts who attend the weekend event can experience the “fastest sport on … Continue reading Slide Into Luge at Ski White Pass →

San Francisco, CA – Real estate search engine Trulia.com this week released the findings of the February 2007 Trulia Trends report. According to Trulia’s search data, Breckenridge, CO, Park City, UT and Aspen, CO are the ski resort locations that proved most popular with home shoppers nationwide.n”For February’s report, we took a look at … … Continue reading Report: Residential Real Estate Searches Surge in Ski Resort Locations →

Briarcliff Manor, NY – Masterfit Enterprises and Mica Sport Canada have entered into an agreement that will provide Mica with exclusive distribution rights to Masterfit’s Instaprint custom insole products, fit aids and bootfitting tools in the Canadian ski and snowboard equipment market. The companies also plan to launch Canadian versions of the Masterfit University boot … Continue reading Masterfit Inks Deal to Supply Ski and Snowboard Boot Fitting Products in Canada →

Vernon, NJ – With the ski and snowboard season in high gear, New Jersey’s Mountain Creek will once again host two national events in one weekend, the Burton Super Demo and Mid-Atlantic Snowboard Series on February 23-25.nThe Burton Super Demo, the largest product demo in the snowboard world featuring 10 weekend-long events across the U.S., … Continue reading Burton Super Demo and Snowboard Series Return to Mountain Creek →