Beijing, China – A Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ”stoke delegation” this month visited the resort’s sister mountain in China, Genting Secret Garden, as part of the two resorts’ ongoing effort to spur interest in skiing and snowboarding in China in advance of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and as outbound tourism from China to the U.S. — … Continue reading Squaw Valley Sends Delegation to China
Stoneham (QC), Canada – A unique novelty has come to the slopes of Quebec’s Stoneham Mountain Resort this winter: free videos sent to skiers and snowboarders almost instantly after having been filmed. Kool Replay is a young Montreal-based company that approached Stoneham with the concept a few months ago. After downloading the Kool Replay App and skiing … Continue reading Quebec Ski Resort Tries New Method to Video Guests
Franconia Notch, NH – Searchers looking for an overdue skier at Cannon Mountain Ski Area in New Hampshire tragically found her body instead. Susan Galli, 57, of Amherst, N.H., was reported missing following a day of skiing at Cannon on Sunday. After her car was located in the ski area’s parking lot on Sunday evening, … Continue reading Skier’s Body Found at Cannon Mountain
The Blue Mountains (ON), Canada – A 48-year-old man died after sustaining serious injuries in a skiing accident at Ontario’s Blue Mountain Resort on Saturday night. Following the incident the victim was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Few details are yet available, but the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the death. … Continue reading Accident Kills Skier at Blue Mountain
Snowshoe, WV – An unidentified 67-year-old male died on the slopes of Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia on Saturday. A statement released by resort officials indicates that the victim was found off a marked run at Snowshoe. He was transported by helicopter to Pocahontas Memorial Hospital in Buckeye, W.V. where he later died. The cause … Continue reading Skier Dies at Snowshoe
Jackson, NH – The art of cross-country skiing is getting a whole lot more, well…”artsy,” thanks to a one-day installation of abstract art displayed along some of Jackson Ski Touring Center’s network of 56 wooded trails. Two abstract painters, Rebecca Klementovich of nearby Bartlett, N.H., and Kristen Pobatschnig of Conway, N.H., will display art with nature on … Continue reading Jackson Ski Touring Center Turns Trails Into Art Gallery
Girdwood, AK – Chugach Powder Guides (CPG) will begin cat skiing operations tomorrow at Alyeska Resort. This is the first time in three years that lower valley snow in Girdwood has been sufficiently deep to construct a cat road to access the cat skiing terrain near Alyeska. Construction of the cat road requires a minimum snow … Continue reading Cat Skiing Returns to Alyeska After Three-Year Absence
