Thredbo (NSW), Australia – The second snowboarder to die in Australia this week crashed into a tree today at Thredbo, authorities have indicated. The unidentified male victim, said to be an experienced 28-year-old snowboarder from Sydney, was riding near the top of Thredbo’s Supertrail run when he reportedly lost control and slammed into a tree … Continue reading Second Australian Snowboarder Death This Week
Vernon, NJ – Construction workers are busy this summer installing a new Sojourn double chairlift to once again connect the New Jersey ski and snowboard resort’s two base areas, South Peak and South Peak.
Beaver, UT – Southern Utah’s Eagle Point Resort, located 18 miles east of Beaver, is offering free skiing and riding to residents of California all winter long. The free skiing declaration was made this month in concert with the resort’s announcement of its operating schedule for the 2012-13 winter. Every Thursday in January 2013, Eagle … Continue reading Utah Resort Offers Free Skiing All Season Long to Californians
Methven, New Zealand – Challenging snow conditions have shifted the U.S. Ski Team’s annual women’s alpine summer training camp to Mt. Hutt in Methven, near Christchurch. Originally slated for Coronet Peak ski area near Queenstown, warm weather rerouted U.S. women, including Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso … Continue Reading ››
Hunter, NY – Hunter Mountain is facing an $8,500 federal fine over the death of an employee of the Catskill Mountains ski and snowboard resort last winter.
Queenstown, New Zealand – After being placed on a weather hold last weekend, snowmaking temperatures have returned to New Zealand’s Southern Alps, allowing Coronet Peak ski area to resume night operations this weekend. It’s been unusually warm for much of this winter season on New Zealand’s South Island, … Continue Reading ››
Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort will host its fourth annual Hops in the Hills Beer Festival and Chicken Wing Championship from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4. The southern Vermont ski and snowboard resort’s Jackson Gore base area will be the outdoor setting for sampling a variety of beers from local and … Continue reading Okemo Hosts 4th Annual Hops in the Hills Beer Festival Aug. 4
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