Salt Lake City, UT – Utah will remain one of the nation’s leading states for winter action sports with an announcement of five major on-snow events leading up to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert, Utah Sports Commission President and CEO Jeff Robbins, and U.S. Ski and Snowboard … Continue reading Utah Announces Winter Action Sports Series
Vail, CO – Vail Resorts on Thursday submitted a proposal to the U.S. Forest Service for a comprehensive summer activities plan at Vail Mountain, the largest ski resort in the nation. The plan marks the first proposal of its kind in the U.S. following passage last fall of the Ski Area Recreational Opportunities Enhancement Act, … Continue reading Vail Submits Summer Operations Plan Under New Forest Service Legislation
Alta, UT – The 2012 Wasatch Wildflower Festival, an annual celebration of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains and the diversity of its ecosystem that’s timed to take place during the peak of the summer flower season, is set for this Friday through Sunday. The Wildflower Festival kicks off on Friday with three days of wildflower hikes for … Continue reading Wasatch Wildflower Festival 2012 Set for This Weekend
Olympic Valley, CA – Following the U.S. Olympic committee’s (USOC) decision earlier this month to not pursue a U.S. bid to host the Olympic Games in 2022, thereby scuttling hopes to return to the site of the 1960 Winter Games at Squaw Valley/Lake … Continue Reading ››
Invermere (BC), Canada – Panorama Mountain Village will host the finals for the Canada Cup and BC Cup downhill mountain bike races next week for the third consecutive year. On Saturday and Sunday, July 28-29, riders from across Canada and beyond national borders will converge on Panorama to compete in this highly technical and exhilarating … Continue reading Canada Cup Downhill Mountain Bike Race Returns to Panorama
Mt. Crested Butte, CO – Officials at Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) have confirmed that the Colorado ski area’s acreage will grow by nearly one-third this coming winter, but not for the reasons that one might suspect. Long-time East Coast skiers may recall the day many years ago that Killington, Vt.’s trail count tripled overnight … Continue reading Skiable Acreage Grows at Crested Butte
Queenstown, New Zealand – Warm weather has prompted officials at New Zealand’s Coronet Peak to suspend the Queenstown area ski resort’s night skiing and riding operations in favor of day skiers until seasonable temperatures return to the Southern Alps. … Continue Reading ››
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