Kelowna (BC), Canada – United Airlines announced this week that it will commence daily non-stop service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Kelowna International Airport (YLW) on December 19 to coincide with the popular Christmas ski season in the British Columbia interior.
Los Andes, Chile – The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championships will return to Ski Arpa Cat Skiing in Chile for the second consecutive year, August 22-26. With a $10,000 prize purse, the open event held in the shadow of 22,841-foot Cerro Aconcagua, the highest … Continue Reading ››
Rhodes, South Africa – At an auction held Thursday in Johannesburg, South African business man and former Tiffindell skier Lew Campbell purchased the nation’s only ski resort for a relative bargain price of R5.5 million — or about US$669,000. It last sold in 2007 for an estimated … Continue Reading ››
Shimla, India – Following last month’s court decision that gave a green light to Alfred Ford’s massive multi-billion dollar Himalayan Ski Village project, the Himachal Pradesh state government this week indicated that it will appeal that decision to a higher court.
Ludlow, VT – The Butties are returning to Okemo Mountain Resort for a free concert this Friday as part of the Vermont ski and snowboard resort’s Jackson Gore Outdoor Music Series and summertime food drive to benefit Black River Good Neighbor Services. When concert-goers donate at least three non-perishable food items, they will receive a … Continue reading The Butties to Perform at Okemo’s Jackson Gore Outdoor Music Series
Olympic Valley, CA – California’s Squaw Valley ski resort saddles up once again for this month’s Wild West Weekend with a host of western-themed events high in the Sierra. Wild West Weekend offers adults and kids the opportunity to channel their inner-cowboys at the High Camp Corral for western-style fun. Pony rides, a petting zoo, … Continue reading Wild West Weekend Returns to Squaw Valley
Queenstown, New Zealand – Blue sky days and solid early season ski conditions make for thirsty work on Coronet Peak, so finding a fully stocked bar at the top of the New Zealand ski resort’s Green Gates chairlift is a welcome sight. Staff carved a bar out of the ice last season, and it proved … Continue reading Coronet Peak Opens Full-Service, On-Mountain Ice Bar
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