Montpelier, VT – Getting a “higher education” in Vermont offers not only a meaningful education at the state’s institutions of higher learning, but also expanding students’ horizons in the mountains of the state, ripe with ski and ride opportunities. The Consortium of Vermont Colleges (CVC) and Ski Vermont recognize the value of this whole learning … Continue reading Vermont Resorts Keep Skiing Cheap for College Students
North Creek, NY – Gore Mountain, in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York, is making its most dramatic improvement in snowmaking coverage this year since the Hudson River was first tapped as a snowmaking source in 1996. A huge acquisition of 130 new high-efficiency tower guns will be added to Gore Mountain’s inventory this … Continue reading Gore Makes Huge Investment in Snowmaking
Salt Lake City, UT – Ski Utah has launched a search for the newest addition to the Ski Utah Blog team – the Park Rat. As part of the blog team, the Park Rat will be awarded a Ski Utah Silver Pass, a $2,500 value, which enables them to jib, jump and ride 30 days … Continue reading Ski Utah Searches for New Park Rat Blogger
Denver, CO – Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) has announced its Gems Card deals for the 2011-12 ski and snowboard season. The cards that provide the deals offered by the nine ski areas that make up the Colorado Gems go on sale today. The nine Colorado resorts that CSCUSA classifies as “Gems” are Arapahoe Basin, … Continue reading Gems Card Returns to Colorado Ski Country
Queenstown, New Zealand – A 30-year-old snowboarder was rescued Tuesday night after becoming lost on Coronet Peak, the second visitor to do so in a week at the New Zealand resort. The unidentified Queenstown man was reported missing by friends after he failed to rendezvous … Continue Reading ››
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc. today announced a worldwide multi-year partnership agreement with two-time Olympic gold medalist, professional snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White. White will represent all six of Vail Resorts’ ski areas: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado, and Heavenly and Northstar in California/Nevada. (image: Vail Resorts)
Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – There remain only 10 areas open for skiing and snowboarding in the Northern Hemisphere but the past week has seen an autumnal chill on European glaciers in the Alps, which have received up to 21cm of fresh summer snowfall. The trend over the next few days in the Alps, however, is … Continue reading Fresh Summer Snow at Ski Resorts in the Alps
