Los Angeles, CA – Auden Schendler is the newest member of the Board of Directors of the environmental advocacy group Protect Our Winters (POW). Schendler is the Vice-President of Sustainability at the Aspen Skiing Company.nProtect Our Winters strives to activate the winter sports community in the fight against climate change. Previously a research associate in … Continue reading Aspen Skiing Co.’s Auden Schendler Joins Board of Directors of Protect Our Winters→
Avon, CO – Organizers have announced the 36th Annual Mountain Travel Symposium (MTS-36), scheduled for Apr. 3-9, 2011 at Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, Colo., with events divided between the Beaver Creek Convention Center and Vilar Center.nMTS is the largest and longest-running annual gathering of mountain travel professionals in North America that includes three days … Continue reading Mountain Travel Symposium Week Set for April in Colorado→
Aspen, CO – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced today that they have sold the 179-room St. Regis Aspen hotel for $70 million to 315 East Dean Associates Inc., a Delaware Corporation represented by Bangkok-based OptAsia Capital Co. Starwood will maintain a 50-year management agreement and continue to operate the resort under its ultra-luxury … Continue reading St. Regis Aspen Sold for $70 Million→
Litchfield, CT – A nine-member Litchfield Superior Court jury is spending this week hearing arguments in a Brewster, N.Y. college student’s lawsuit against Ski Sundown in New Hartford, Conn.nJames Malaguit, 19, was a high school sophomore at the time visiting Ski Sundown with his family on Feb. 17, 2006, when he lost his balance coming … Continue reading Connecticut Jury Hears Arguments in Lawsuit Against Ski Sundown→
Tampa, FL – A Tampa jury this week awarded a teen injured on a Florida church group ski trip to a North Carolina resort nearly $5 million in a lawsuit over injuries sustained in 2003.nThe unnamed boy, who was 14 at the time of the incident, traveled to Beech Mountain ski area with members of … Continue reading Florida Jury Awards Church Group Skier Nearly $5 Million→
Whistler (BC), Canada – With early season snow already appearing on the mountain, skiers and snowboarders are ready for the debut of the 2010-11 season in Whistler, which will be highlighted by revamped terrain parks and new environmental initiatives.nAdding to the anticipation, meteorologists are anticipating a La Niña winter, which typically means colder than normal … Continue reading Whistler Blackcomb Revitalizes Terrain Parks for 2010-11 Ski Season→
