Salt Lake City, UT – It may still be August, but it sure felt like winter today in many regions of the western U.S. and Canada, where some ski areas received their first snowfall of the season.n
Park City, UT – Officials at Utah’s Canyons have a job that could be too good to refuse.nCanyons is offering to pay someone $40,000 for a few months of work and put the winner up in plush digs at a suite in the Waldorf-Astoria near the base of the mountain. And what do you have … Continue reading A Skier’s Dream Job?
Montreal (QC), Canada – A Quebec Court of Appeals Judge on Wednesday ordered a Laurentian ski area to pay C$4.1 million to the victim of a 2003 ski accident.n”The ski school breached its obligation to provide safe supervision,” Judge Nicholas Kasirer wrote upholding an earlier judgment against Saint-Sauveur International, operators of Mont Olympia. Mathew Armutlu … Continue reading Quebec Judge Issues C$4.1 Million Verdict Against Mont Olympia Ski School
Steamboat Springs, CO – Steamboat officials have announced upgrades to snowmaking and terrain parks, and further development of its base village renaissance for the 2010-11 season at the popular ski and snowboard resort in northern Colorado.n“This season, the resort continues the momentum built over the past several years to enhance the on-mountain experience and continue … Continue reading Steamboat Expands Snowmaking, Terrain Parks and Base Village for 2010-11 Ski Season
Kirkwood, CA – Live music and award-winning chili have become traditional fare at Kirkwood Mountain Resor’s annual Thin Air Chili Cookoff, part of a full lineup of family-friendly events scheduled to take place this Labor Day weekend at the California ski and snowboard resort. Originally intended as a summer sendoff party for Kirkwood homeowners and … Continue reading Kirkwood Adds Flavor to Labor Day Weekend for a Final Dose of Summer Heat
Truckee, CA – Lake Tahoe-area snowcat skiing operator Pacific Crest Snowcats will expand its operations this winter to include helicopter skiing and snowboarding.nIn concert with HeliTahoe, Pacific Crest Heli-Guides will access over 100,000 acres of remote privately owned ski terrain along the Sierra Crest this winter, the first helicopter skiing operation in decades in the … Continue reading New Heli-Ski Operator to Fly in Sierra This Winter
Jay, VT – Olympic figure skaters Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, along with a host of nationally and locally renowned skaters, will perform at Jay Peak ski resort’s new Ice Haus Arena this Saturday of Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4.nThe performance will take place from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. and will be followed by the … Continue reading Jay Peak to Host Olympic Figure Skaters for Labor Day Performance