Hunter, NY – Summer-like temperatures and last night’s rain have forced officials at New York’s Hunter Mountain to pull the plug on the ski and snowboard season.n”Mother Nature brought us mid-summer weather a little too early this year, topped off with a significant rainfall last night,” ski area staffers announced in a statement this morning. … Continue reading Warm Rain Scuttles Remainder of Hunter Mountain Ski Season
Copper Mountain, CO – Copper Mountain’s Sunsation celebration kicks off its 10th year this weekend with free, live music at the Colorado ski and snowboard resort by headliners Lotus and Pepper, as well as Passafire, Rey Fresco, These United States, and The Expendables. On the slopes, the 2010 Alt Games College Snowboarding and Freeskiing Open … Continue reading This Weekend’s Launch of Sunsation at Copper to Feature Alt Games and Free Concerts by Lotus and Pepper
Banff (AB), Canada – Mt. Norquay will celebrate the arrival of spring on Saturday during its Spring Fling Festival, as the ski area within Banff National Park will transform its entire terrain park into one massive party.nThe festival will feature beer gardens, BBQ and live music, along with a slopestyle competition open to skiers and … Continue reading Spring Fling Festival Saturday at Norquay
Big Sky, MT – With the close of the ski and snowboard season this weekend, Montana’s Big Sky Resort will present the 7th Annual Spring Run-Off this Saturday, including the yearly pond skimming comp and numerous other events and activities.nFor those unfamiliar with the concept, a pond skim is exactly what it sounds like: people … Continue reading Spring Run-Off Celebration to Close Ski Season This Weekend at Montana’s Big Sky
Mammoth Lakes, CA – Thanks to prodigious snowfall throughout the 2009-10 winter season, Mammoth Mountain today announced that the California resort will extend its winter operations for daily skiing and snowboarding this season to July 4, 2010.nMammoth Mountain has received over 41 feet (493 inches) of snowfall this season, including more than three feet of … Continue reading California’s Mammoth Mountain to Keep Skiing to July 4th
Last updated: 1:35 p.m. MST Thursday, April 8, 2010 Originally published: 10:09 a.m. MST Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Patrick Thorne with First Tracks!! Online Media staff reports Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – New snow over the Easter holidays has given a great powder base for many of the ski and snowboard resorts still open in … Continue reading Weekly Snowfall Update: Big Storms Hold Promise for Extended Spring Skiing in the Western U.S., Europe
Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort officials announced today that the Vermont ski and snowboard resort will end lift service operations for the ski season earlier than anticipated, at the end of the day this Friday.n“No matter how hard the mountain operations staff works and the ski patrol marks the trails, the skiing and riding … Continue reading Okemo Ski Season Melts Out Ahead of Schedule