Denver, CO – Snowboard on the Block returns to downtown Denver with a larger footprint and new location this year, October 14-15 at Sculpture Park and the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The 2016 festival will feature a pro rail jam (with real snow), film premieres, live music and a giant pop-up retail experience complete with ski-industry … Continue reading Snowboarding Returns to Downtown Denver
Denver, CO – Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA), the trade association and global voice of skiing and snowboarding in Colorado, today unveiled new ways to save with the Colorado Gems Card for the 2016-17 season. This year the Colorado Gems Card program will give skiers and riders more options and provide more value by allowing card … Continue reading New Colorado Gems Card Helps Skiers Save
Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has confirmed that Solitude Mountain Resort will host the snowboardcross and ski cross events for the 2019 FIS Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships to be held in Utah. In preparation for the World Championships, Solitude will host a test event, featuring a snowboardcross FIS World … Continue reading Solitude Joins Venue Line Up for 2019 World Championships
Wilmington, NY – Whiteface Mountain Ski Center, in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains near Lake Placid, will celebrate the 25th edition of its annual Oktoberfest this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2. The festival at the ski area’s base features adult Oktoberfest games, tall mugs of beer, delicious food, specialty vendors, adventure zone, fun for the entire … Continue reading Whiteface Oktoberfest Celebrates 25 Years
Wanaka, New Zealand – New Zealand’s Cardrona Alpine Resort will install a new NZ$10 million “chondola,” a lift that combines gondola cabins and chairs, in time for the 2017 winter season. The new McDougall’s Express Chondola will be the first cabin-style lift on a ski area in New Zealand, replacing the existing McDougall’s Quad chairlift. The … Continue reading Cardrona to Build New Chondola for 2017
Big Sky, MT – Big Sky Resort, located in southwest Montana and owned by Boyne Resorts, has unveiled Big Sky 2025: A Focused Vision For The Future, the ski resort’s commitment to progressive improvements and sustainable growth over the next decade. Led with an investment of over $150 million in resort improvements, the vision far exceeds expansion of the resort’s … Continue reading Montana’s Big Sky Focuses on the Future
Durango, CO – Ski news surrounding resort mergers and acquisitions is often focused on the big players: Vail Resorts, Boyne Resorts, Powdr Corp. and others. But over the past several years, James Coleman has been quietly snapping up ski areas across the southwestern U.S. Coleman leads an investment group that acquired Purgatory Resort near his … Continue reading Purgatory Owner Buys Neighboring Ski Area
