Salt Lake City, UT – Salt Lake County’s Wasatch Canyons Master Plan has governed recreation, traffic and other land use issues in City Creek, Emigration, Red Butte, Parleys, Millcreek, Big Cottonwood, and Little Cottonwood Canyons above the Salt Lake Valley since 1989. The canyons provide more than half of Salt Lake City’s water supply, and … Continue reading Open Houses Scheduled to Discuss Update to Wasatch Canyons Master Plan →

Vermontville, NY – World Championship gold medalist Billy Demong of Vermontville has undoubtedly left his mark on the world of nordic combined skiing. But, on the brink of an Olympic season, he is looking to make an even bigger splash.nQ: Any fun summer adventures? Demong: My fun getaway is bike racing and I definitely did … Continue reading Champion Q and A: U.S. Ski Jumper Billy Demong →

London, UK – The British snowsports market fell by six percent across all sectors in 2008-09, according to the Ski Club of Great Britain’s annual Snowsports Analysis report released today. The total U.K. snowsports market is now reported at 1.27 million people.nThe decline in overall numbers can be attributed to the economic climate and the … Continue reading Ski Club of Great Britain Report 6% Decline in UK Snowsports Market →

Copper Mountain, CO – Colorado’s Copper Mountain ski resort opened its fall race camps on Monday, once again welcoming ski and snowboard race teams from around the country and the globe for high alpine training. U.S.-based teams including Team Summit and the U.S. Ski Team are on hand, as well as national teams from Sweden, … Continue reading Ski and Snowboard Race Training Underway in Colorado at Copper →

Soelden, Austria – The U.S. Ski Team’s Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) has a pretty good run going at the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup opener. The 2006 Olympic combined gold medalist has finished in the Soelden top 3 each of the last two seasons with 2008 propelling him to the World Cup giant slalom … Continue reading Vonn, Ligety Fired Up for Soelden →

by Patrick Thorne Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – More fresh snow has been falling in the Alps and across the Northern Hemisphere, including in Alaska, California, Canada, the Indian Himalayas and the Japanese Alps. More new snow is expected later this week in Europe and conditions on the Alpine glaciers are reported to be excellent. … … Continue reading Snow Falling the World Over as Ski Resorts Open Early →

Paris, France – ESPN, CANAL + Events and France’s Tignes Ski & Snowboard Resort on Tuesday night in Paris announced the first wave of athletes invited to the Winter X Games Europe, to be held at Tignes March 10-12, 2010. The event will be the first Winter X Games held outside the United States.nOn hand … Continue reading First Wave of Athletes Announced for Inaugural Winter X Games Europe →