Maggie Valley, NC – In this season of early openings, the North Carolina ski and snowboard season will kick off Monday with the season debut of Cataloochee ski area in Maggie Valley.nUnseasonably cold weather over the weekend allowed Cataloochee snowmakers charge their snowmaking system at 6:45 a.m. Sunday morning and lay down sufficient cover to … Continue reading North Carolina Ski Area to Open Monday →

Snowshoe, WV – Winter arrived over the weekend at Snowshoe Mountain Resort, as the West Virginia ski area received its first inch and a half of snowfall of the season this weekend and the resort fired up its snow guns for the first time to prepare for the ski and snowboard season ahead.n

Seattle, WA – A lawsuit filed last month by Warren Miller Entertainment (WME) against Colorado-based ski filmmaker Level 1 Productions, and the resulting rift that has grown between Warren Miller and WME, has highlighted a fact unknown to Warren Miller filmgoers: Miller himself hasn’t been associated with the production company for years.nMiller’s voiceovers and narration … Continue reading Warren Miller Speaks Out About Namesake’s Lawsuit Against Rival Ski Film Producer →

Vancouver, Canada – The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) announced this week that seven-year World Cup team veteran Stéphanie St-Pierre will not be competing in the 2009-10 season due to issues related to repeated knee injuries.nOver the course of her successful mogul skiing career, St.-Pierre has sustained three anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears – two … Continue reading Knee Issues Force St.-Pierre to Face Difficult Decision →

Olympic Valley, CA – Freestyle skiing athletes from across the nation will again wrap up their winter season at California’s Squaw Valley USA as the 2010 Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships will make its way to the Tahoe region during the 50th anniversary of the 1960 Squaw Valley USA Olympics. Moguls, dual moguls, aerials and skier … Continue reading U.S. Freestyle Skiing Championships Return to Squaw →

N. Woodstock, NH – The Friends of New Hampshire Skiing grant program helps the state’s young competitive skiers and snowboarders become Olympians and international champions. Operated by Ski NH member resorts, the program offers financial assistance to individual skiers and snowboarders to help offset the costs of race training and traveling.nCollege athletes and post-graduate athletes … Continue reading Grants Available for Competitive New Hampshire Skiers and Snowboarders →

Fort Kent, ME – Cross country ski athletes from across the map will descend on far northern Maine following the Olympic season to hunt for one more season title at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) U.S. Cross Country Championships long distance event. The event will take place in Fort Kent to wrap up … Continue reading U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships Long Distance Race Set For Maine →