Grand Marais, MN – Polar explorer Eric Larsen announced on Tuesday that he’s leaving for the South Pole in early November to begin the “Save the Poles” first-ever expedition to the North Pole, South Pole and summit of Mt. Everest in a continuous 365-day period. If he completes the expedition, Larsen will be the first … Continue reading Polar Explorer Attempts First-Ever Three Point Expedition to Study Climate Change →

Salt Lake City, UT – U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team athlete Bryan Fletcher of Steamboat Springs, Colo. will be doing his part to help others, participating in the Walk for Hope on Oct. 17 in Salt Lake City. Fletcher teamed up with Candlelighters, an organization that helps families and children with cancer, to put on … Continue reading U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team’s Bryan Fletcher to Walk for Hope →

Silverton, CO – Venture Snowboards on Tuesday announced a partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW), the environmental awareness organization founded in 2007 by pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones to unite and mobilize the winter sports community to have a direct impact upon climate change.nFor the 2009-10 winter season, Venture will emblazon all its Euphoria powder boards … Continue reading Venture Snowboards Teams Up with Protect Our Winters →

Salt Lake City, UT – As a powerful Pacific storm blew into California dumping snow on Sierra ski resorts, ski areas in the East were also receiving enough natural snow for some hardy souls to make turns. And with Vermont’s Killington Resort firing up their snowmaking system Tuesday morning, and with more than 100 snow … Continue reading Tuesday’s Ski and Snowboard Photo Gallery →

North Conway, NH – Officials at Cranmore Mountain ski resort today announced that the New Hampshire ski and snowboard resort would be making significant investments in its snowmaking equipment with the addition of 80 new energy-efficient tower snow guns this winter.nThe new equipment represents an almost 80% increase in the resort’s inventory of snow tower … Continue reading Cranmore Adds 80 Tower Guns for the 2009-10 Ski Season →

Mammoth Lakes, CA – Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra has set the date for Island Extravaganza, the nonprofit’ss largest fundraiser, to take place at a new venue, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area’s Canyon Lodge on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 6 p.m. until midnight. The island-themed night of dinner and live music with both a band and a … Continue reading Island Extravaganza at Mammoth Mountain to Raise Funds for Disabled Sports →

Vienna, Austria – Austrian ski racing phenomenon Hermann Maier, a dominating force on the World Cup for over a decade, today announced his retirement from the World Cup circuit.nIn a Vienna press conference a tearful Maier attributed his decision to off-season knee surgery. “I gave it a lot of thought, but decided spontaneously that now … Continue reading Austrian Ski Racing Great Hermann Maier Retires →