Hunter, NY – For the second consecutive year, Hunter Mountain and neighboring Windham Mountain have teamed up to offer the Wintercard. The cooperative deal between the two New York ski and snowboard resorts began last year and allows for four total days of skiing and riding, two at Hunter Mountain and two at Windham Mountain, … Continue reading Windham and Hunter Mountain Ski Areas Team Up to Offer Wintercard
Calgary, Canada – Continental Tire Canada, Inc. has signed its first-ever partnership agreement with Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA), providing increased support while outfitting Canadian Ski Team vehicles with tires. Continental Tire will become a Champion Level Partner and the official winter tire supplier to Canada’s alpine ski teams.n “This first partnership with Continental Tire helps … Continue reading Canadian Ski Team Signs Partnership with Continental Tire
Los Angeles, CA – The Ski Channel cable television network will launch on Christmas Day, December 25th, to over 15 million digital U.S. households with Warren Miller films and television shows on its air at launch. The network has additionally signed multi-year distribution agreements with DIRECTV and Verizon FiOS TV.n Through a deal with Mountain … Continue reading Ski Channel Television Network to Launch Christmas Day
Levi, Finland – American ski racer Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) scored his first slalom podium since December of 2004, finishing second in Levi on Sunday to begin his quest for a third World Cup overall ski racing title.n Jean-Baptiste Grange of France claimed victory with a time of 1:44.49, nearly eight tenths of a second … Continue reading Bode Miller on World Cup Podium in Finland
Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand – Turoa Ski Area on New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu closed for the winter season today, making it the last ski area in the southern hemisphere to do so.n Mt. Ruapehu marketing manager, Mike Smith says the season of five month and two days is one of the longest they’ve had. “It’s … Continue reading Last Ski Area in Southern Hemisphere Closes
Levi, Finland – Reigning World Cup overall and downhill queen Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) is starting the 2008-09 ski racing season on a high note, as she captured the first World Cup slalom podium of her career with a decisive victory at the opening slalom of the 2009 Audi FIS World Cup season in Finland … Continue reading Vonn Victorious in Levi World Cup Slalom
Newry, ME – In the action sports world, a popular saying is “go big or go home.” Freeskiing legend Simon Dumont is now going big and going home with a new partnership with Maine’s Sunday River ski resort.n