Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort’s Jackson Gore Inn was recently designated as a Green Hotel by the environmental business partnership between the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the Vermont Small Business Development Center. This designation is based on the Inn’s voluntary placement and achievement of high environmental standards. The southern Vermont ski … … Continue reading Okemo’s Jackson Gore Inn Earns Green Hotels Designation →

Windham, NY – Ready to fly? The “Big Air Bag” arrives at New York’s Windham Mountain ski area December 13-14, just in time for the holidays. Designed as a training tool for skiers and snowboarders, the huge air-filled pad cushions the landing for aerial maneuvers. The Big Air Bag is manufactured by BigAirBag B.V. in … Continue reading Windham Mountain Becomes First U.S. Ski Resort with Terrain Park Air Bag to Enhance Safety When Learning Aerials →

Kananaskis Valley (AB), Canada – Nakiska Ski Area has been designated a national training center by Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA), which will also use the 1988 Winter Games resort as a major staging site for Canada’s medal hopefuls in advance of the 2010 Olympics.n The Alberta ski resort, where Canadian Karen Percy Lowe won two … Continue reading Canadian Ski Team Names Nakiska Ski Area as Official Alpine Training Center →

Levi, Finland – World Cup title holders Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) are locked and loaded for the second alpine World Cup ski race of the early season, a slalom set for Nov. 15-16 in Levi, Finland.n Up to bat first is Vonn, the overall and downhill World Cup champion … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Vonn, Ligety Locked and Loaded for Levi →

Copper Mountain, CO – Lift Off, Copper Mountain’s 4th annual festival, kicks-off the ski and ride season with the free Lift Off Movie Tour Pub Crawl, prizes, après parties, live music, a demo center, prize giveaways and more all weekend.n The free Lift Off Movie Tour includes some of the best ski and snowboard movies … Continue reading Copper Hosts 4th Annual Lift Off to Launch Ski and Party Season This Weekend →

Alta, UT – Although Alta is still planning to officially open for the ski season on Friday, November 21st, the Utah ski resort will open for two-day sneak preview this weekend — Saturday and Sunday, November 15th and 16th.n This weekend’s skiing will … Continue Reading ››

Los Angeles, CA – As The Ski Channel plans to announce the launch date of its cable television network next week, Chairman and CEO Steve Bellamy announced this week that his company has completed a significant capital raise that will fully finance the channel through the life of the business. Additionally, the channel has added … Continue reading The Ski Channel Completes Final Round of Capitalization as Cable Television Network Nears Launch →