St. Paul, MN – In celebration of the 30th anniversary of its Thinsulate insulation brand, 3M is offering consumers a chance to win a trip to see the 2008 Birds of Prey World Cup Ski Race at Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado. nConsumer entries for the 30th Anniversary Sweepstakes will be accepted through October 31, … Continue reading Thinsulate Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Trip to World Cup Ski Race →

Wanaka, New Zealand – World Cup snowboarders will get back on their boards Saturday as the 2008/2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup opens its new season. As took place last year, the freestylers will kick off the international competition series with a halfpipe contest at New Zealand’s Cardrona Alpine Resort. Qualifier heats for both men … Continue reading Freestylers Kick Off LG Snowboard FIS World Cup Season Down Under →

Niseko, Japan – Hilton launched the Hokkaido region’s newest premium mountain ski resort in July, taking on established ski and snowboard destinations in Europe and the Americas, but this time with a Japanese twist including palate-pleasing local cuisine and deeply therapeutic thermal spring baths. n

Mammoth Mountain, CA – Although it is Mid-August and there are no signs of snow on the ground, the crew of Mammoth Mountain ski area’s Unbound Terrain Parks is as busy as ever preparing for the upcoming season. Mammoth Mountain has made $750,000 in capital investments in its parks for the 2008-09 ski and snowboard … Continue reading Mammoth Mountain Unbound Terrain Parks Undergo Big Improvements →

Chapelco, Argentina – One meter of fresh powder on the ground just after landing in Argentina isn’t exactly the way U.S. Snowboarding’s snowboardcross athletes expected their Southern Hemisphere camp to start out. But, after a couple more meters of snow fell, the athletes took the storm as an opportunity to have some free riding time … Continue reading Powder at Argentina Camp for U.S. Snowboardcross Athletes →

Petite-Rivière-St.-François (QC), Canada – Quebec’s Le Massif ski area garnered the Canadian Ski Council (CSC) Industry Recognition and Excellence Research Award for Mountain Operations and Guest Satisfaction at the Annual Canadian Ski Council Symposium held at British Colombia’s Sun Peaks Resort in July. n

Park City, UT – On Tuesday Tramdock.com, the popular Utah-based ski-specific subsidiary of outdoor gear online retailer Backcountry.com, shifted to a new one-deal-at-a-time format similar to that of its SteepAndCheap.com website. nTramdock.com sells the same high-end skis and ski gear it always sold, but now it’s just one item at a time at significantly marked-down … Continue reading Popular Online Ski Equipment Retailer Shifts to “One Deal At a Time” Format →