Utah Ski Resort Starts Bottling Mustard

Park City, UT – Deer Valley Resort’s food and beverage operation has long been lauded and appreciated for being on the cutting edge of what is fresh, savory and delicious. Now the Utah ski resort has created homemade gourmet mustards, which are served at some of the resort’s ten on-mountain restaurants. One of the creations, … Continue reading Utah Ski Resort Starts Bottling Mustard

Strong International Field for New Zealand’s Volkswagen National Ski Championshi

Queenstown, New Zealand – A high-caliber international field will be competing alongside the cream of New Zealand’s ski racing community at the Volkswagen National Ski Championships at Coronet Peak ski area from Thursday through Saturday. nSki Racing New Zealand General Manager Simon Mills is delighted with the strength of the field. “The international skiers … … Continue reading Strong International Field for New Zealand’s Volkswagen National Ski Championshi

Ski Area Worker Electrocuted at Whiteface Mountain

Wilmington, NY – A 44 year old electrical contractor was killed early Tuesday morning while performing annual maintenance at a transformer site at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in Wilmington. nThe man, William J. Cowie, of Stark, N.H., was electrocuted at approximately 7 a.m. while testing a transformer in the Kids Kampus section of the mountain. … Continue reading Ski Area Worker Electrocuted at Whiteface Mountain

Utah Ski Resorts Ready Improvements

Salt Lake City, UT – Following last winter’s snowfall of up to 700 inches that blanketed Utah’s ski and snowboard resorts and a fifth consecutive record-breaking year of skier visits, the state’s ski areas are rolling out a number of improvements for the 2008-09 season. nBeaver Mountain Recent upgrades to Beaver Mountain’s food service have … Continue reading Utah Ski Resorts Ready Improvements

New Bronze Sculpture in Vail Honors Ski Town’s Past Champions

Vail, CO – Vail Resorts and the Town of Vail’s Art in Public Places recently hosted a public unveiling and dedication of “The Edge,” a two-times life-size bronze sculpture of a downhill skier that honors and pays tribute to winter Olympians, World Champions and skiers who have lived, skied, trained, and raced in the Colorado … Continue reading New Bronze Sculpture in Vail Honors Ski Town’s Past Champions

New Hampshire’s Green Slopes Program Reduces Pollution at State’s Ski Resorts

Concord, NH – New Hampshire is home to 22 ski mountains that were visited by more than two million skiers during the 2006-07 ski season. The ski industry generates not only tourist dollars for the state, but also produces wastes and environmental impacts that require proper management. nThe New Hampshire Pollution Prevention Program (NHPPP) operated … Continue reading New Hampshire’s Green Slopes Program Reduces Pollution at State’s Ski Resorts

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