W. Vancouver (BC), Canada – As competitive snowboarders from around the world are making their way to Cypress Mountain ski area outside Vancouver this week for the Canadian Snowboard Nationals Friday and Saturday, it has been disclosed that Austrian Rene Brunner, the Canadian Snowboard Cross coach popular with the team’s athletes, has been dismissed by … Continue reading Canadian Snowboard Cross Coach Canned on Eve of Nationals →

Tahoe City, CA – Visitors to the Lake Tahoe area straddling the California/Nevada state line can enjoy skiing and snowboarding through May, thanks to local resorts’ late-season and extended closing dates resulting from a succession of powerful storms that brought snowfall reaching 450 inches in some areas this winter. In addition to the conditions on … Continue reading Tahoe Means Spring Skiing →

Bridgton, ME – Thanks to discounted advance lift ticket sales, the ski and snowboard season will extend for one more weekend at Maine’s Shawnee Peak. nSeason passholders will be able to ski this weekend consistent with the terms of their season pass. Officials promise 85% of the mountain will be open with four lifts running. … Continue reading Advance Lift Ticket Sales Extend Ski Season at Shawnee Peak →

Calgary, Canada – Marjan Cernigoj, who led Canada’s Ladies alpine ski team over the past two seasons, is leaving the national ski team to pursue private sector opportunities, Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) announced Tuesday. nCernigoj led Canada’s ladies ski team to its best season in over 20 years last season, finishing with a total of … Continue reading Cernigoj Resigns from Canadian Women’s Alpine Ski Team →

Taos Ski Valley, NM – On Thursday a handful of highly conditioned athletes will take part in the first annual “Peak, Pedal, Paddle” race at New Mexico’s Taos Ski Valley. nStarting from the base of Lift #1 at Taos Ski Valley at 9 a.m., competitors will attempt to hike to the summit of the ski … Continue reading Outdoor Triathlon Thursday at Taos Ski Valley →

Snowbird, UT – A major spring maintenance project to the Aerial Tram at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort has necessitated a major change to the Utah ski resort’s spring operating schedule. nIn years past, late-season skiing and riding from the upper mountain Little Cloud chairlift was accessed by uploading and downloading on the Tram. This … Continue reading Tram Maintenance Changes Spring Skiing Schedule at Snowbird →

Rangeley, ME – Owners of Northwestern Maine’s Saddleback ski area are embarking upon the next phase of their ambitious development plan this summer, replacing the ski area’s Kennebago T-bar to the mountain’s summit with a new chairlift and expanding ski terrain and snowmaking. n