U.S. Ski Team Veteran Cook Ready to Soar

Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski Team’s Emily Cook (Belmont, MA) is coming home to the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships in Park City beaming with confidence. And rightly so. The Massachusetts native, who now calls Park City home, returns with a World Cup aerials skiing win her pocket as she seeks her second U.S. … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Veteran Cook Ready to Soar

Hudak Favored Friday in U.S. Pipe Skiing Champs

Park City, UT – On Friday, 21-year-old Jen Hudak (Park City, UT) will dip her Salomons into the superpipe at Park City Mountain Resort in search of a third straight U.S. title in one of the newest freestyle events, skier halfpipe. Hudak comes into the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships on the heels of her best … Continue reading Hudak Favored Friday in U.S. Pipe Skiing Champs

“Snowriding” Wins Ski and Snowboard Lingo Contest

Salt Lake City, UT – The challenge set forth was a daunting one: to come up with one word, one catch-all word, to replace the too-long and too-cumbersome phrase, “skiing and snowboarding.” nThe 2008 Ski/Snowboard Lingo Contest, sponsored by Ski Utah and Winter at Westminster and hosted on The Addictionary, an online dictionary of made-up … Continue reading “Snowriding” Wins Ski and Snowboard Lingo Contest

9th Annual Big Air Competition Saturday at Utah’s Beaver Mountain Ski Area

Logan Canyon, UT – Utah’ Beaver Mountain Ski Area is holding its 9th annual Big Air Competition and Pond skim this Saturday. This is a party for the whole family, and organizers promise that the competition this year is going to be bigger than ever. nRegistration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the lodge for the … Continue reading 9th Annual Big Air Competition Saturday at Utah’s Beaver Mountain Ski Area

Any Season Pass Gets Free Skiing Sunday at Hunter Mountain

Hunter, NY – This Sunday, March 30th is Hunter Mountain’s Any Mountain Season Passholder Day, when season passholders from other ski resorts get a free day of skiing or riding at New York’s Hunter Mountain. nWhether you have a season pass at Windham, Mountain Creek, Stowe, Aspen/Snowmass, Big Sky, Mammoth, Mt. Hood, Alyeska, Chamonix, Zermatt, … Continue reading Any Season Pass Gets Free Skiing Sunday at Hunter Mountain

Whitefish Officials Closing Hellroaring Basin to Skiing and Riding April 1

Whitefish, MT – Hellroaring Basin, home to some of Whitefish Mountain Resort’s most challenging terrain, will be closed on April 1 to skiing and snowboarding. Officials at the northwest Montana ski resort close Hellroaring Basin on April 1 annually, in agreement with the U.S. Forest Service, to protect grizzly bear habitat as the bears emerge … Continue reading Whitefish Officials Closing Hellroaring Basin to Skiing and Riding April 1

Spring Skiing is a Whole New Season at Austria’s Zell am See-Kaprun

Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria – In Zell am See and Kaprun, snow lasts well into the spring and sometimes even beyond. There are many opportunities to enjoy the snow in bright sunshine, including the Austrian ski resort’s annual “Sun, Snow & Party Week” beginning this Saturday. The region is staging a program of musical and … Continue reading Spring Skiing is a Whole New Season at Austria’s Zell am See-Kaprun

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