Auckland, New Zealand – Strong ski season promotion resulted in a July record for Australian tourism to New Zealand, Tourism New Zealand reports. nStatistics New Zealand figures showed total arrivals from Australia were up 14.6 percent, almost 10,000 extra visitors in July, compared with July 2006. Arrivals for those visiting on holiday from Australia increased … Continue reading Australian Tourism to New Zealand Sets July Record →

Tahoe City, CA – JMA Ventures, LLC, new owner of California’s Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, has named Jim Kercher as the Lake Tahoe ski area’s new General Manager. nA long-time Californian who worked at Alpine Meadows from 1976 until 1990, Kercher has spent the last 17 years of his career at Mammoth Mountain as Ski … Continue reading Alpine Meadows Ski Resort GM Returns Home →

Burlington, VT – Meathead Films, a production company focused on East Coast big mountain and freeride ski films, will release their latest film project, Wanderland, on DVD in early October. n

Cairns, Australia – Queensland skiers can hit the beach and the ski slopes of Japan thanks to new flights added to Continental Airlines’ schedule. nContinental will offer same day connections from Cairns to the Japanese ski resort of Sapporo, via Guam, beginning November 1st. The airline currently operates two weekly flights between Cairns and Guam. … Continue reading Continental Airlines Brings Australians to Sea and Ski →

Cape Elizabeth, ME – U.S. Snowboarding pro and 2006 Olympic snowboardcross gold medalist Seth Wescott (Carrabassett Valley, ME) took his physically active lifestyle and made it politically active earlier this month when, at the invitation of Gov. John Baldacci, he helped kick off a recreational initiative in the State of Maine. nTogether, the pair, along … Continue reading Olympic Snowboarder Seth Wescott Urges Mainers to Get Outside →

Angel Fire, NM – After an extensive six month search, Angel Fire Resort has announced the appointment of Zacry Alexander to the position of Human Resources Director. As the long-time HR Manager at Loveland Ski Area in Colorado, Alexander brings over twenty years of winter resort experience to the position. n”We are thrilled to … … Continue reading New HR Director at New Mexico Ski Resort →

Lake Placid, NY – The top women ski jumpers in the world – including the six-member U.S. Ski Team, led by local favorite and 12-time U.S. champion Lindsey Van (Park City, Utah) – will be in Lake Placid Aug. 28-29 for two days of Continental Cup jumping on the 90-meter hill at the Olympic Jumping … Continue reading Women’s Continental Cup Ski Jump in Lake Placid →