Wanaka, New Zealand – Ultimate powderhound Heinz Steiner fresh tracked his way to a major milestone this week by skiing 2,000,000 vertical feet with New Zealand’s largest heli-skiing company, Harris Mountains Heli-ski. n
Hancock, MA – Although “Zephyr” first began producing electricity on the afternoon of August 3, Jiminy Peak ski resort officials, other dignitaries and the media gathered Wednesday on a Berkshire Mountain ridgeline to celebrate the debut of North America’s first ski area wind turbine.
Queenstown, New Zealand – Coronet Peak has lined up a full day of special events on Saturday to celebrate the 60th birthday of the New Zealand ski area. From tunes on the deck with DJ Dan beginning just after noon, to the close of night skiing ops at 9 p.m., Coronet Peak staffers will present … Continue reading Coronet Peak Celebrates 60 Years of Skiing
Park City, UT – Forty-one riders, including top pros Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT), Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO), Steve Fisher (Breckenridge, CO), Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH), Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) and Seth Wescott (Carrabassett Valley, ME), have been named to the 2008 U.S. Snowboarding roster, according to U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster. nWith nearly … Continue reading 2008 U.S. Snowboarding Team Named
Big Sky, MT – Montana’s Big Sky ski resort is installing the new Dakota Lift on Lone Peak this summer. The triple chair will improve access to Bavarian Forest and the recently opened 212 acres of Dakota Territories, adding more capacity to Big Sky/Moonlight Basin’s combination that creates the biggest acreage of any ski resort … Continue reading Big Sky Installs New Ski Lift on Lone Peak
Montreal, Canada – The IF3 International Freeskiing Film Festival is being launched September 13-15 in Montreal. This showcase of freeskiing movies and gathering of the freeskiing world is designed to create public awareness of skiing’s new dynamic emergence and to expose skiing to the mass market. nWith a downtown venue at Cinema Imperial, the IF3 … Continue reading International Freeskiing Film Festival Next Month in Montreal
Granby, CO – Colorado’s Granby Ranch second home community recently hosted a one-day sales selection event for its soon-to-be-built ski-in/ski-out mountain residences located just steps from the chairlifts of SolVista Basin. According to Greg Finch, president of Dundee Resort Development LLC, developer of Granby Ranch’s planned Base Camp area, just under 70% of the residences … Continue reading Strong Pre-Sales for Ski-in/Ski-out Residences at SolVista