Park City, UT – By bringing together its specialty retailers and professional skiers as part of a mutually-beneficial pro sales program, Dynastar/Lange has just unveiled the most significant, new pro sales platform in the outdoor sporting goods business. The reaction to the new program from both ski retailers and professional ski instructors across the U.S. … Continue reading Dynastar/Lange Revamps Pro Ski Equipment Purchases →

Park City, UT – To better reflect community priorities and City Council goals, especially relating to ‘creating a sustainable community’, Park City has reorganized a number of its functional governmental departments and staff positions over the past year. The Utah ski town’s City Manager, Tom Bakaly, created a Sustainability Team comprised of a Sustainability Visioning … Continue reading Utah Ski Town Devotes Staff to Sustainability →

Park City, UT – Eric Warren (Bennington, VT), who has been riding with U.S. Snowboarding’s alpine Team since 2000, has retired to pursue a degree in architectural engineering from Vermont Technical College. n”So much of me wants to keep going for a shot at 2010,” said the three-time World Cup top-10 finisher. “But it came … Continue reading Warren Retires from U.S. Snowboarding →

Wanaka, New Zealand – New Zealand’s top free skiers will compete against a strong international field in the third annual Volkl Free Ski Open that features the Southern Hemisphere’s only heli-accessed big mountain skiing competition. n

Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – After days of gale force winds across the mountains, organizers of the Planet X Winter Games finally had a lucky break in the weather Sunday, allowing them to run the ¼ pipe tow-in and “Huck and Chuck” contests back-to-back at the Blue Cow terrain park at Australia’s Perisher Blue ski … Continue reading Winners Named at Planet X Winter Games Ski and Snowboard Comp →

Government Camp, OR – Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory, a group promoting tourism in Clackamas County, recently held their annual awards banquet and Mt. Hood Skibowl entrepreneur Kirk Hanna’s residential real estate development, Collins Lake Resort, was honored with the Chairman Award. The Chairman Award is given to an outstanding project, event, business or individual that … Continue reading Mt. Hood Skibowl Entrepreneur’s Residential Resort Honored →

Wilmington, NY – Construction on Lookout Mountain at Whiteface, a new lift and trail pod at the Upstate New York ski resort set to open for the 2008-09 ski and snowboard season, is now underway. n