Bend, OR – Last season Lizzi Katz woke up early, put on her snowboarding clothes and headed to Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor ski area. It was a blustery day on the mountain, but nothing was going to stop her. Just one year earlier, Lizzi had found herself in bed fighting breast cancer, her two … Continue … Continue reading Riders for the Cure April 14 at Mt. Bachelor Ski Area
Park City, UT – Nordic combined skier Bill Demong of Vermontville, N.Y. just finished the best ski season of his career, winning a silver medal at World Championships in Japan, six days later a World Cup victory and then a third-place finish at the closing international ski race of the season finishing 11th in the … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Bill Demong Completes Career Best Season
Winter Park, CO – Be prepared. Stay safe. Winter Park Resort’s new avalanche training area, Beacon Basin, is now open at the Colorado ski and snowboard resort, making it easier for backcountry skiers and boarders to learn about using personal avalanche transmitters. nLocated at the bottom of the Primrose Trail before Lunch Rock, Beacon Basin … Continue reading New Avalanche Training Facility Open at Winter Park Ski Resort
Whistler (BC), Canada – Whistler Blackcomb has announced the extended operations of its Highest Level and Nintendo Terrain Parks for spring skiing and snowboarding sessions until May 21 and the rest of Blackcomb Mountain remaining open through to June 3. n“Traditionally, Blackcomb Mountain closes just as the parks hit their peak. After the TELUS … … Continue reading Blackcomb Terrain Parks Open for Skiing to May 21
Flachau, Austria – For the Flachau ski slopes, one of the two main alpine venues for Salzburg’s bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the 2006/2007 ski and snowboard season has set a record despite challenging winter weather across much of Europe this year. By the end of the season, all nine lifts in … Continue reading Flachau Reports Record-Setting Ski Season
Snowbird, UT – Easter gets an early start this Sunday at Utah’s Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort with a free 6:55 a.m. Sunrise Service on Hidden Peak. The festivities continue at 9 a.m. with the annual free children’s Easter Egg Hunt on the Chickadee ski run. nThe Sunrise Service on Hidden Peak begins at 6:55 … Continue reading Celebrate Easter Skiing at Snowbird
McCall, ID – Brundage Mountain is the place to be this weekend for the Rodeo and Fun Daze celebration. Headline events include the central Idaho ski and snowboard resort’s first ever pond skimming contest, which promises to be loads of fun for participants and spectators alike. nBrundage will combine traditional spring events like the … … Continue reading Brundage Mountain Rodeo & Fun Daze to Feature First-ever Pond Skimming Contest