Big Bear Lake, CA – Head to your neighborhood ski area and you never know who you’ll see. This week, some of the world’s best pro snowboarders are in The Park at California’s Bear Mountain for commercial photo shoots and video shoots for Mack Dawg Productions, Tech Nine, Oakley, Thirty Two and Transworld Snowboarding.
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – Australia’s Perisher Blue ski and snowboard resort has embarked on its very own “Launch Your Band” competition, giving unsigned bands, electronic groups, DJs, solo acts and anyone else looking to get their music out there the chance to have their song become the official soundtrack of Perisher Blue’s 2007 Freeride … Continue reading Australian Ski Resort Invites Unsigned Bands to Compete
Whitefish, MT – On April 1, the entire Hellroaring Basin drainage at Montana’s Big Mountain Resort, including all associated ski trails and the Hellroaring chairlift (Chair 11), will be closed to the public for the remainder of the ski and snowboard season. Resort officials are asking skiers and snowboarders to comply with this closure, which … Continue reading Big Mountain Ski Resort Closes Hellroaring Basin for Grizzly Protection April 1
Park City, UT – More than 40 of the world’s top women snowboarders have returned to Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort for today’s Third Annual Roxy Chicken Jam. The halfpipe and slopestyle contest is the largest all-girls snowboarding contest in the world and the last stop on the women’s professional circuit – the Ticket … … Continue reading Third Annual Roxy Chicken Jam Concludes Today in Park City
Beaver Creek, CO – More than 1,000 energy efficient light bulbs will be given away at Beaver Creek’s annual Green Day celebration today. Skiers and snowboarders are asked to conserve energy by replacing at least one light in their homes as part of the Energy Star Change a Light Pledge. n”Green Day invites guests to … Continue reading Colorado Ski Resort Gives Out Light Bulbs to Promote Energy Conservation
Park City, UT – Rossignol is ready to uncork the champagne (and plenty of beer) for a week long on-snow celebration in Utah to commemorate their 100th year in the snow sports business. nWith Rossignol’s “Project C” (as in the Roman numeral for 100), April 3rd-7th is stacked up with parties and live music … … Continue reading “Project C” Celebrates 100 Years of Rossignol Skis
Carrabassett Valley, ME – American Pat Holland registered the fastest run of the day in Friday’s time trials of the inaugural Suzuki Auto Champion’s Cross Sugarloaf Open at northwestern Maine’s Sugarloaf/USA ski and snowboard resort. Holland’s time was just 1/100 of the second faster than fellow American Alex Deibold. Jason Smith rounded out the … … Continue reading Three Americans Take Top Seeds at Suzuki Auto Champion’s Cross Sugarloaf Open