U.S. Ski Team Naming and NASTAR Pacesetting Trials Moved to Nov. 21

Copper Mountain, CO – With unseasonably warm weather in Colorado hampering snowmaking operations, combined with the training schedule for U.S. Ski Team athletes, the date for the team’s annual Nature Valley First Tracks celebration and team naming announcement, and the concurrent Putnam Investments NASTAR Pacesetting Trials have been pushed from November 6 … Continue Reading ››

Former NSAA Communications Chief Settles In at Sunlight

Glenwood Springs, CO – Colorado’s Sunlight Mountain Resort has named Troy Hawks, former communications manager at the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), as its new marketing and sales director. Most recently Hawks worked two years at Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) in the areas of marketing communications and managing the passport department that processes and distributes … Continue reading Former NSAA Communications Chief Settles In at Sunlight

Tenney Mountain Returns to N.H. Ski Scene

Plymouth, NH – Tenney Mountain’s lifts have been silent since 2010, brush growing high beneath the chairs. Snowmaking hydrants and nozzles have been pilfered, presumably for their copper, and even on-mountain trail maps were taken. Its prior owners left piles of food to rot in its base lodge restaurant’s freezer. And perhaps worst of all, a 375-hp … Continue reading Tenney Mountain Returns to N.H. Ski Scene

Ligety Scores Victory in Soelden

Soelden, Austria – In front of a packed crowd on Sunday, Park City, Utah’s Ted Ligety reminded ski racing fans of his giant slalom skills at the men’s opening Audi FIS Ski World Cup race in Soelden, taking his fourth win at the Austrian resort. It was a stacked podium, with Thomas Fanara of France and Marcel … Continue reading Ligety Scores Victory in Soelden

16th Annual Powder Awards Returns to Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT – The 16th Annual Powder Awards returns to Salt Lake City on the evening of December 4th to celebrate the best in skiing cinematography, photography, and athletic achievement. The event will take place at The Depot in downtown Salt Lake City. Highlighting the best ski films and athletes of the year, the event also showcases … Continue reading 16th Annual Powder Awards Returns to Salt Lake City

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