Hancock, MA – Brian Fairbank, President and CEO of Jiminy Peak, announced Monday that the 2007 President’s Week holiday was the biggest ever in the Massachusetts ski and snowboard resort’s history, beating the previous record set last year of 37,000 skier visits. n
Big Sky, MT -Upon my return home to Summit County, Colorado from Montana, I was hit with a bit of culture shock. While driving at turtle speed through the typical traffic jam in Breckenridge, I had plenty of time to glance up at the overcrowded ski slopes above me. People swarmed like ants, and not … Continue reading Moonlight Basin, Montana: Go Away
Salt Lake City, UT – Thanks to recent back-to-back snow storms, Utah ski and snowboard resorts are boasting of 100-inch base depths for the first time this winter. In the last 24 hours ski areas received one to two feet of “The Greatest Snow on Earth” and more is on the way.nThe National Weather Service … Continue reading Base Depths at Utah Ski Resorts Surpass 100-Inch Mark
Park City, UT – In the latest turn of events in the saga of American Skiing Company (ASC), Leslie B. Otten today announced his resignation from the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. The move further fuels speculation regarding the fate of the company’s two remaining Eastern ski and snowboard resorts, Sunday River and Sugarloaf/USA, … Continue reading Les Otten Resigns from American Skiing Co. Board of Directors
Pinkham Notch, NH – Next Monday, March 5, skiers and riders once again will converge at Wildcat Mountain to take part in this unique event—Wildcat’s 4th Annual 100K Day. This day-long event is a test to see who has the strength and determination to tackle 100,000 vertical feet in one single day of skiing or … Continue reading Ski Wildcat to Benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation
Bartlett, NH – New England’s Joe Jones Ski & Sports Stores are holding a discounted customer appreciation day this Saturday, March 3 at New Hampshire’s Attitash ski and snowboard resort featuring U.S. Olympic Ski Team Member Daron Rahlves.nRahlves is the first American to win the famed Hahnenkamm World Cup Downhill in Kitzbuehel, Austria, is a … Continue reading Daron Rahlves to Race Saturday at Attitash
Madonna di Campiglio, Italy – Warm weather has scuttled the halfpipe events scheduled as part of the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships next month in Italy.nOrganizers made as much as 30,000 cubic meters of snow to construct the halfpipe to be used in the event, but warm weather has affected their ability to shape the … Continue reading Lack of Snow Cancels Halfpipe at FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships