Vorokhta, Ukraine – Ukraine’s popular Bukovel ski and snowboard resort is expanding by 262 acres, the Ukranian government announced yesterday. The additional land will be used for the construction of several new ski lifts and service projects. n

Saas-Fee, Switzerland – The Snowboard World Cup will return once again to Saas-Fee from the 22nd to 25th of November. Snowboarders from around the world will compete in two halfpipe events, the first of the 2006-07 World Cup season. nOfficials are ready to welcome snowboarding’s superstars to Saas-Fee’s home mountain, the Allalin. Spectators will have … Continue reading Snowboard World Cup Returns to Saas-Fee →

Burlington, VT – After four successful years of tracking helmet use among skiers and snowboarders at two nearby ski areas, the Vermont Snow Sports Research Team this week announced it is expanding its project further, thanks to a new collaboration with the Vermont Ski Areas Association (VSAA).nThe Vermont Snow Sports Research Team, a partnership of … Continue reading Ski Helmet Safety Research Project Expands Throughout Vermont →

Saltsjöbaden, Sweden – Fullmark, the Japanese distributor for ski and snowboard safety equipment manufacturer POC, has signed three top ranked Japanese skiers – alpine race champion Kentaro Minagawa, ski cross racer Hiroomi Takizawa, and big mountain expert Daisuke Sasaki – as team riders, the company announced this week.nTwenty-nine year old slalom hero and national Japanese … Continue reading POC Goes Big in Japan →

Stockholm, Sweden – Slovenian Matevz Petek was the winner of today’s first Big Air event of the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup 2006/2007 season. At the debut of Stockholm as a World Cup host in the Olympic arena Stockholm stadium, the boarder from Celje earned 26.4 points in the big final of the new knock-out-format … Continue reading Petek Grabs Gold in World Cup Season’s First Snowboard Big Air →

Crystal Mountain, WA – A powerful series of snowstorms rolling into the Pacific Northwest is affecting a number of the region’s ski and snowboard resorts, and prompting some to open this coming week. As it moves east, the storm is deepening snowpacks across the Rocky Mountains as other ski resorts plan to come online.n

Vail, CO – When the Jeep King of the Mountain Series (www.jeepsports.com) kicks off its 14th season as professional ski and snowboard racing’s most prestigious event, it will do so with a decidedly international flavor. This week the series announced that for the first time in its history, the 2006-2007 Skiing & Snowboarding World Professional … Continue reading Host Sites Announced for Pro Ski and Snowboard Racing Tour →