North Creek, NY – The upcoming season at Gore Mountain ski area in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York will feature several new improvements, with an emphasis on the beginner skier and snowboarder experience. This winter, the new “Ruby Run” trail, a green run, will connect the top of the Northwoods Gondola to … … Continue reading New Ski Trail at Gore →

Squaw Valley, CA – A memorial will be held at Squaw Valley USA on November 18 to celebrate the life and achievements of its founder, Alex Cushing. Cushing passed away in August at the age of 92.n

Calgary, Canada – Ken Read has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer and businessman Gary Allan has been named Alpine Canada Alpin’s new President as the national sports organization accelerates towards the 2010 Games in Vancouver/Whistler.nThe executive appointments and restructuring of leadership positions Thursday are designed to ensure athletes on the Canadian Alpine Ski Team … Continue reading Canadian Ski Racing Shuffles Leadership →

Park City, UT – The 2007 Chevrolet Revolution Tour, a five-stop snowboarding competition series designed to boost riders to the next level of elite competition, is now open for registration.n”The Revolution Tour helps young riders make the jump to the next level of competition,” said Ellery Hollingsworth, a two-time Revolution Tour winner and silver medalist … Continue reading Snowboarding’s Chevrolet Revolution Tour Open for Registration →

Burlington, VT – The Vermont Snow Sports Research Team has received a $20,000 grant from the Fletcher Allen Community Health Foundation to expand its program to increase voluntary ski helmet use among children to prevent serious head injuries. The snow sport research team is a partnership of the University Of Vermont College Of Medicine … … Continue reading Ski Helmet Use Research Team Receives Grant →

Stowe, VT – Olympic slalom silver medalists Billy Kidd and the late Betsy Snite Riley plus former U.S. champion Marilyn Shaw McMahon and ski academy pioneer Warren Witherell are part of the Class of 2006, which will be inducted Sunday night into the Vermont Ski Museum Hall of Fame in Stowe.n

Bern, Switzerland- Marc Holder, whose half-century of vision and leadership is credited with making the International Ski Federation (FIS) one of the strongest and most diverse organizations in the Olympic movement, passed away yesterday in Bern, Switzerland following a stroke three days earlier. He would have turned 88 next week.nHodler served as president of FIS … Continue reading Former Ski Chief Passes →