N. Vancouver (BC), Canada – Mt. Washington Alpine Resort on Vancouver Island has extended complimentary skiing and snowboarding to Mt. Seymour season pass holders as officials at Mt. Seymour, located outside of Vancouver, await more snowfall. The offer is effective immediately and is based on the operational status of Mt. Seymour’s Mystery Peak Express quad chair, which first opened … Continue reading Mt. Washington Bails Out Mt. Seymour Season Passholders Stranded by Lack of Snow→
Bend, OR – Myles Bagley was an 18-year-old Bend resident and snowboarder with a season pass to nearby Mt. Bachelor in 2006. On February 16 of that year, Bagley crashed on a jump in the resort’s terrain park, fracturing two vertebrae that left him permanently paralyzed. Fast forward nearly nine years. In that period, Bagley’s $21.5 … Continue reading Oregon Supreme Court Finds Ski Area Liability Release Unenforceable→
Mt. Crested Butte, CO – In an effort to help the local community, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) is hosting a food drive this Sunday to support both the Crested Butte and Gunnison food banks. Guests who donate three non-perishable, non-expired food items this Sunday will receive a $35 lift ticket valid for that day. “As a company … Continue reading Food Donation Earns a $35 Lift Ticket to Ski Crested Butte→
Kreischberg, Austria – Olympic champion Hannah Kearney, of Norwich, Vt., stepped it up another notch, taking gold in Monday’s dual moguls in a thrilling finals matchup with Canadian Justine Dufour-Lapointe. It was Kearney’s eighth career World Championships medal, the most ever of any freestyle skier. After skiing to a silver medal … Continue Reading ››
Yosemite National Park, CA – An ongoing drought of snow has coupled with unseasonably warm weather to force at least three northern California ski areas to turn off their lifts and one cross-country resort to hang a closed sign on their trail network. Badger Pass, in Yosemite National Park, Dodge Ridge ski area east of Sonora, … Continue reading UPDATED: Snow Drought Forces California Ski Areas to Close→
Harbor Springs, MI – Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs is offering the chance for ladies to ski with former U.S. Ski Team member and highly regarded coach and instructor, Lisa Densmore, with a clinic happening Jan. 30-31. During the Your Turn Women’s Ski Clinic, the weekend begins on Friday evening with a … Continue Reading … Continue reading Boyne Highlands Hosts Women’s Clinic with Lisa Densmore→
Wengen, Switzerland – It was thigh-burning, legs-shaking race at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Wengen on Sunday, complete with crashes, screaming fans and course holds. Hannes Reichelt from Austria took first. Competing on home turf, Beat Feuz and Carlo Janka of Switzerland rounded out the podium. “It was really a close race so I … Continue reading Reichelt Wins Lauberhorn→
