Olympic Valley, CA – Squaw Valley has announced the installation of four new electric car chargers at the resort. Use of the car chargers is free for guests, and the charging stations are now open daily and ready for use. Squaw Valley is the first ski resort in California to install charging stations for electric … Continue reading Squaw Valley Installs New, Free Electric Car Charging Stations for Guest Use
Portillo, Chile – Schussing down the slopes in summer is not the only reason to head to Ski Portillo this year. For two weeks in late August and early September, the ski resort high in the Chilean Andes invites guests to enjoy great wine and fast women as the U.S. Women’s Ski Team heads south … Continue reading Wine and Fast Women at Ski Portillo
Bolton, VT – For those who are desperate to get back on snow again this season, Vermont’s Bolton Valley ski and snowboard resort will again offer up a bit of “snow” over the Labor Day Weekend at the Labor of Love Rail Jam, to be held on Friday evening, Aug. 30. The window of opportunity … Continue reading Winter Returns to Vermont’s Bolton Valley on Aug. 30
Queenstown, New Zealand – A 30-year-old New Zealand man died on Monday morning after being swept down a mountainside near The Remarkables ski area outside of Queenstown by an avalanche. The victim has been identified by the New Zealand Alpine Club as Jamie Vinton-Boot, of Christchurch, New Zealand, and the slide that took his life … Continue reading Climber Dies in New Zealand Avalanche Near The Remarkables Ski Area
Wilmington, NY – The calendar may say August, but the skiing and riding season at Whiteface Mountain, in the Adirondack town of Wilmington, N.Y. near Lake Placid, is not too far off. Weather permitting, the first day of the season is scheduled to begin, Friday, Nov. 29, and the Olympic mountain will this season debut … Continue reading Whiteface Adds Glade for 2013-14 Ski Season
Wanaka, New Zealand – Twenty-two elite skiers and snowboarders were treated to a over a foot of fresh powder and clearing skies today as the World Heli Challenge lifted off in New Zealand with a Freestyle Day on untapped terrain at Mt. Turner in the Wilkin. The athletes were flown by Southern Lakes Heliski from … Continue reading World Heli Challenge Athletes Fly High for Freestyle Day
Park City, UT – Park City’s Erik Schlopy, a three-time Olympian and 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships medalist, has joined the U.S. Ski Team men’s alpine technical staff as an assistant coach under Bernd Brunner. Schlopy was a member of the U.S. Ski Team for 14 seasons before retiring in Dec. 2008. Schlopy shared … Continue reading Erik Schlopy Joins U.S. Ski Team Men’s Alpine Staff
