Snowbird Adds Mountain Summer Sports Camp for Youth

Snowbird, UT – Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is hosting a summer sports camp designed for youth ages 10-15, and includes mountain biking, swimming, hiking and climbing with professional coaches. “Snowbird’s Mountain Sports Camp is a great way for kids to learn new skills on a natural playground,” said Maggie Loring, Snowbird Mountain School … Continue reading Snowbird Adds Mountain Summer Sports Camp for Youth

Ultimate Ski Pass Goes High Tech

Park City, UT – America’s most coveted ski and snowboarding lift ticket, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) Gold Pass, is going high tech to celebrate its 40th anniversary this coming 2012-13 season. The Gold Pass first started in the 1972-73 winter season as a fundraiser for the U.S. Ski Team in a unique … Continue reading Ultimate Ski Pass Goes High Tech

Mountain Creek Sues to Recover Under Weather Insurance Policy

Vernon, NJ – In an apparent case of first impression nationwide, Mountain Creek Resort, Inc. has sued its insurance carrier, Everest Indemnity Insurance Company, in an attempt to force the insurer to pay a claim under a weather insurance policy underwritten by the company to the New Jersey ski and snowboard resort. Although this lawsuit … Continue reading Mountain Creek Sues to Recover Under Weather Insurance Policy

Ski Butternut Operations Manager Retires After 30 Years

Great Barrington, MA -Ski Butternut’s operations manager, Reuel Sheldon, is retiring after 30 years of service at the ski resort in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Sheldon is stepping own after seeing the mountain through many great years and some challenging times, including a life altering injury to the resort’s iconic owner, Channing Murdock, … Continue reading Ski Butternut Operations Manager Retires After 30 Years

Canada’s 2012-13 Alpine Ski Team Named

Calgary (AB), Canada -Twenty-nine athletes were named to the Canadian Alpine Ski Team on Thursday as Alpine Canada continues its preparations for the 2012-13 World Cup season and the 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The squad of 19 men and 10 women features three new additions and nine racers who have recorded World Cup … Continue reading Canada’s 2012-13 Alpine Ski Team Named

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