Planning Underway for 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail Valley

Vail, CO -Plans for the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are well underway as officials from the International Ski Federation (FIS), the Vail Valley Foundation, Tridem Sports, EBU, Vail Resorts and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association wrapped up two days of Coordination Committee meetings on Wednesday in Vail. Coordination Committee meetings are held … Continue reading Planning Underway for 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail Valley

N.H. Resort Becomes Official Ski Area of Boston Red Sox

Boston, MA -Two venerable New England institutions – the Boston Red Sox and New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley Resort – are teaming up under a new three-year deal making them corporate partners through 2014. A mountain resort and a ball team? Consider the history: Fenway Park, home of the Sox, just celebrated its 100th birthday last … Continue reading N.H. Resort Becomes Official Ski Area of Boston Red Sox

Schweitzer’s Ski Patrol Director Retires After 45 Years

Sandpoint, ID – John Pucci, the Patrol Director at Idaho’s Schweitzer Mountain Resort, has retired after 45 years on the patrol and 38 years as Patrol Director. Pucci was honored last week by both the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association (PNSAA) with that organization’s “Tower of Excellence” award, and by the Association of Professional Patrollers (APP) with … Continue reading Schweitzer’s Ski Patrol Director Retires After 45 Years

Fundraising Campaign Launched to Preserve Bolton Valley Backcountry

Bolton, VT – If the Vermont Land Trust and a group of backcountry skiers have their way, the backcountry surrounding Bolton Valley Resort will be open again for skiing and riding next winter. In February 2011, Redstone, a Burlington, Vt.-based commercial real estate developer and owner of Bolton Valley Resort, put 1,161 acres of land … Continue reading Fundraising Campaign Launched to Preserve Bolton Valley Backcountry

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