Mount Washington Ski Season Ends Sunday with a Splash

Comox Valley (BC), Canada – Mount Washington Alpine Resort will wrap up a snowy 2011-12 ski and snowboard season on Vancouver Island this Sunday after hosting the annual Crush Slush Cup. “Its been another amazing year for snowfall,” explains mountain spokesperson Brent Curtain. “We’ve received over 14 meters (46 feet) of total snowfall since November … Continue reading Mount Washington Ski Season Ends Sunday with a Splash

Some of the World’s Best Female Snowboarders Are Heading to Squaw

Olympic Valley, CA – Starting on Monday, the eighth installment of Miss Superpark will take place at California’s Squaw Valley ski resort. More than 50 of the world’s top female riders are making the trip to North Lake Tahoe to hit some of this year’s most creative and progressive park features. Gretchen Bleiler, Erin Comstock, … Continue reading Some of the World’s Best Female Snowboarders Are Heading to Squaw

Utah’s Fly Freestyle Receives USSA Club of the Year Honors

Park City, UT – Fly Freestyle, based at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, has been named both the 2012 USSA Club of the Year and the 2012 USSA Freestyle Club of the Year by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), also based in Park City. “We are extremely excited about these two awards,” … Continue reading Utah’s Fly Freestyle Receives USSA Club of the Year Honors

Alpine Canada Appoints Kristofic VP of Sport, Bosinger Men’s Alpine Head Coach

Calgary (AB), Canada – Alpine Canada president Max Gartner on Wednesday announced the appointment of Paul Kristofic to the new position of vice president of sports, while Peter Bosinger will succeed him as head coach of the country’s men’s alpine ski team. Kristofic, of Toronto, Ontario, has spent 16 years working as a Canadian Alpine … Continue reading Alpine Canada Appoints Kristofic VP of Sport, Bosinger Men’s Alpine Head Coach

Quebec’s Mont-Sainte-Anne Throws In the Towel

Beaupré (QC), Canada -Following unseasonably warm days and rain forecast to continue on the mountain through Saturday night, Quebec’s Mont Sainte-Anne ski resort has ended its 2011-12 winter season and won’t reopen for the weekend as originally planned. [caption id=”attachment_21769″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Rain obscured the summit webcam view of Mont Sainte-Anne's north side on Friday … Continue reading Quebec’s Mont-Sainte-Anne Throws In the Towel

Copper Ski Patrol and Capes Raise Over $2800 for Sally Francklyn’s Recovery

Copper Mountain, CO – With participants braving the snow-themed obstacles in last weekend’s CopperMan adventure race in Colorado, the inaugural end-of-season event combined with the National Ski Patrol (NSP) and Copper Mountain Resort to raise over $2,800 to aid the recovery of Sally Franklyn, a long-standing member of Copper Mountain’s Ski Patrol team who was … Continue reading Copper Ski Patrol and Capes Raise Over $2800 for Sally Francklyn’s Recovery

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