Boulder, CO – NASTAR, the largest recreational ski and snowboard race program in the world, has announced that 2011 World Champion Ted Ligety has signed on to be its official ambassador. “It is an honor to have 2011 GS World Alpine champion and 2006 Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety as our Nature Valley NASTAR ambassador,” … Continue reading Ligety Signs On as NASTAR Ambassador
Crystal Mountain, WA – Nearly nine months after opening on November 18, 2010, Washington’s Crystal Mountain is ending its 2010-11 ski and snowboard season today to mark the longest ski season in the resort’s’s 48-year history, made possible by record-breaking snowfall and the ski area’s new Mt. Rainier Gondola. [caption id=”attachment_15500″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Skiing and … Continue reading Crystal Mountain Finally Ends Ski Season
Lakewood, CO – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced this week that U.S. ski areas set a new all-time record of 60.54 million skier/snowboarder visits during the 2010-11 season, according to the final Kottke End of Season Survey. The association announced preliminary figures in May projecting that, at an estimated 60.1 million skier/snowboarder visits, … Continue reading Late Season Snow Pushes U.S. Skier Visits to New Record
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic and World Champion Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. Ski Team captured the Best Female Athlete ESPY for a second straight year Wednesday night, edging X Games halfpipe champion Kelly Clark and a pair of WNBA standouts. “Wow, thank you so much this means so much to me.” said Vonn, of … Continue reading Vonn Repeats Top ESPY Honor
Cherry Creek, NY – Police have arrested two teens who have admitted their involvement in vandalism at western New York State’s Cockaigne Ski Area over the July 4th holiday weekend. (file photo: Cockaigne Ski Area)
Brad Gardner has been missing on Montana's Lone Peak since March. Big Sky, MT -Searchers on Friday located what are believed to be … Continue Reading ››
Washington, DC – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted on Thursday to send Bill S.382 – the “Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011” – to the full Senate for consideration. The bipartisan bill, cosponsored by Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Mark Udall (D-CO), would amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit … Continue reading Senate Considers Bill to Allow Expanded Activities at Ski Resorts on U.S. Forest Service Land
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