N.C.’s Sugar Mountain Celebrates New Ski and Snowboard Season with Sugarfest

Banner Elk, NC – SugarFest kick starts the ski and snowboard season at North Carolina’s Sugar Mountain Resort this weekend, sponsored by the Village of Sugar Mountain Tourism Development Authority (TDA) and hosted by Sugar Mountain Resort.nThe 8th annual two-day festival is packed with a long list of winter activities and coincides with Sugar’s 17th … Continue reading N.C.’s Sugar Mountain Celebrates New Ski and Snowboard Season with Sugarfest

Free Lodging at Utah’s Solitude

Solitude, UT – Everyone has seen packages that offer free lift tickets with a lodging purchase, but who’s ever heard of free lodging with a lift ticket purchase? Utah’s Solitude Mountain Resort, however, is offering just that.nThe Inn at Solitude will re-open this month, and kicking off the celebration is a one-of-a-kind offer. Buy a … Continue reading Free Lodging at Utah’s Solitude

$10 Lift Tickets at Schweitzer to Benefit Idaho Cancer Patients

Sandpoint, ID – Sandpoint’s Community Cancer Services and Schweitzer Mountain Resort will team up to offer $10 lift tickets this Friday to raise funds for those with cancer in the community. One hundred percent of ticket proceeds will be donated by the Idaho ski and snowboard resort.nTickets for the ski area’s “A Day for … … Continue reading $10 Lift Tickets at Schweitzer to Benefit Idaho Cancer Patients

Body of Missing Snowboarder Found in Southern California

Big Bear Lake, CA – Authorities on Friday located the body of a 22-year-old Santee, Calif. man in Big Bear Lake. Bryson Paul Lukacik disappeared on a Thanksgiving weekend snowboarding trip to the Southern California resort town.nA man clearing snow from a vacation rental property found Lukacik’s body half a mile from the cabin he … Continue reading Body of Missing Snowboarder Found in Southern California

Ski NH Contributes $12k to New Hampshire Make-a-Wish Foundation

North Woodstock, NH – Ski NH, the statewide association marketing 37 alpine and cross country ski resorts around New Hampshire, adopted the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire as its official charity five years ago. At Ski NH’s annual Boston media reception last month, they presented the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire with a check … … Continue reading Ski NH Contributes $12k to New Hampshire Make-a-Wish Foundation

Northern Escape Heli-Skiing Adds Snowcat for Weather Day Backup

Terrace (BC), Canada – When you’re blessed with over 100 feet of the fluffy white stuff each ski season, there are bound to be a few days when it’s just too socked in to fly. At powder-packed Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, near Terrace in Northern British Columbia’s Skeena Mountains, days carving new tracks are not wholly … Continue reading Northern Escape Heli-Skiing Adds Snowcat for Weather Day Backup

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