Salt Lake City, UT – The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center last week announced that it has received a $5,000 grant from Recreational Equipment, Inc., a national outdoor retail co-op better known as REI, to support the organization’s Know Before You Go (KBYG) avalanche awareness program.nThe KBYG program, designed especially for young adults and … Continue reading REI Funds Utah Avalanche Awareness Program
Golden (BC), Canada – With deep pre-season snow accumulations over the past month, eastern British Columbia’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort will open early this Friday for a bonus weekend of ski and snowboard operations one week ahead of schedule.n“We are excited to kick off our 10th Anniversary Celebration Season ahead of plan,” states Steve Paccagnan, … Continue reading British Columbia’s Kicking Horse to Launch Ski Season Ahead of Schedule
Stratton Mountain, VT – With few boardercross courses on the East Coast, gaining the confidence to get the hole shot and lead the pack into the first turn can be a long process. This December, Vermont’s Stratton Mountain Resort is hosting the first annual Ross Powers Boardercoss Camp, a chance to learn to ride with … Continue reading Ross Powers Boardercross Camp Scheduled at Vermont’s Stratton Resort
Roxbury, NY – As Ski Plattekill readies for the 2010-11 ski and snowboard season, the resort in New York’s Catskill Mountains has substantially expanded its snowmaking coverage for this winter.nResort co-owner Laszlo Vajtay has invested in 22 more tower snow guns to the already expanded fleet, pushing the grand total to close to 100, and … Continue reading New York’s Ski Plattekill Expands Snowmaking for 2010-11
Aspen, CO – Greg Stump’s 1988 film Blizzard of Aahhh’s launched the career of skiing bad boy Glen Plake and revolutionized the idea of what U.S. big mountain skiers could accomplish. It was so monumental, in fact, that Skiing Magazine in 1999 named Stump one of the 25 most influential skiers of all time. It’s … Continue reading Iconic 80s Filmmaker Greg Stump Returns to Making Ski Movies
Calgary (AB), Canada – In partnership with Ski Cellar Snowboard, Nakiska Ski Resort in the Kananaskis Valley west of Calgary is hosting special Ladies’ Ski Days throughout the 2010-11 ski and snowboard season. These women only events will offer full pampering with transportation to and from Nakiska, full day lift access, lunch, a special guest … Continue reading Alberta’s Nakiska Ski Resort Busing Calgarians to Special Ladies Days on the Slopes
Kirkwood, CA – Most only get to dream of picking their line down Kirkwood’s most notorious in-bounds area known as The Cirque. Dominating the top portion of Thimble Peak, The Cirque has been off limits to all but the world’s best skiers and snowboarders in sanctioned, resort-sponsored competitions such as the North Face Masters and … Continue reading Kirkwood Opens Previously Off-Limits Ski and Snowboard Terrain to Guided Tours