West Vancouver (BC), Canada – Cypress Mountain ski area near Vancouver is holding its annual 3-Day Job Fair beginning today in the Cypress Creek Lodge.nCypress Mountain employs over 800 staff each winter in a wide variety of roles. Full and part time positions for the upcoming winter season are available. The Job Fair runs from … Continue reading Cypress Mountain Ski Area Job Fair This Weekend
Park City, UT – Olympic medalists Hannah Kearney, Bryon Wilson and Jeret “Speedy” Peterson headline the 2011 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. The Team announced its 2011 roster at Deer Valley Resort late Thursday with an autograph signing for local clubs and families at the 2011 Freestyle World Championships venue in Park City, Utah.nAthletes used … … Continue reading 2011 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team Named
Boulder, CO – Warren Miller’s voice, likeness and personality cannot be used in ski films other than those produced by Warren Miller Entertainment (WME), a Colorado arbitration panel has decided.nThe decision issued last week brings to a close arbitration proceedings between Miller and his namesake company, with which he has not been directly involved since … Continue reading Arbitratration Panel Sides with Warren Miller Entertainment
Fernie (BC), Canada – Officials at British Columbia’s Fernie Alpine Resort spent this summer blasting, clearing and thinning many of its ski runs to make for a better guest experience this winter.nRun enhancements and improvements completed this summer include blasting of the “Sky Dive” traverse which will result in easier access to this high profile … Continue reading Fernie Blasting Its Way to Better Ski Runs
The new Eta Solo backpacking stove from Primus works equally well with the built-in cooking pot… (photo: FTO)
Golden, CO – The Colorado Mountain Club (CMC) will host the 18th annual Backcountry Bash on Nov. 13 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden. The Bash will raise money and awareness for the CMC’s Backcountry Snowsports Initiative program, which advocates for preservation of winter backcountry areas for quiet human-powered use.nLast year, more than 200 … Continue reading Colorado Mountain Club to Host 18th Annual Backcountry Bash
Lakewood, CO – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), Ski Maine Association, and the Ski Areas of New York (SANY) have announced a collaborative effort to further refine and enhance the groups’ annual eastern regional conferences for 2011.nIn September, the ski industry’s regional conferences and the NSAA Fall Education Seminars wrapped up this year’s tour … Continue reading Ski Associations Collaborate to Enhance Eastern Conferences