Steamboat Springs, CO – The Olympic medalists of the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team are preparing for one of the biggest crowds they’ll see during competition at their summer camp in Steamboat.n”Mainly it’s a jumping camp. We have a competition on Saturday and on Sunday we have a pretty fun roller skate race on Main … Continue reading U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team Preps in Steamboat
Lincoln, NH – New Hampshire’s Loon Mountain Resort has announced that the ski area’s new zip line adventure spanning the Pemigewasset River is now open.nRiders soar more than 700 feet across the river, and then ride a separate line to cross back to the Adventure Center. The Loon Zip Line Adventure is unique because of … Continue reading New Zip Line Open In Time for Independence Day Weekend at N.H.’s Loon Mountain Ski Area
Park City, UT – Jenni Smith Appointed President and General Manager of Park City Mountain Resort, the Utah ski and snowboard resort’s parent company, Powdr Corp, announced on Thursday. Smith replaces Peter Curtis, who is retiring.n”Jenni has been instrumental in the success of Park City Mountain Resort,” said John Cumming, chief executive officer of Powdr … Continue reading Jenni Smith Appointed President and General Manager of Park City Mountain Resort
Frisco, CO – Former U.S. alpine speed skier Jake Fiala, who made the switch to ski cross in 2008, announced his retirement with the U.S. Freestyle Team effective with the completion of the 2010 season.n”Alpine was a majority of my life and that was the highlight,” admitted Fiala, who resides in Frisco, Colo. “Ski cross … Continue reading Jake Fiala Retires from Ski Cross
Franconia, NH – More than 140 New Englanders have represented the U.S. in the Winter Olympics in skiing and snowboarding since winter events were first held in Chamonix, France in 1924. The New England Ski Museum recently opened a new exhibition at its home in Franconia, N.H. — Five Rings, Six States: New England … … Continue reading Olympic Skiers of New England Featured in Exhibition
Nelson (BC), Canada – A new chairlift being built this summer at British Columbia’s Whitewater Ski Resort, near the Interior town of Nelson, will bring ski and snowboard terrain on the Backside in-bounds and boost the ski area’s vertical drop to over 2,000 feet.n“The mountain crew, in cooperation with mother nature, hope to have the … Continue reading New Chairlift at Whitewater to Expand Ski Terrain, Increase Vertical Drop
by Patrick Thorne with First Tracks!! Online Media staff reports Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK – More ski areas opened in Europe last weekend and more are scheduled to do so next weekend, but temperatures across the Alps are warming up. Meanwhile, the ski and snowboard season in the U.S. is finally drawing to a close while … Continue reading Weekly World Snow Roundup: U.S. Ski Season Finally Drawing to a Close While More Ski Areas Open in Europe, Southern Hemisphere