Waltham, MA – New locations, new retailer partners and a shifting of dates mark the 2010 BEWI Ski & Snowboard Expo schedule announced this week. Calendar listings will note an earlier ski season kick-off in all three Expo cities, Minneapolis (Oct. 22-24), Denver (Nov. 5-7) and Boston (Nov. 11-14).nEach Expo has its own unique … … Continue reading 2010 Ski and Snowboard Expo Schedule Announced
Denver, CO – Telluride ski instructor Richard Thorpe was awarded Ski/Snowboard Instructor of the Year by Colorado Ski Country USA at the 47th CSCUSA Annual Meeting on June 10 in Denver. Thorpe was presented the award by Olympic medalist Gretchen Bleiler.n“I am truly honored to receive this award from Colorado Ski Country,” said Thorpe. “It … Continue reading Telluride’s Thorpe Honored as Ski Instructor of the Year
Salt Lake City, UT – The Utah ski and snowboard industry closed the 2009-10 winter season this past Sunday with a total of 4,048,153 skier days, up two percent from the 2008-09 season.nThe 2008-09 winter season, hit hard by the economic recession that bloomed in late 2008, tallied 3,972,984 skier days, defined by the National … Continue reading Visits to Utah Ski Resorts Up Two Percent
Sun Peaks (BC), Canada – On Monday, Sun Peaks will become Canada’s newest municipality and – under special new Provincial legislation – it will be the country’s first “mountain resort” municipality.nIt is only fitting that the town, north of Kamloops and home to the B.C. Interior’s largest ski resort, will be led by Al Raine … Continue reading B.C. Ski Resort Town to Incorporate as Canada’s First Mountain Resort Municipality
K2 Base Camp, Pakistan – Upon their arrival in Islamabad on May 30th, ski mountaineers Fredrik Ericsson of Sweden, and American Trey Cook were told of unusually deep snow conditions on the Baltoro Glacier. In the lead-up to their attempt to ski from the world’s second highest summit, the team thus changed their plan and … Continue reading Expedition to Ski K2 Arrives at Base Camp
West Vancouver (BC), Canada – Leo Addington of Calgary, Alberta, has been appointed to lead the Canadian Freestyle Snowboarding program, Canada~Snowboard, the governing body for competitive snowboarding, announced on Tuesday.nAddington, a NCCP Level III certified coach and CSCP Comp Dev Trained coach, has been involved in the snowboard industry for over 15 years. Most recently, … Continue reading Calgary’s Leo Addington to Lead Canada’s Freestyle Snowboarding Program
West Dover, VT – Long hampered by inadequate sources of water for snowmaking, Mount Snow officials have proposed constructing an inflatable dam to collect stream water to make snow at the ski and snowboard resort in southern Vermont.nThe ski area’s director of environmental services, Jeff Nelson, presented the plan in an informal presentation at Wilmington … Continue reading Mount Snow Proposes an Inflatable Dam to Collect Snowmaking Water