Ligonier, PA – Pennsylvania’s Laurel Mountain ski area, closed since 2004-05, may reopen in 2011-12 according to officials from the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). The ski area, along the Somerset and Westmoreland county line in the southwestern part of the state, closed in 2003 after Somerset Trust Co. claimed its assets … Continue reading Pennsylvania’s Laurel Mountain Ski Area May Reopen for 2011-12→
Keystone, CO – Keystone Resort will celebrate summer this Saturday with the first ever Beach’n in the Mountains Festival in the Colorado ski and snowboard resort’s River Run Village. Live music from the Margarita Brothers Band and a Kahuna Beach Party will get attendees ready for summer in the Rocky Mountains. Admission to the festival … Continue reading Colorado’s Keystone Resort to Inaugurate Beach’n in the Mountains Festival This Weekend→
Antalya, Turkey – Beginning in the 2011-12 winter season, the women’s ski jumping worldwide circuit will be elevated to World Cup status.nThe decision was reached last week at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council Spring Meetings, held in Antalya. FIS officials cited the success of the women’s ski jumping Continental Cup tour held since 2004-05. … Continue reading Women’s Ski Jumping Gains World Cup Status→
Snowbird, UT – As part of Snowbird’s proposed expansion into Mary Ellen Gulch, the Utah ski and snowboard resort has filed for an amendment to its master plan that calls for a second aerial tram from Hidden Peak to the 11,489-foot summit of West Twin Peak. The 780-acre, above-treeline Mary Ellen Gulch lies to the … Continue reading Snowbird Proposing Second Tram Up West Twin→
Cordillera Blanca region, Peru – Big mountain skier Arne Backstrom has reportedly died in a fall while on a shoot with Colorado-based film producer Sweetgrass Productions in the Peru’s Cordillera Blanca region. He was 29.nDetails regarding the incident remain sketchy, including whether the incident occurred while climbing or skiing. Sources indicate that Backstrom and his … Continue reading Big Mountain Skier Arne Backstrom Dies in Peru→
Antalya, Turkey – A U.S. and French proposal to submit ski halfpipe to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for consideration as early as 2014 was approved without dissent as the International Ski Federation concluded its biennial FIS Congress Friday in Antalya, Turkey. The Congress also unanimously passed proposals from the U.S.A. and other nations to … Continue reading Proposal Sends Ski Pipe to IOC for Possible Olympic Inclusion→
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – Winter Olympic Gold Medalist Torah Bright has signed on to become Resort Ambassador at Australia’s Perisher ski resort.nAs part of her new ambassador role, Bright will become the face of Perisher in advertising and promotional campaigns, representing the resort where she first started snowboarding and where she developed as an … Continue reading Olympic Snowboarder Torah Bright Joins Perisher as Ambassador→
