Beijing, China – With the arrival of summer in Beijing, Chinese snowboarders have moved the action indoors now that the Nike 6.0 Summer Lab has opened inside thenThe new Nike 6.0 Summer Lab opened on Saturday with two kickers — one with an airbag landing for training — and four jib features: a 7m pipe, … Continue reading Chinese Riders Move Shredding Indoors
Aviemore, Scotland, UK – With Scotland’s resorts reporting the best ski and snowboard season in 14 years, the Scottish Highlands resort of CairnGorm Mountain has confirmed that it will offer skiing and riding into June.nSki Scotland recently announced that since the season began in late November, Scotland’s five mountain resorts have attracted 373,782 customers, beating … Continue reading Scottish Ski Season Continues Into June
Salt Lake City, UT – Proposals pending before the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache unit of the U.S. Forest Service hint at improvements that may greet skiers and riders at Utah’s 13 ski resorts next winter.nThe majority of the state’s ski areas operate under a special use permit on National Forest land. Alta is proposing to improve their snowmaking … Continue reading Forest Service Proposals Give Hint of Improvements Ahead at Utah Ski Resorts
North Woodstock, NH – Ski New Hampshire has compiled this past winter’s visits to the state’s ski and snowboard resorts and has announced a total of 2,228,571 alpine skier and snowboarder visits, a decline of 2.6% from the winter of 2008-09, which itself was the third best on record for skier visits in New Hampshire.nVisits … Continue reading New Hampshire Ski Resort Visitation Down 2.6%
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc. this week announced that the company has acquired Mountain News Corporation (MNC), which operates the online snow sports portal, OnTheSnow.com. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.nFollowing the acquisition, Chad Dyer will remain with MNC, continuing to oversee the operations as global managing director. Craig Altschul will continue as … Continue reading Vail Resorts Buys Parent Company of OnTheSnow.com
Wanaka, New Zealand – The World Heli Challenge ski and snowboard festival will return this season to the Mount Aspiring National Park region near Wanaka and Hawea in New Zealand’s South Island, from July 30th to August 8th.nThe event was resurrected last year following a one-year hiatus in 2008. Fifty athletes representing six countries are … Continue reading World Heli Challenge Confirmed for 2010
Arapahoe Basin, CO – Skiers and riders looking to combine snow and suds will gather Sunday at Arapahoe Basin, as the Colorado ski and snowboard resort will host its ninth annual Festival of the Brewpubs.nFour local Summit County breweries — Backcountry, Breckenridge, Dillon Dam and Pug Ryan’s — will be offering samples of their favorite … Continue reading A-Basin Brewfest This Sunday