Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc., operator of four popular ski resorts in Colorado and one at Lake Tahoe, has announced that projects underway this summer for the 2010-11 ski and snowboard season will total $75 to 85 million in calendar 2010, including a new chairlift and a new on-mountain restaurant.n”Now that the 2009-2010 ski … Continue reading Vail Resorts to Invest $75 Million-Plus in Ski Area Improvements This Summer→
Barcelona, Spain – TTR Pro Snowboarding today announces the creation of the World Snowboarding Championships. A new event, the World Snowboarding Championships will be held every four years and will feature men’s and women’s halfpipe and slopestyle disciplines. The first event is planned for the 2011-12 season.n“The creation of the Snowboarding World Championships … Continue … Continue reading World Snowboarding Championships Approved→
Denver, CO – The final numbers for destination travelers to more than a dozen western mountain resort destinations have been tallied for the 2009-10 ski season, with year-over-year occupancy for the ski season up 1.4 percent and the average nightly rate down 5.8 percent. The Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) released their final winter season … Continue reading Bookings at Western Ski Resorts End Season Slightly Positive→
Big Sky, MT – Following seven seasons with the U.S. Alpine Ski Team, recently crowned U.S. super G champion Keely Kelleher of Big Sky, Mont., is retiring from ski racing in order to focus on being a full-time student at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.n”After spending my entire life focused completely on ski racing, … Continue reading U.S. Champ Kelleher Retires from Alpine Ski Team→
Snowbird, UT – Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort confirmed today that the Utah ski area will continue to offer lift-served skiing and riding through June 20 this year.nPreviously scheduled to close Memorial Day, May 31, this announcement marks the second extension to the resort’s ski season this year. If not extended further, this will make … Continue reading Snowbird Extends Ski Season to June 20→
Middlefield, CT – Connecticut’s Powder Ridge ski area, shuttered since 2007, may still find skiers and snowboarders schussing its slopes again after all.nPowder Ridge, with 18 runs spread across 250 acres spanning 500 vertical feet on Beseck Mountain in Middlefield, was the state’s southernmost ski area for its 47 years of operation. Following its closure, … Continue reading Hope Remains for Connecticut’s Powder Ridge Ski Area→
New York, NY – This Monday, Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn will accomplish a life goal of appearing on the final episode of NBC’s legendary television drama series “Law & Order,” capping a storied series run that spanned 20 years.nThe finale airs at 10 p.m. ET on NBC. “I don’t know what I’d do without … Continue reading Olympic Skiing Champ Lindsey Vonn Closes 20-Year Run of TV’s Law & Order→
