Les Gets, France – With four ski trips to the Alps under my belt over the past ten years, all of them to the Tirol region in western Austria, I steeled my resolve last October to expand my horizons and book a long deferred inaugural visit to the French Alps. That decision turned out to be … Continue reading Livin’ Large at the Portes du Soleil
Hakuba, Japan – A strong earthquake struck central Japan on Saturday, collapsing homes in the ski resort villages surrounding the 1998 Olympic Winter Games city of Nagano. Japan’s meteorological agency reported the magnitude 6.7 tremblor centered in Nagano Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, 125 miles northwest of Tokyo, that struck at 10:08 p.m. local time on Saturday. Initial reports indicate … Continue reading Japan Earthquake Topples Homes in Olympic Ski Resort
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Montpelier, VT – Coming off of not only one, but two near record-breaking seasons with over 4.5 million skier visits each, Vermont’s ski and snowboard resorts have already set a new record this season. The state boasts 12 resorts open for skiing, riding and even Nordic skiing today and at least another opening prior to Thanksgiving. This time … Continue reading Early Openings of Vermont Ski Resorts Set Record
Spokane, WA – The contentious battle for expansion of the ski facilities at Mt. Spokane appears to be won by the ski area, at least for now. By a five to two margin, on Thursday the Washington Parks and Recreation Commission approved Mt. Spokane’s plans to add a new … Continue Reading ››
Vail, CO – As we approach Thanksgiving week many, if not most U.S. ski resorts are ready to open for the season in coming days. That’s why by this point in November, unless it’s somehow newsworthy in its own right — free skiing, opening ahead of schedule, etc. — we don’t bother reporting on resort … Continue reading Vail to Open Over 500 Acres
Park City, UT – Entering its 19th season, the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix has a long legacy of creating Olympic freeskiing and snowboarding champions. This year many of them will return to compete on the 2014-15 tour, including 2014 Olympic champions Maddie Bowman, Joss Christensen, Kaitlyn Farrington, David Wise and Sage Kotsenburg. Over $400,000 in … Continue reading 2014 Olympic Champions Return to Sprint Grand Prix
