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Cold, Snowy Weather Prompts Early Openings

Aspen, CO – With nearly 40 percent of the continental U.S. already covered with pre-Thanksgiving snow, a number of North America’s ski resorts are firing up their lifts ahead of schedule. Among them is Aspen Mountain in Colorado. Ajax will open five days early for the season this Saturday with the most vertical feet in the … Continue reading Cold, Snowy Weather Prompts Early Openings

Shaun White Announces Premiere Air + Style Event at Rose Bowl Stadium

Pasadena, CA – Olympic Champion and snowboarding entrepreneur Shaun White will bring the action packed Air + Style events to the U.S. for the first time at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena on Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22. Air + Style, staged by Shaun White Enterprises and hosted by White, originated 21 years ago in … Continue reading Shaun White Announces Premiere Air + Style Event at Rose Bowl Stadium

69 Teams Confirmed So Far for 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail Valley

Vail, CO – The traditional alpine skiing powers are coming, but so are countries such as the Cayman Islands, India, the Netherlands and Timor-Leste as preliminary team entries for Vail and Beaver Creek’s 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships have yielded 69 confirmed national team entries to date. Two additional nations are currently unconfirmed, bringing the total … Continue reading 69 Teams Confirmed So Far for 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail Valley

Advance Ski Resort Bookings Remain Up Despite Warm October

Denver, CO – Despite mild fall temperatures until the past week and considerable economic volatility, “on-the-books” occupancy for the upcoming six-month winter season (November through April) is currently running ahead of the same time last season. From the most updated data released on Friday by Denver-based DestiMetrics, an organization that tracks mountain lodging bookings in 19 … Continue reading Advance Ski Resort Bookings Remain Up Despite Warm October

Norway’s Kristoffersen Wins Levi Slalom

Levi, Finland – Sunday’s racing in Finland wrapped up a tough World Cup weekend for the U.S. Ski Team, which could only muster an 18th place finish by Ted Ligety in a men’s slalom narrowly won by 20-year-old Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen. A mere .12 seconds separated Kristoffersen from Austria’s Marcel Hirscher as the young Norwegian notched his second … Continue reading Norway’s Kristoffersen Wins Levi Slalom