Annual Ski Industry Safety Awards Announced
Tuesday May 30, 2006
The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has awarded eight member resorts with its annual Heads Up National Ski Area Safety Awards. The awards recognize resorts for an outstanding job ... Read More
Deer Valley to Repeat as Host for Freestyle Ski Championships
Sunday May 28, 2006
Deer Valley Resort in Utah has been chosen by the International Ski Federation (FIS) as the site for the 2011 World Freestyle Ski Championships. This will be the ... Read More
Aspen Awarded Golden Eagle Award, Gore Gets a Silver Eagle
Thursday May 25, 2006
Aspen Skiing Company in Colorado has been awarded the 2006 Golden Eagle Award for Overall Environmental Excellence by a ski resort. New York's Gore Mountain was awarded a Silver Eagle ... Read More
Swedish Skier Dies On Everest
Wednesday May 24, 2006
Tomas Olsson, renowned Swedish ski mountaineer, died last week in a tragic fall on the north face of Mount Everest. Olsson and Norwegian Tormod Granheim were attempting to be ... Read More
Skiing in Europe
Sunday May 21, 2006
Europe offers a wide range of skiing possibilities and the Alps are home to many excellent ski resorts. From the mountains of Austria to the French Alps, there are many ... Read More
05-06 Winter Sports Apparel Sales Up, Ski Equipment Down
Saturday May 20, 2006
According to a Snowsports Industries America (SIA) retail audit for the 05-06 winter season, overall sales for the winter sport market rose 4%. Apparel and accessories led the gains. ... Read More
Utah Resort Visits Up Again
Thursday May 18, 2006
For the third straight year, Utah ski resorts have broken their skier visit day count. The current count, according to Ski Utah is 4,045,030 and guess what – ... Read More
Save on Ski Clothing
Wednesday May 17, 2006
Your ski clothing should never have to cost as much as your boots or your skis. Quality ski wear doesn't have to break the bank, and you can find comfortable ... Read More
Psst! Want to Buy a Mountain?
Monday May 15, 2006
Seriously folks, if you ever dreamed of skiing whenever you wanted or wished you could ban some obnoxious hot dogger, well here’s your chance. Wildcat Mountain in Pinkham Notch, NH, ... Read More
Brigham Named U.S. Men's Downhill and Super G Coach
Saturday May 13, 2006
Chris Brigham, a U.S. Ski Team alpine coach since the 1997 season, will take on the job of men's downhill and Super G head coach, replacing the retiring John McBride. ... Read More
Summer Glacier Skiing is Melting Away
Thursday May 11, 2006
The French resort of Alpe d’Huez, the traditional home of summer glacier skiing, has announced it is suspending this year’s skiing on the Sarenne glacier. The instability of ... Read More
Shabbat in the Snow
Monday May 8, 2006
Early morning Easter service has become a tradition at ski resorts. Usually non-denominational, these services are intended to bring the meaning of a very important Christian holy day to ... Read More
May Skiing in Scotland
Sunday May 7, 2006
If you are swinging through the British Isles any time soon you might want to bag a May skiing day. Although four of five resorts in Scotland are already ... Read More
How Bode Learned to Love the Derby
Friday May 5, 2006
World renowned Thoroughbred race horse trainer Bob Baffert is seeking a record tying fourth Kentucky Derby win. Baffert trained horses won in 1997, 1998, and 2002. This year he is ... Read More
U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame Inducts Class of ‘05
Thursday May 4, 2006
The U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame recently inducted four new members. The class of 2005 brings the number of museum honorees to 346. The induction ceremony held this ... Read More
Eagles Pick Bloom
Tuesday May 2, 2006
Jeremy Bloom is heading to Philadelphia. The two time Olympian freestyle skier was selected by the Eagles who used their first pick in the fifth round of the NFL draft ... Read More