Jeep King of Mountain Skiing and Snowboarding

The most prestigious professional skiing and snowboarding event, the Jeep King of the Mountain Series has the biggest prize money this season and will unfold at the country’s best ski vacation resorts. Prize purse of $450,000 includes an additional $20,000 in bonuses and a 2007 Jeep Patriot for the men’s and women’s skiing and snowboarding World Professional Champion.

Try Snowshoeing on Your Next Ski Vacation

Your winter vacation may involve snowshoeing or walking and hiking in the snow. The terrain that you will walk on depends on the vacation destination and your desire for adventure. People on their first winter vacation in the snow may find it more convenient to rent snowshoes till they can find something suitable and comfortable. Tubbs, Sherpa, Atlas and ORS are leading manufacturers of snowshoes.

Cross-country Skiing in Antarctica

Antarctica was long considered the “final frontier” for Alpine and Nordic skiers. In a sense this is somewhat ironic, as all of the early Antarctic explorers including Amundsen and Scott traveled on skis. Certainly snow is not a problem when one thinks of Antarctica - it’s getting there that’s been the hold-up. No longer, though, thanks to a company called Adventure Network International. Established in 1985, Salt Lake City, Utah based ANI opened up the Southern Continent to recreational tourism by providing a safe and reliable air travel and ground support network to satisfy the needs of their customers.

Lake Louise as World Cup Venue

The Lake Louise Ski Area in the Canadian Rockies will host the world’s best Downhill and Super Galpine athletes at the World Cup ski racing 2006-07 speed events. The World Cup Series is the most important alpine skiing circuit sanctioned by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Snow conditions at Lake Louise have met the FIS standards to host the World Cup.

Avalanches: The Snow Skier’s Greatest Fear

An avalanche is a slide of snow, mud, rock or occasionally a combination of all three that proceeds down the slope of a mountain under the force of gravity. Avalanches can flow at speeds of up to 60 mph and can carry immense volumes of material, in some cases weighing over 100,000 tons. Being caught in an avalanche is truly a skier’s worst nightmare, and unfortunately it is one that too often comes true. Most large ski resorts conduct aggressive avalanche prevention programs and procedures, and the alert is usually at its highest after large snowfalls and/or when weather conditions conspire to make the likelihood of avalanches more likely.