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Mammoth Mountain Acquires Snow Summit and Big Bear
Mammoth Mountain, in eastern California, recently announced that it has acquired Big Bear Mountain Resorts and Snow Summit in a $38 million deal, making it one of the biggest ski companies in ...
Vermont Invests in $15 Million Snow Gun Upgrade
Ski Vermont resorts will not be waiting around for Mother Nature to be gracious enough to deliver snow timeously during the 2014-2015 snow sport season. It was recently announced that resorts ...
Australia’s Snow Skiing Season Begins
After a very slow start to the 2014 season in June, Australian ski resorts are celebrating massive snowfalls which have left some areas covered in more than a meter of snow – just in time for ...
Tied Gold Medal for Women’s Alpine at Sochi
With the 2014 Winter Olympics well underway, the excitement and competitive levels are running high as countries start to count their medals. Officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, ...
Utah Shines in Ski Resort Survey
In a recent survey by SKI magazine, around 20,000 readers voted for their favorite ski destination in the West, with Utah earning some high praise and three spots in the top ten. Deer Valley ...
Fresh Snow Extends Season for Colorado Resorts
As resorts in North America started wrapping up the 2012/2013 ski season, abundant snowfall has resulted in some resorts extending the season, at least through the weekend of 19-21 April...
Mikaela Shiffrin Takes Slalom World Cup Lead
With her spectacular Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom victory in Zagreb, Coatia, on January 4, 2013, Mikaela Shiffrin became the first American to win two World Cup slalom races before the age ...
Sochi Prepares for 2014 Winter Olympics
With a little more than fourteen months to go before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the construction of brand-new stadiums and other facilities are reportedly running ahead of schedule...
Utah Resorts Start Opening for 2012-2013 Season
With spectacular views, world-class resorts and superb quality snow, Utah is a popular destination for snow sport enthusiasts. With recent snowfall of between two and four foot deep, and ...
Copper Mountain First to Fire Up Snow Guns for New Season
Favorable weather conditions in the Colorado Rockies have enabled Copper Mountain to fire up their snowmaking guns for the new snow sport season...
Australia and NZ Season Starts Early
Thanks to early snowfalls and low temperatures, along with snowmaking facilities, Australia's Perisher Resort will be opening a week earlier than planned and snow sport enthusiasts can head to ...
Freestyle World Cup Events at Cardrona
The recent announcement that Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand will be hosting both the World Cup freestyle ski halfpipe and snowboard halfpipe in August this year has been greeted with much ...