Tag: north america

  • Alyeska

    Alyeska Resort in Alaska’s Girdwood, about 50 miles from Anchorage, is situated on Mount Aleyska of the Chugach mountains. The largest ski mountain in Alaska, Alyeska is amongst the top year-round resorts in North America. An abundance of recreation, stunning snowy slopes and the impressive Alyeska Prince Hotel, make this an ideal vacation get away. […]

  • Alta Snowbird

    A ski vacation in Europe may have introduced you to ski tunnels, but the idea is still unique in North America. In fact people on a skiing vacation to Utah’s Snowbird will see the first one in operation. Snowbird is one of Utah’s most popular vacation resorts and the new tunnel will open up many […]

  • “Ski Patrol” – Reality Television Series

    Millions of snow skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts enjoy the North American slopes each year, and while the majority enjoy an incident-free vacation, there are hundreds who encounter ...

  • Mount Snow Makeover

    Mount Snow in Vermont has become known as a leader in snow skiing facilities and, together with the other three faces of Carinthia Mountain, namely the Main Face, Sunbrook and the North Face, ...

  • Sunday River Resort’s Chondola Addition

    The popular Sunday River Resort near Bethel in Maine, USA, is planning to spend $14 million on upgrades in preparation for the 2008/2009 snow skiing season. A highlight of the upgrade program is ...

  • The Renowned American Birkebeiner

    The American Birkebeiner (otherwise known as Birkie) is considered to be North America’s largest cross country ski race. At 51 kilometers, it is also one of the longest races, with ...

  • Glacier Skiing – Extend your Skiing Season

    Glacier skiing is different from ordinary pole skiing, in that the slopes are at a much lower altitude and often the skiing time available is not as long as pole skiing. However, it is a sport ...

  • The 2007 US National Snowshoe Championship in Minnesota

    Snowshoeing goes back 6,000 years ago to what is known today as central Asia. It was thought that the Inuit’s and Native Americans brought snowshoes with them to North America when they moved ...

  • New Sponsor for Ski Utah Winter Vacation Resorts

    The vacation ski resorts of Ski Utah will reopen from mid November to early December this year, depending on weather conditions. There are thirteen winter vacation resorts managed by Ski Utah ...

  • The New Look of Snow Skiing

    Welcome to the new SnowSkiing.com! For those of you who are "regulars" to our site, we may look the same but a lot has changed! If you are a first-time visitor, we are pleased to offer what we ...