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Henniker, NH, March 20, 2012 - Pats Peak became Pets Peak, Monday through Wednesday, March 12-14, 2012 as part of their March Online Only Specials. Skiers and riders were able to purchase a lift ticket online in advance to ski/ride at Pats Peak for only $30. Skiers were encouraged to bring pet items and get a $10 Pats Peak Cafe Card. For every online ticket sold, $15 of their $30 lift ticket...

Henniker, NH, March 22, 2012 -- Pats Peak, New Hampshire's premier snowsports destination, announces student patroller Ian Kendrick as the 2012 recipient of the highly coveted Hans Hyson Memorial Award for Leadership.

Hans was the late son of Jerry Hyson. Jerry has been the Student/Young Adult Patroller Division Advisor for many years. The award is based on having a positive attitude on and off the mountain and being respectful of peers, other...

Newry, Maine (March 24, 2012)--The two previous winners of the Dumont Cup were amateurs but the professionals are taking it back. Telluride, Colorado native Gus Kenworthy, beat out 51 participants this afternoon to win professional freeskier and eight-time X Games medalist Simon Dumont's fourth annual Dumont Cup held at Sunday River Ski Resort.

To win today's event, Kenworthy executed a K-Fed on the down flat down, a blind 3 swap to blind 2 on...

Weekend activities raise more than $270,000 for Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation

Newry, Maine (March 25, 2012) - The Wolfeboro, NH, Fire Department edged out 14 other teams from around New England to take first place in the 22nd Annual Firefighters' Race at Sunday River today. Meanwhile, proceeds from this afternoon's race, as well as the 20th Annual Eat the Heat Chili Cookoff and the 27th Annual Ski-A-Thon, helped raise more than $270,000 f...

Verbier, Switzerland- March 23, 2012 - Recon Instruments, award winning innovator of Heads-up Display (HUD) technology for action sport athletes, is excited to announce it is an official partner of the Freeride World Tour 12 Final from March 22-25th in Verbier, Switzerland. Recon will be demoing the MOD Live, the world's first and only GPS enabled HUD for alpine goggles, both on-hill and in the Event Village. Attendees will have the opportunity to get hand...

WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- For mountain bikers who like high elevation racing on the most rugged of terrain, the Leadville Trail 100 is the Holy Grail. As one of the most well-known mountain bike races, getting into the Leadville Trail 100 has always been difficult.

One way to get in is by racing in one of the six 2012 LT100 Qualifiers across the country, each offering 100 total qualifying starting positions. And once again, Wilmington, N.Y. will ho...

Decision coincides with early-season sale of 2012-2013 New England Passes

Newry, ME (March 26, 2012)-As most Eastern ski resorts are closing for the season in the wake of last week's unprecedented heat, the three New England mountain resorts managed by Michigan-based Boyne Resorts are making more snow to carry the season into April.

Sunday River (Newry, ME), Loon Mountain (Lincoln, NH), Sugarloaf (Carrabassett Valley, ME) turned o...

RANGELEY, ME -- Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley, ME cranked up its snow guns on Monday, March 26, to take advantage of the return of winter temperatures and to add to the snow base on existing trails. Three lifts are operating with 17 trails open for all ability levels.

"Making snow even this late in the season is all part of our commitment to providing better snow conditions to our skiers and riders", said Jim Quimby, Operations Manager.

New this year, the resort offers pass financing during the spring pass sale

MT. CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. - March 26 - Already looking to next ski season, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) has just launched their spring sale for 2012-2013 Season Passes. The resort is now selling their Platinum and Gold Passes until closing day, April 8, 2012. Buying now allows the passholder to receive the biggest discount on next year's skiing privileges, as we...

The Killington Golf Course has fully recovered from tropical storm Irene and scheduled to open Memorial Day Weekend

KILLINGTON, Vt. (March 26, 2012) - Vermont's Killington Golf Course, a 6,186-yard, par 72 course designed by Geoffrey Cornish, announces 2012 season pass pricing today. Golfers can take advantage of the best deal in New England with an Unlimited Adult Golf season pass for only $249 when purchased by June 15, 2012. Limited amount ...