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LUDLOW, VT. - February is fantastic at Okemo Mountain Resort. Just ask Okemo Events Manager Sarah Ebbott. In addition to being the month in which she celebrates her birthday (Feb. 11), Sarah says, "February is fantastic because it is the shortest month of the year, it is the month that gets an extra day on leap year, and February is full of fun events."

In honor of 2012 being a leap year, Okemo Mountain Resort has recently installed its new Am...

West Dover, VT (January 26, 2012) - With both New York and New England in the big game on February 5, skiers and riders that are football fans will be finding their way to couches, recliners or bar stools by early afternoon and non-football fans that ski and ride will still want to enjoy the snow; so Mount Snow has come out with lift ticket specials for everyone on Super Sunday. Football fans can enjoy a morning out on the mountain for just $59 with the Su...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A long-awaited construction project that will see trails, parking areas and bridges installed at Swatara State Park in Lebanon and Schuylkill counties is now underway, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said today.

"Long identified as 'undeveloped,' this gem of a state park comprised of woodlands and meadows straddling Swatara Creek is targeted for the type of improvem...

(January 27, 2012, Ellicottville, NY...) With an almost weekly weather cycle between cold and snowy and warm and rainy, the 2012 Western New York winter weather that skiers and riders usually count on has been full of tricks and twists.

But despite what Mother Nature has in mind, Holiday Valley has an amazing amount of snow. To create a thick blanket of durable base snow, Holiday Valley has, more than ever, relied on its substantial snowmakin...

Holiday Good only for NY, NJ & NE States with Great Deals for Skiers at Magic-

January 27, 2012, Londonderry, VT-Magic Mountain Vermont has officially proclaimed the weekend of February 4-6 a new 3-day holiday weekend for the New England states, plus New York and New Jersey. A convergence of two forces provides this unique opportunity for a new regional holiday period. The first is self-evident as the New York Giants square off on Sunday Febru...

A day of racing, music, fun and giveaways.

Henniker, NH, January 29, 2012 - Pats Peak, New Hampshire's premier family snowsports destination, announces its participation in the Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge (MDVC) series on Sunday, February 5, 2012. This is the 22nd Season of the MDVC! It's a fun, all day event for the whole family with a slalom race, prizes, giveaways, awards party and more, sponsored by Mountain Dew.

This fu...

A total of 60 competitors in the two day event with two Italian racers coming out on top

MT. CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. - Jan. 29 - Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) hosted the inaugural GORE-TEX North American Ski Mountaineering Championships this weekend under sunny skies with competitors from Italy, Spain, Slovakia, Canada and the United States. Day One of the race was a short sprint course leading racers on a quick up and down at the ski reso...

GoPro Deepens Snow Team Roster of World's Finest Winter Athletes

HALF MOON BAY, Calif., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, maker of the world's most versatile cameras and producer of some of today's most engaging sports programming, is pleased to announce Shaun White, two-time Olympic gold and thirteen-time X Games gold medal winner, to its world class lineup of premier ski and snowboard athletes.

Goggles with MOD and MOD Live compatibility from Smith and SCOTT will be unveiled this month at the OR (booth # 40151) SIA (booth # 423) and ISPO (Booth # A3 225)

SALT LAKE CITY - January 17, 2012 - Recon Instruments, award winning innovator of Micro Optics Display (MOD) technology for action sport athletes, is excited to announce official partnerships with Smith Optics and SCOTT Sports to debut new goggles and color-ways compatible with MOD a...

January 24, 2012 - Lakewood, Colo. - PSIA-AASI (the Professional Ski Instructors of America and American Association of Snowboard Instructors), a non-profit association representing 31,500 ski and snowboard instructors, has announced a pilot program in partnership with REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), a national retailer providing quality outdoor gear and clothing, to offer joint introductory ski and snowboard classes in February.

The progr...