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Free lifts, lessons and rentals for beginners, starting in January to honor National Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month

MT. CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. - January 4 - It's National Learn to Ski & Snowboard month and thanks to an incredible offer from Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR), there's one more reason to learn this season.

Beginning in January, CBMR is offering a free day of lifts, lessons and rentals to aspiring skiers and riders w...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- The holidays are over and it's back to racing for several Lake Placid, N.Y. area athletes.

Alpine Skiing:
Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, N.Y.), Tommy Beisemeyer (Keene, N.Y.): Weibrecht did race during the holiday period. He participated in the FIS alpine World Cup downhill stop, Dec. 19, in Bormio, Italy, where he finished 49th. Beisemeyer is now back on the Nor-Am tour.

Biathlon:
Lowell Bailey ...

Whiteface Offers $59 Learn to Ski and Snowboard Packages

WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- There's never been a better time to learn to ski or ride than January, during the National Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month. The first 31 days of the new year are dedicated as the national month to learn a new snow sport and hundreds of alpine and Nordic ski resorts in 22 states, will be offering discounts and specials on lessons, rentals and lift tickets.

New England Ski Museum will offer $3,000 in grants to support individuals and organizations that sustain the Museum's mission to preserve the history of skiing and winter sports under its Cal Conniff Grant program in 2012.

The grants are presented at the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race, held each March at Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, NH. The Cal Conniff awards will be announced on Friday, March 2, 2012 at the opening reception ...

Additional Carriers Expected to Improve Performance of Mobile Broadband Data and Voice Connectivity

KILLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the winter sports season, snow lovers visiting several popular Vermont mountains and ski resorts are expected to experience improved mobile broadband coverage and voice performance as a result of continued investment and innovation by AT&T*. The company announced today that it has co...

Shermans Travel Top-Six Romantic Getaways

LAKE PLACID/WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- Are you looking for a romantic ski vacation this winter? If you are, you might want to consider Whiteface/Lake Placid, N.Y. Shermans Travel has included the two-time Olympic village and Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., as one of their top six Romantic Ski Destinations .

The article describes skiing at the Olympic Mountain, bobsled rides at Mt. Van...

Ski resort works with brands, such as Goslings Rum, Fess Parker Winery, the Shipyard Brewery, and Portland-based restaurants Vignola and Cinque Terre on new menus

Newry, ME (January 5, 2012)-From specialty wine dinners to evenings that feature guest chefs from two highly acclaimed Portland, Maine-based Italian restaurants-Vignola and Cinque Terre-Sunday River Resort is pairing new culinary adventures with its Dining at The Peak experience in t...

-Magic Mountain Opens Tube Park on Friday-

January 5, 2012, Londonderry, VT - The phone has been ringing off the hook and Magic has answered. The Magic Mountain Tube Park is officially open for the season so southern Vermont has its tube back. In a snow-starved winter so far, people are even more anxious to get outside and do something. And, besides skiing and riding, one of those things is sledding - which is pretty tough to do if there's no ...

DENVER, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned for its unmatched ski areas, Colorado also offers an array of winter activities visitors can enjoy off the slopes. The Colorado Tourism Office has highlighted 13 winter activities that make the state a playground for any age and thrill level. To view the full release, visit www.COLORADO.com/MediaRoom/NewsReleases.

Romantic Relaxation. Du...

MIAMI, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As splashed on the headlines this week, snow is refusing to fall on slopes across the U.S. from Aspen to Park City. Club Med, the original all-inclusive resort company with over 80 resorts worldwide, comes to the rescue of ski enthusiasts looking for the freshest powder with plenty of natural snow and great rates at its European ski resorts, starting at $1,064* per person for a seven-night stay at select resorts. Club Me...