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Bartlett & Pinkham Notch, NH - Wildcat Mountain and Attitash Mountain Resort were recently included among hundreds of new imagery maps released in Google's Street View collections. The New Hampshire resorts had allowed and coordinated with Google their visit to the mountains and assisted with their collecting 360-degree imagery of the ski slopes, trails ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- While most of us were enjoying turkey, football and family during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a number of Lake Placid area and ORDA supported athletes were competing in World Cup and international events around the globe. Here's how they fared.

Alpine Skiing:
Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, N.Y.), Tommy Beisemeyer (Keene, N.Y.): The alpine World Cup series opened in Lake Louise, Canada. In Saturday's, Nov...

December 6, 2011 - Kahuna Creations (www.KahunaCreations.com) is stoked to revolutionize the snowboard industry. We evolved the Kahuna Big Stick to let you get your stand-up paddle on while on a snowboard.

With the patent-pending Kahuna Snow Stick, you'll take snowboarding to the next level.

- Ride faster on flats
- Get deeper carves
- XC snowboarding
- Keep newbies ...

Newry, Maine (Dec. 4, 2011) - 250 Santas skiing and riding the slopes of Sunday River donated a total of $2,220 to local charity today, as part of the 12th Annual Santa Sunday . Money raised benefits the Bethel Rotary Club's annual Christmas toy drive.

Participants who donned head-to-toe Santa attire received a free day of skiing or riding for today's event, as well an additional lift ticket to use any time before December 16, 2011. A minimum ...

December 2, 2011 - Lakewood, Colo. - In recognition of a legacy with roots that reach back 50 years, the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) and American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI) has released a book chronicling the history of the association's role in the evolution of snowsports.

American Snow, written by award-winning author and editor Peter Kray, is the story of great breakthroughs-and the incredible people behi...

NORTH CONWAY, NH- This December, Cranmore is the place to be, with a host of fun family activities all month long. This in combination with over $7 million in improvements over the last 18 months makes the holidays extra special at North Conway's hometown mountain. With the addition of the new giant swing and indoor adventure zone to the resort's mountain coaster and tubing park , there are more activities than ever on top of all that great skiing and ridi...

LUDLOW, Vt. - During this holiday season, Okemo invites skiing and snowboarding guests to consider the needs of those less fortunate. On Sunday, Dec. 18, Okemo Mountain Resort will host its annual Holiday Cares and Shares Food Drive. When skiers and snowboarders donate at least five non-perishable food items, a new child's toy or new clothing item, their generosity will be rewarded with a discounted day of skiing and riding at Okemo.

Okemo Mo...

Specialty athletic retailer announces 2012 plans for Burlington store

BOSTON, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- City Sports announced today that it will open a new store in Burlington, Vt. next summer, marking the Boston-based brand's latest retail venture in New England and its first in the Green Mountain state.

Scheduled for a June 2012 opening, the City Sports Burlington store will be located at 35 Church Street, complementing the r...

The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Offers Premier Lodging for Winter Travelers

THE PUEBLO OF SANTA ANA, N.M., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With some of the best skiing in the nation, it may surprise you that the state with the highest ski area in the country is actually the sunny state of New Mexico(1). With more than one million skiers navigating New Mexican slopes last year(2), its central region's ski season will kick-off this weekend at Ski Santa Fe...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- It was a successful World Cup week for several Lake Placid area athletes. Many posted their first top-10s of the season and two raced to career-best World Cup finishes.

Alpine Skiing:
Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, N.Y.), Tommy Beisemeyer (Keene, N.Y.): The FIS alpine World Cup series stopped in Beaver Creek, Colo. last weekend, Dec. 2-5. Weibrecht skied to a World Cup career-best 10th in Saturday's Super G. The fi...