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Clif Bar Fat Tire 40, Wildflower Rush, Chainless World Championships, Bridges of the Butte, plus a Toots & The Maytals concert

MT. CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. - JUNE 14 -Crested Butte Bike Week - formerly Fat Tire Bike Week - returns with a new name to celebrate the evolution of mountain biking in a town recognized by many as the sport's birthplace. Although every week is bike week in Crested Butte, this four-day event, taking place from Thursday, Ju...

MUNICH, GERMANY (MMD Newswire) June 15, 2011 - - RIDE FOR EARTH is the new kid on the block for outdoor athletes who want to demonstrate environmental responsibility.

The privately owned company is offering snow-, wake- and skateboarders, as well as surfers, skiers, bikers and the like the opportunity to offset their rides by planting a tree for every board/ride they own. The concept behind the idea is simple. Manufacturing boards required woo...

Newry, Maine (June 14, 2011)-New this summer, gravity gods and goddesses will have another trail to hone their skills on thanks to the addition of Rock Star-a newly constructed advanced/intermediate single track trail located in the Sunday River Bike Park . Now in its fourth year of continuous operation, the bike park will open for the summer on Friday, June 24, 2011.

Ranging from beginner trails like that of Easy Tiger, which was built two ye...

STOWE, VT-The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum has welcomed four new members to its board of directors as the institution charts a course for its second decade in its iconic Stowe location. The museum is dedicated to collecting and preserving and celebrating the history of skiing and snowboarding in Vermont. It also features an educational outreach program for schools and the media. Joining the board are Denise Cushwa, Rick Hamlin, Greg Morrill and Lance V...

Pat's Peak, Henniker, NH and Attitash Mountain, Bartlett, NH will host the Eastern States Cup USA Cycling Regional Championship Series and the USA Cycling NH State Downhill Mountain Bike Championships June 12th and 19th respectively. The Eastern States Cup Series is a USA Cycling Regional Championship Series and features three USA Cycling State Championships. The NH State Champions will be crowned at Attitash after the race. Both venues will offer Saturday...

WINDHAM, NY (June 6, 2011) -- Windham Mountain president and general manager Tim Woods will assume ownership of the Woods Valley Ski Area in Westernville, NY, about 15 miles northwest of Utica in early Fall 2011.

Mr. Woods will continue to serve as president and general manager at Windham Mountain through the end of the 2011-2012 ski season.
Randy MacDonald, managing partner of Windham Mountain Partners, said that he was surprised by Wo...

Gunnison/Crested Butte Regional Airport daily nonstop jet service, direct from Dallas

MT. CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. - JUNE 8 - In cooperation with the Rural Transportation Authority (RTA), Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) is pleased to announce the return of direct, daily nonstop jet service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Gunnison/Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) on American Airlines throughout the 2011-2012 wint...

BROMLEY MOUNTAIN, Vt - Joseph J. O'Donnell, owner of Bromley Mountain ski area and Vermont's summer Adventure, announced today a leadership change at Bromley.

Mountain Resort Management LLC, owned by Brian and Tyler Fairbank, is retained as the management company for Bromley Mountain and Bill Cairns, former Director of Resort Operations, has been promoted to General Manager and will manage day-to-day operations. President Rich Wiseman retired ...

East Burke, VT - May 31, 2011 - Burke Mountain Ski Area & The Kingdom Trails Association will hold a special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to mark the beginning of lift served mountain biking operations this summer at Burke Mountain with special guest speaker and official "ribbon cutter," Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. The ceremony will take place Saturday, June 25th at 12:00pm outside the Sherburne Base Lodge. The ceremony also marks the beginning of a special...

WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- The June 16-19 second annual Wilmington/Whiteface Bike Fest, in Wilmington, N.Y., celebrates the bicycle. With activities and events including the Wilmington/Whiteface 100k bike race (one of three qualifiers for the Leadville 100), the Whiteface Uphill Road Race and the "Brainless Not Chainless Gravity Ride," the four-day event promises to be a party on two wheels.

The festival kicks off Thursday, June 16, at 8 a.m., when ...