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Vail, Co-May 13, 2011-Nickole Moriarty has been promoted to Leisure Sales Manager at the Vail Cascade Resort. Her history at the resort includes a stellar background in reservations and guest service roles at the Vail Cascade Resort, rising from Reservations Sales Associate, to most recently Reservations Manager. Her career has been dedicated to the Vail Cascade and its managing entity, Destination Hotels & Resorts, for seven years. During her tenure she h...

Jay Peak Ski Patrol and Marketing Campaign Receive Prominent Awards

May 17, 2011 (Jay, VT)- It's award season up at Jay Peak as the resort recently received two prominent honors.

The National Ski Patrol earlier this month awarded the Jay Peak Ski Patrol its Eastern Division's Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol decoration for the 2010-11 season. To be named an Outstanding Patrol, a resort's rescue team must distinguish itself on mult...

"Let's Go Fishing" Event Celebrates Weeks Act Centennial and National Get Outdoors Day

Pinkham Notch, NH - This year's "Let's Go Fishing" event scheduled for Saturday, June 18th will be a great way to learn how to fish or develop your fishing skills. As part of the New Hampshire Fish & Game Aquatic Resources Education Program, representatives and volunteers will be joined by the U.S. Forest Service and Appalachian Mountain Club to provide a da...

Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center Announces Summer & Fall Events Schedule

STOWE, VERMONT (May 20, 2011) - The Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center presents a second season of programming during their inaugural year at Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont. Operating year-round as a major component of the East's premier mountain resort, the performing arts center is a state-of-the-art facility for a wide spectrum of events including theatre, all type...

New Hampshire State Championship Finals Scheduled for Sunday, June 19th

Bartlett, NH - Attitash Mountain Resort has announced that it will be hosting the New Hampshire State Championship Finals for the Eastern States Cup downhill mountain biking series. The Eastern States Cup (ESC) is a USA Cycling (USAC) Regional Championship Series. Within the ESC series, three separate USAC State Championships will be contested with 4 events in New York, 4 ...

LUDLOW, Vt. - Tim and Diane Mueller, operators of Okemo Mountain Resort, are pleased to welcome Brian Flanders as the Resort's new executive chef.

Flanders, a native New Englander originally from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, comes to Okemo from the Stone House Resort and Spa, in Little Compton, R.I. As executive chef, he was in charge of two full-service restaurants. He previously held the position of executive chef at the River I...

North American Hockey Academy Makes Jay Peak Home Ice

May 20, 2011 (Jay, VT)- The continent's most elite female hockey players are moving to Jay Peak. The North American Hockey Academy and the resort signed an agreement this week making Jay Peak's Ice Haus Arena the academy's home rink. NAHA, as it is known, also entered into a lease-to-purchase contract with a local hotel to become the property's sole tenant, giving the organization a new he...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (May 8, 2011) - After a long, cold winter that saw more than 16 feet of snow blanket the slopes, Maine's 2010-2011 ski season will come to a close on Monday, May 9, when Sugarloaf celebrates its final day of skiing.

Diehard skiers and riders will take to the slopes for one last time on Monday, which will mark the latest closing date for Sugarloaf in more than a decade. The resort will offer skiing and riding on six t...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (April 28, 2011) - With over 780 runners already registered, this year's Sugarloaf Marathon and 15k will see the largest field of runners in its 29-year history. The marathon, which will be presented by Landry/French Construction Company on Sunday, May 15, is Maine's oldest continuously run marathon, and attracts runners from around the world.

Last year's race saw roughly 720 runners compete in the two races, which w...

MONTPELIER, Vt. - Ski Vermont was honored to extend a gift of the Green Mountains to Prince William of Wales and Miss Kate Middleton: an invitation to Honeymoon in Vermont, the Heart of New England. The invitation was sent today to the Clarence House, the official residence of Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Harry.

In recognition of a love that spans the Atlantic and a legacy as sweet as...