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Lincoln, NH, April 17, 2011 - Twenty-four athletes from Loon Mountain's Snowboard and Freeride Competition Team qualified and fourteen competed at the USA Snowboard Association (USASA) 22nd annual National Championships held at Copper Mountain, CO from April 2nd through April 12th, 2011. Overall, the Loon snowboarders earned six top ten finishes including a first place finish, and the skiers earned four top ten finishes as well as a fifth overall.

Holiday Valley's President and General Manager, Dennis Eshbaugh recently announced the Ellicottville resort will be reinvesting $5.3 million this year to expand and improve winter and summer operations. Holiday Valley's major projects include construction of Sky High Outdoor Adventure Park, a new quad chairlift, snowmaking upgrades, a new grooming machine and expansion of the pool area at the Inn at Holiday Valley.

The $2.5 million Sky High A...

Newry, Maine (April 18, 2011)-On Sunday, April 24, Sunday River Ski Resort invites skiers and riders, as well as their friends and family, to celebrate the Easter holiday resort-style, starting with a sunrise service at 7 a.m. followed by a children's Easter Egg Hunt starting at 9 a.m.

As luck would have it, Easter Sunday also coincides with the resort's last day of the season and as a result, Sunday River will be offering free skiing and ridi...

WILMINGTON, N.Y. - Don't put away the skis and the boards just yet, the golf clubs, the rakes and the spring cleaning chores can wait one more weekend. Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., re-opens Friday through Sunday, April 15-17, for more great spring skiing and riding.

The Face Lift, Summit Quad and Mountain Run chairs will be available for skiers and riders so no beginner terrain will be available. Lift tickets prices will be $35 for...

RANGELEY, ME - Saddleback Ski Resort in the legendary Rangeley Lakes Region will be open on Good Friday, April 22, offering $29 lift tickets to Maine residents. Non-resident lift tickets are $35. Saddleback has extended its season by operating Saturdays and Sundays into May as snow conditions warrant.

"Our cooler temperatures are sustaining the snow pack on the mountain. We have had over 265 inches of snow this season. It is a great opportunit...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today in celebration of the record-setting snowfall in Colorado and Lake Tahoe this season, it is reducing the prices on 2011-2012 season passes in a special, limited-time offer. Beginning Friday, April 15 through May 8, 2011, the Company is dropping the price by $20 for adults and $10 for children, teens and seniors on the Epic Pass, Epic Local Pass, Epic 7-Day, Sum...

KILLINGTON, Vt. (April 14, 2011) - Killington Resort announced today a number of summer projects that will enhance skier and rider experiences for the 2011-12 season.

Most notable is the removal of the Peak Lodge from the 4,100 foot level of Killington Peak which was originally constructed as the return station of the original gondola and included a dining facility. "Constructed in the late 1960's, this facility has reached its usable life spa...

LUDLOW, Vt. - Five racers represented Okemo Mountain Resort at this year's NASTAR National Championship in March. The event took place at Winter Park.

Jim Knabb, of Medford Lakes, N.J., took fifth place in the Male 55-59 Bronze. Christine Jenne, of Huntington, N.Y., took third place in the Female 55-59 Platinum. Bob Zawacki, of Farmington, Conn., placed fifth in the Male 70-74 Gold. Joshua Rosenberg, of Ridgewood, N.J. placed second in the Ma...

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On Saturday, April 30, Stowe Mountain Resort will host The Bacon Brothers live in concert. The celebrated siblings and their stellar band mates will perform songs off their numerous albums including the latest release 'New Years Day.' The performance will take place at 8:00pm in the new Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available online at

Pinkham Notch, NH- On Sunday, April 3, 2011, Great Glen Trails ended its 2010/2011 winter season. Summer operations will begin in May.

Thanks to late season snow, Great Glen Trails was able to extend the season into April offering terrific cross country ski and snowshoeing conditions right until the final day. Although the season got off to a slow start, not opening until December 18, 2010, Great Glen Trails remained open for 107 consecutive ...