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CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Following 12 inches of new snow since Monday, January 18, Sugarloaf opened its fabled backside snowfields to skiers and riders today for the first time this season. Sugarloaf's snowfields offer skiers and riders wide open, above treeline expanses and dramatic pitches unlike any other terrain in the East.

Sugarloaf has received a foot of new snow in the past week, and a total of 88 inches so far this season.

BOYNE FALLS, Michigan -- In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Boyne Resorts committed a donation of $1 from every lift ticket sold Saturday, January 16, at its mountain resorts across North America. Donations were also accepted from the thousands of guests who visited the resorts during the holiday weekend and the combined contribution to American Red Cross and Canadian Red Cross totals $30,528.

"We are saddened by the devastat...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Light snow over the past two and a half days has resulted in 10 inches of new snow at Sugarloaf, leaving the resort nearly 100 percent open with the best conditions so far this season, according to resort officials.

Three inches of snow fell during the day on Monday Jan 18, followed by another three inches on Tuesday, and four inches overnight Tuesday night.

The new snow has pushed Sugarloaf's tra...

HENNIKER, New Hampshire -- Pats Peak, New Hampshire's premier family snowsports destination, is hosting an exciting Mascot Day on Sunday, January 24, 2010. Mascots from all over the area will be at Pats Peak for a Mascot Fashion Show along with fun activities! Guests can bring a camera to have their photo taken with some fun mascots.

Schedule of Events:

Mascots will be here starting at 10am

1pm: Tug of War, Fashion Sh...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- Based on skier visits, Okemo Mountain Resort recorded its best Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday weekend since 2002. The popular resort saw 23 percent more skiers and riders compared to the same holiday weekend last year and was 16 percent ahead of projections for the week.

A skier visit is defined as one person participating in the sport of snow sliding for all or part of a day.

"For the first time since 200...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Favorable weather, expansive open terrain and a nighttime concert by rock legends Litte Feat all contributed to give Sugarloaf its busiest Martin Luther King Jr Weekend in nearly seven years this past weekend.

Skiers and riders were out en masse on Saturday and Sunday, and Sugarloaf recorded its highest lodging occupancy for MLK Jr Weekend since 2003. Sugarloaf-operated lodging units were at 93 percent occupancy...

HIGHMOUNT, New York -- Belleayre will be a busy place this week and next as we prepare to kick off our annual Winter Festival Week this Saturday, January 23 with the Kids Winter Carnival and a Slopestyle Park Jam sponsored by Stoked Mentoring. All week, a variety of activities are slated in communities around the area including parades, bonfires, skating parties and more. And we will again offer the popular "Taste of the Town" on Monday, January 25. On top...

STOWE, Vermont -- On January 16, 1934 the Mt. Mansfield Ski Club (MMSC) was legally incorporated with a charter that stated the club was to promote 'good health' and all other facilities for winter recreation in Stowe, Vermont. Thus was laid the beginnings of the Mt. Mansfield Ski Patrol (MMSP), which remains as the oldest ski patrol in the United States.

The MMSP led to the creation of ski patrols across the country, which led to the creation...

GILFORD, New Hampshire -- Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford, New Hampshire will be collecting donations for the people of Haiti over this Martin Luther King vacation weekend. All monies collected at the ticket windows and guest services will be give to the American Red Cross, Haitian Relief Fund. Please consider giving $1, or $5, or $10 or more when purchasing your lift ticket this weekend to support the worldwide effort to help the people of Haiti who h...

HUNTER, New York -- Hunter Mountain hopes to donate tens of thousands of dollars to survivors of the recent earthquake in Haiti, with the help of its Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend visitors.

Hunter Mountain, the largest ski & snowboard resort in the Catskill region expects record attendance this weekend with projections of over 15,000 visitors and will be offering a variety of ways for those to contribute to the relief effort at hand...