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LAKE PLACID, New York -- The Art Devlin Cup, symbolic of ski jumping excellence over three competitions, will be up for grabs, Wednesday, Dec. 30, in Lake Placid, N.Y. when the Olympic Jumping Complex hosts the 55th Annual New Year's Masters Ski Jump. The event will be conducted by the New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), managers of Lake Placid's Winter Olympic venues. The annual competition will take place on the 90-meter hill beginnin...

LAKE PLACID, New York -- Looking to take your family on an affordable ski vacation to one of the top winter wonderlands in the United States? Why not pack them up and head to Lake Placid, N.Y. The two-time Olympic village was recently chosen by Ski.com as one of the 2010 most affordable ski resorts,' as well as a top-10 winter wonderland by TripAdvisor.com.

According to Ski.com, there are great values to be had when skiing in the East. The art...

NEWRY, Maine -- Sunday River is excited to announce the celebration of its 50th Birthday on Saturday, December 19, 2009. Complete with live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights, one of the largest fireworks displays the state of Maine has ever seen, and a Viking look-alike contest - Sunday River's 50th Birthday will be the largest celebration the resort has ever thrown.

"There is a lot to celebrate with Sunday River's 50 years of operat...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Pico Mountain is happy to announce a partnership with the United Way of Rutland County for the weekend of December 18-20. The United Way will receive 100 percent of all donations made.

Guests who donate $20 or more to the United Way will receive a free Pico Express Card, a $26 value. Express Card holders receive $10 to $18 savings on their lift tickets every day of the season, and will enjoy direct-to-lift access - no w...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- It's the holiday season and Okemo is welcoming families with a full slate of on-snow fun and apres ski events and activities.

Dec. 23: Last Chance Santa. At 4 p.m., Santa Claus makes a Jackson Gore grand entrance in a convoy of snowcats for a pre-Christmas visit with children before the jolly old elf makes his way to the North Pole for final holiday preparations.

Dec. 26: OkeMov...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- Potter Brothers Demo Day will take place at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort on Sunday, December 20th. The annual event offers guests the opportunity to try out the latest in ski and snowboard equipment from top manufacturers, free of charge. Companies in attendance at this season's event are Volkl, Rossignol, K2, Atomic, Nordica, Dynastar and Line skis and DC, Salomon, K2 and Rossignol snowboards. The event will be held 9 am - 2 pm in...

LAKE PLACID, New York -- Several of world's best Nordic combined and skeleton athletes, as well as bobsled teams will be vying for Olympic team spots when they compete this weekend, Friday-Sunday, Dec. 18-20, in Lake Placid, N.Y. The road to Vancouver and the 2010 Winter Games continues to make its way through the two-time Olympic village when 90 athletes from 13 countries compete in the FIS Intercontinental Cup Nordic combined event and more than 170 athl...

NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire -- The last B&M Snow Train left North Conway Station in 1950, but the steam trains will ride the rails again this December, thanks the return of an event sure to please families, rail fans and skiers alike. The Snow Train Celebration will roll into North Conway on Dec. 19, 2009, a special event by the Conway Scenic Railroad and Cranmore Mountain Resort. The event will be prefaced on Fri. Dec. 18th with Ticket Roll Back Day at Cr...

NEW HARTFORD, Connecticut -- On Friday, December 18, Ski Sundown opens for the season with 6 out of 15 trails with 8 additional trails open by Saturday and 100% of its terrain open by Monday, December 20.

Ski Sundown began snowmaking operations on Sunday, December 6 and despite ups and downs in the temperatures over the past 10 days, Chris Sullivan, Operations Manager said, "We will open on Friday with full coverage on 6 trails including a te...

HENNIKER, New Hampshire -- Pats Peak, great family friendly mountain, is opening for the 09/10 season on Friday, December 11, 2009, with some great warm up action with a top to bottom run, Duster down through Lower East Wind, along with the Bluster and Gusty trails. There will be a terrain park with a half dozen features on the Gusty trail. The Hurricane chairlift and the Bluster carpet will be operating from 8:30am to 4pm. The Rental Shop, Cafeteria, Sled...