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WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- The hometown 4th of July parade, Independence Day Festival, evening outdoor concert and fireworks add sparkle and tradition to an action packed getaway to Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. The resort's Summer Unlimited "Independence Weekend " special offers two nights lodging, daily recreation including 9-holes of golf, mountain biking, tennis, ice skating, use of the indoor athletic center, boating on Corcoran's Pond, 4...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Sugarloaf has announced that Brad Larsen, a ski industry veteran and the former Director of Marketing for Snowshoe Resort in West Virginia, will join the resort as the new Director of Sales and Marketing.

Larsen brings more than eight years experience in ski industry sales and marketing, including two years as Director of Marketing at Snowshoe, where he received numerous accolades from the West Virginia Division ...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- The Sugarloaf Golf Club, consistently ranked as one of Maine and New England's premier golf courses for the past 24 years, will kick off the 2009 golf season on Thursday, June 18. New for this season, Sugarloaf will expand its acclaimed Golf School offerings to include specific theme weeks and complimentary clinics with any golf and stay package.

Greens fees will be just $65 for unlimited play during Sugarloaf's o...

NORTH CREEK, New York -- Gore Mountain's summer/fall season will have a continued focus on new improvements to keep making the guests' winter experience better.

Snowmaking will be ready to go on "Sagamore," an enormous expert trail on Burnt Ridge Mountain that consumes over 1400' vertical. Burnt Ridge is Gore Mountain's newest area of development, featuring a high-speed quad and an excellent mix of more difficult and most difficult terrain. <...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- At the Vermont Ski Areas Association's 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting today, the industry trade group announced that Vermont's ski resorts recorded 4,068,696 skier visits for the 2008-09 season.

"Vermont's ski industry held up very well in spite of the enormous challenges of the current economic climate," said Parker Riehle, President of the Vermont Ski Areas Association. "Skiing and snowboarding are lifestyle sports t...

HIGHMOUNT, New York -- The summer of 2009 is off to a good start. The First Annual Splash into Summer Extravaganza was a huge success, giving area visitors an exciting preface to the summer months ahead. Hundreds of spectators watched the brand new Triple Crown Sporting events, including a summertime rail jam that had over 60 participants on skis and snowboards. The overall rail jam performer, Ryan Anderson of Bedminster, New Jersey, brought home the $250 ...

NEWRY, Maine -- The Sunday River Golf Club opens for the season on Friday, June 5, 2009. New this summer, golfers can take advantage of Sunday River Golf Club's addition of the Harris Golf Discovery Schools. As part of the new Harris Golf Discovery Schools, "Golf School Getaways" will be offered in conjunction with Sunday River Resort. Other Harris Golf Discovery School programs include "Welcome to Golf," "Women's Welcome to Golf" and "Junior Golf Clinics....

BRETTON WOODS, New Hampshire -- Mount Washington Resort, located in Bretton Woods, NH is pleased to announce the hiring of David Ousterhout as the Resort's new Golf Course Superintendent. The Golf Club at Mount Washington Resort offers 27 holes of championship golf, including the newly restored 18-hole Mount Washington Course and nine-hole Mount Pleasant Course.

David Ousterhout obtained his Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, with an emphasis i...

HENNIKER, New Hampshire -- Pats Peak in Henniker, NH will host the 8th Annual Pats Peak 24 Hour Mountain Bike Festival the weekend of July 11 & 12, 2009. The weekend is presented by Pats Peak along with S&W Sports of Concord, NH, Root 66 Series Northeast XC Race Series and USA Cycling. Sponsors for the event include MB Tractor & Equipment and Grappone Automotive.

Bicycle riders from all over New England come to Pats Peak to participate in thi...

NEWRY, Maine -- Sunday River opens for the summer season on Friday, June 26 with new scenic Chondola rides, 26 miles of Maine's only lift-serviced mountain biking terrain and direct access to guided fly-fishing, ATV and Ranger tours all from the resort's South Ridge Base Lodge. As well, Sunday River is home to the award-winning Sunday River Golf Club designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. Sunday River's convenient location, just 1.5 hours from Portland, ME, 1 ...