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WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- This is the fourth year that Waterville Valley Resort is turning its mountain pink to raise funds for Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) on Superbowl Sunday, February 1. There will be lots of ways for skiers and riders to participate including an Oakley Pink Rail Jam and an Ultimate Pink Raffle featuring women's skis and snowboards from Rome, Burton, Nitro, Salomon, K2, Flow and Forum. Also in the raffle are products from...

ALBANY, New York -- Now's the time to hit the slopes in New York State. This past week, many ski areas across state received 5 to 6 inches of snow, including HoliMont in Ellicottville, which received 33 inches, and Kissing Bridge in Glenwood, which got 21 inches. The stage has been set for some of the best skiing and riding of the season.

"Skiing and riding in New York has never been better," according to Scott Brandi, president and executive...

STOWE, Vermont -- Some of the country's best amateur and professional Ice Carvers will compete by creating frozen masterpieces in Stowe this Saturday, January 24. The nationally sanctioned NICA event comes at the conclusion of Stowe's week-long Winter Carnival, an annual celebration around the ski area since 1922.

The Ice Carving Competition will take place between 11:00am and 3:00pm in the Spruce Peak Plaza, with an awards ceremony and apr??s...

GILFORD, New Hampshire -- Officials at Gunstock Mountain Resort and the Belknap County Sheriff's Department are joining forces to combat a rash of equipment thefts that have occurred since the beginning of this years ski season.

Belknap County Sheriff Craig Wiggin reports that 49 theft reports have crossed his desk since Gunstock's opening day, up alarmingly compared to prior seasons. "It's obvious there is some organization to these thefts b...

HIGHMOUNT, New York -- Belleayre Mountain, aware of the tough economic times, is sensitive to the needs of the market place. With this in mind Belleayre is proud to announce its continuing effort to provide affordable opportunities not only to benefit skiers and riders but the local economy as well. Belleayre's recent cooperative effort with the Ulster County, Delaware County, and Central Catskill Chambers of Commerce as well as the Belleayre Region Lodgin...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- With New England and New York out of contention for The Big Game this year, eastern ski resorts should see a little more action on the slopes when Sunday, Feb. 1 rolls around. Whether football fans are cheering for the Steelers or the Cardinals, Okemo Mountain Resort has the ticket to pre-game skiing and riding with the Big Game Sunday Solution and an even better deal for the day after.

Okemo is taking $10 off the price of ...

RENSSELAER, New York -- Doug Henry is a testament to how a professional athlete who acquires a disability can come back from injury to enjoy sports to the fullest. STRIDE welcomes him as an athlete, mono-skier and Honorary Board member.

One of the most popular AMA motocross racers ever, Henry had his first major success in 1993 as a member of Team Honda, where he claimed the 125 East Supercross and the 125 National Championship. In 1994, he r...

NEWRY, Maine -- Sunday River has been selected to host the 2009 Nature Valley NASTAR Open January 31 ??“ February 1, 2009. The Nature Valley NASTAR Open is open to all NASTAR participants but limited to the first 600 racers that register. The male and female with the fasted times posted from the Race of Champions on Sunday, February 1, will win entry, airline tickets, and lodging to the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships in Steamboat Springs,...

SNOWSHOE, West Virginia -- Snowshoe Mountain Resort announced today that all 60 of the mountain's slopes will be open beginning Friday, January 23. Lower Shay's Revenge, the only slope not currently open on the mountain, will make its season debut on Friday morning. This will be the first time since the 2006-2007 season that Lower Shay's, a double black diamond expert slope, has opened.

On Monday, the mountain's half-pipe, located at the Silve...

PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire -- Wildcat Mountain's annual $9 lift ticket day is set for Friday, January 23rd and will mark an anniversary weekend recognizing 51 years of lift-serviced skiing and riding and 75 years from when the Wildcat Trail was first developed. It was only $9 for 10 gondola rides back in 1958 and for that same original price, it will offer a full-day's access to over 2,100 vertical feet aboard New Hampshire's most powerful and arguably f...