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LUDLOW, Vermont -- When skiers and snowboarders visit Okemo Mountain Resort on Tuesday, April 1, they can ski and ride all day for free if they donate a minimum of three non-perishable food items to Okemo's April Fool's Food Drive.

Teams of Okemo Mountain Resort staff members will be posted at Okemo's Clock Tower base area and at the Jackson Gore base area, where they will collect food items in exchange for a complimentary ticket voucher to be...

EAST BURKE, Vermont -- Burke Mountain announces today that on Sunday March 30th at 8pm, Burke Mountain and Magic Hat Brewery present, in concert, platinum-selling national recording artist Edwin McCain in the Sherburne Base Lodge. A Greenville, South Carolina native, the singer/songwriter McCain fuses his southern roots with folk, blues and rock and is best known for two smash hit singles, "I'll Be" and "I Could Not Ask For More". A tireless troubadour who...

NEWRY, Maine -- Sunday River's biggest party of the year, Parrot Head Weekend is slated for April 4-6 and features nearly 20 events spread over three days including four different Jimmy Buffet cover bands, the infamous margarita mixoff, pond skimming, the Bust ???n' Burn mogul competition and more. The Parrot Head Festival was recently ranked as one of Skiing Magazine's top 5 Mountain Fests. More information is available at

NEWRY, Maine -- New England skiers and snowboarders will be experiencing a new mode of mountain transport during the 2008-2009 winter season as Sunday River prepares to install the first Chondola in the Northeastern U.S. The $7.2 million hybrid lift is one of four in North America and will transport skiers, snowboarders and summer guests from the South Ridge Base Area to the summit of North Peak, a location from which six of Sunday River's eight peaks are ...

HUNTER, New York -- Soon after the snowsports season ends, one of Hunter Mountain's most popular event kicks off. TAP New York, now in its 11th year, will be hosted again at Hunter Mountain. TAP New York features over 90 microbrews from over 30 New York state breweries. The festival will be held on April 26 & 27, 2008, from 1pm - 5pm in and around Hunter Mountain's base lodge, in the heart of the Northern Catskills.

What is now known as TAP Ne...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Vermont's Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in the East, announces 2008-09 season pass prices and $8.4 million in on-mountain improvements to kick off its 50th birthday season.

"We are very excited to be announcing this capital improvement plan," said Chris Nyberg, president and general manager of Killington Resort and PicoMountain. "Last summer we invested $3.5 million into improvements immediatel...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- Waterville Valley's annual spring concert is featuring Toots & The Maytals, part of the Bud Light Concert Tour, on Saturday, April 5. The show kicks off at 7:30 p.m., for those 18 and over, with the opening act, Peter Kilpatrick Band, under the tent at the base of the ski area.

Advance concert tickets are $15 and $10 for college students. Add $5 each for tickets purchased on April 5th. A ski all day and regg...

West Dover, Vermoont -- Legendary reggae band Toots and the Maytals will headline Mount Snow's annual Reggaefest Saturday night, March 29, 2008. The concert caps a weekend-long festival of live music, food, Spring skiing and riding, and entertaining on-snow competitions.

Toots and the Maytals are just one of several acts slated to perform over the weekend. Boston-based reggae band Jah Ni will open for Toots and the Maytals Saturday night under...

NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire -- Local youngsters between the ages of 8 and 13 have the opportunity to participate in the Jr. Olympic Skills Competition. This grassroots youth participation program allows boys and girls, competing separately, the opportunity to showcase their athletic abilities in three athletic events: basketball, tennis, and track & field. The program is designed to encourage youth participation in sports while promoting sportsmanship.

LUDLOW, Vermont -- On Saturday, March 29, Okemo Mountain Resort will celebrate Sustainable Slopes Day with music, events, food sampling, giveaways and the IZ Style Winter Tour and Reverb Eco-Village. Discounted lift tickets will be available to skiers and riders who carpool to the resort that day.

Sustainable Slopes Day commemorates Okemo Mountain Resort's continued support of a charter developed by the National Ski Areas Association. The Sust...