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NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire -- Cranmore Mountain today announced it will extend its winter operating season into April, with skiing and riding offered through Sunday, April 6, and its tubing park open weekends through Sunday, April 27.

With over 135" inches of snow so far this winter and more in the forecast, Cranmore's sunny south facing slopes will be the place for fun, sunshine and skiing with their latest closing date in over 10 years.

HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- March is a great month to enjoy Jiminy Peak. With plenty of snow covering the mountain and 40 trails open, skiing and riding is better than ever. Night operations continue at the mountain through Saturday, March 22nd. Day operations will continue well into April. Upcoming events include the STRIDE Great Race, Retro Day, Jeep Terrain Park Challenge and Spring Fling. E-Coupons are available at jiminypeak.com for $35 on Sunday, March...

LINCOLN, New Hampshire -- March has come in like a lion, dumping over a foot of new snow so far this month on New Hampshire's Loon Mountain. With over seven feet falling since February 1st, Loon announced it will stay open through Monday, April 21.

Loon Mountain kicked off its King of Spring event series on March 1, with the resort's annual TJX Briefcase Race, hosted by WCVB-TV's Mike Lynch. The event, which supports the Breast Cancer Researc...

NEWRY, Maine -- Created from dreams and filled with the energy of children, the Russian American Kids Circus is an ensemble of gifted, young entertainers who will delight audiences with two performances on Saturday, March 22 in the Grand Ballroom at Sunday River's Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center.

The Russian American Kids Circus has been performing on top stages in the U.S. and abroad for over 12 years. Their performance is a unity an...

NEW HARTFORD, Connecticut -- Due in part to the urging of a group of dedicated local mogul enthusiasts, New Hartford Connecticut's Ski Sundown will be hosting the "BUMP or BUST Mogul Competition" this Sunday, March 16. This amateur mogul competition is open to all skiers and snowboarders with the top 16 competitors in each category competing on a dual format mogul course.

Members of the AlpineZone.com forum community first expressed their inte...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- The sight of steam billowing from local sugarhouses marks the start of spring skiing season. And what a sweet season it is. The mixture of warm days and cool nights helps fill sap buckets hanging from maple trees and creates the snow surface conditions that skiers and riders savor through the final days of winter. Okemo Mountain Resort is planning to operate through mid-April, so there's plenty of time to enjoy the spring snow, sunny ski...

FRANCONIA, New Hampshire -- Cannon Mountain will host its Sixth Annual Kristen's Gift Ski Day on March 22.

The event is a fundraiser for Kristen's Gift, the pediatric oncology fund of Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD). The fund was established in memory of 15-year-old Kristen Xiggoros of Manchester, who was treated at CHaD for a rare hepatosplenic lymphoma.

"Cannon Mountain is proud to host Kristen's Gift, an amazing organiz...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- The Jeep Terrain Park Challenge will be held at Jiminy Peak on Sunday, March 16th. The Jeep?В® Terrain Park Challenge is a progressive grassroots program in its third year of promoting safety and responsibility at terrain parks. It offers an expanded line-up of safety education and competition clinics. Registration will take place 8 am - 11 am with the clinic, featuring members of the Rossignol demo team as well as Jiminy Peak S...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire -- Attitash and Peak Resorts announced the sale of the 08/09 winter ski season pass products starting at $349. There are multiple pricing options as well as combination offers capitalizing on other Peak Resorts. For all pricing, passholder benefits and the option to purchase visit www.attitash.com or call (800) 272-5228. Pass offers are as listed starting with the early season purchase rate when...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Sugarloaf holds some great memories for many of the U.S. Ski Team members who will be returning to the mountain March 19-26 for the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships.

Kaylin Richardson, 23, of Minnesota, won her first national title in the slalom at Sugarloaf in 2006, the last time the championships were hosted here. "The U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf is always an event I look forward to," she said....