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HENNIKER, New Hampshire -- Pats Peak announces its seventh annual Diversity Day to be celebrated on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 2008.

The price for entry into the whirlwind of multi-cultural fun is just $32, which includes access to skiing, snowboarding, snowtubing, rentals and lesson tips from 3pm to 9pm (Snowtubing 5pm to 9pm. Lesson Tips 4pm to 6pm).

Diversity Day at Pats Peak celebrates the work, spirit an...

WINTERGREEN, Virginia -- With Mother Nature having already added four inches of snow at Wintergreen Resort as of 11 a.m. and an additional four to six inches forecast to fall throughout the day, winter sports enthusiasts are flocking to the mountain. The return of cold temperatures late last week enabled Wintergreen's fully computerized snowmaking system to create enough of the "white stuff" to allow skiers and snowboarders to enjoy much of the resort's te...

NEWRY, Maine -- Thanks to a cold, snowy December and momentum generated by new ownership, Maine's Sugarloaf and Sunday River ski resorts witnessed a 35 percent increase in business levels during the Holiday period starting December 24 and ending January 6 as compared to a year ago.

Skier visit totals for the entire season to date have responded similarly, posting an increase of 42 percent over a year ago.

"This was the strongest...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- Ski tips meet the digital age as Waterville Valley launches its new "Video Playbook" this week at www.waterville.com. The Playbook helps skiers and riders beef up their snow game with online video tips from Waterville's top instructors, complete with an e-mail option to book a lesson with them. Want to know how to snowboard through the trees? Looking for tips on smooth skiing in th...

JAY, Vermont -- Jay Peak Resort officials care about what their guests want for future development at the resort. So much so that on Monday, Jan. 21, management will sit and chat with about 20 "Jay Peakers" to find out what they would like to see the resort focus on in the next stages of its Master Plan. Construction on the new Tramside base lodge expansion project, which includes a new hotel and expanded room for skier services, is slated to begin in May....

LUDLOW, Vermont -- In Cooperation with the National Ski Areas Association National Safety Awareness Week, January 19 to 25, Okemo Mountain Resort is seeking entries for a Kids' Safety Poster Contest. Prizes will be awarded in select categories.

The poster contest is open to all elementary school students and the theme of the poster must relate to one of the seven points in "The Skier Responsibility Code" or any of the three "Smart Style" eleme...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- Okemo Mountain Resort is pleased to announce the return of National Safety Awareness Week, Jan. 19-25, 2008, to help educate skiers and riders of all ages and promote on-mountain safety. A number of special events are planned throughout the week.

Starting Jan. 19 and running through National Safety Awareness Week, anyone who purchases a new ski or snowboard helmet at Okemo's Snowsports Shop will receive a coupon for 50 perce...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- What better vacation than the family hitting the slopes at Sugarloaf, especially when the kids get to ski for free. This year's Children's Festival Week will be Jan. 14-18, 2008, with activities planned for the whole family to enjoy.

When you stay at Sugarloaf for three or more nights (arriving Jan. 13-15), your children age 4-12 ski free, can participate in Perfect Turn kids programs for free, and get free renta...

JAY, Vermont -- If grabbing a bite of Vermont cheddar at one race gate and chugging a glass of cold milk at another is any indication of the uniqueness of Jay Peak's Dairy Farmer Appreciation Day, then the 20th Anniversary celebration of this annual event on Jan. 25 should prove to be one that again celebrates the soul and essence of Vermont.

Born out of an idea to marry the relationship between the agricultural landscape and tourist-based bus...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- One of the many projects in Killington Resort's ongoing environmental initiatives will be broadcast to a national television audience on the Discovery Network's Science Channel on Tuesday, January 14 at 10 p.m. (EST)

This past summer, Killington Resort invested $50,000 into retrofitting 10 of the resort's walk-in coolers with a Freeaire Refrigeration System, which taps into the greatest source of refrigeration ever creat...