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SNOWSHOE, West Virginia -- Snowshoe Mountain is pleased to offer guests booking a three or more night package for the period of March 13-24 a FREE iPod?В© shuffle. Now through February 4, when guests book a stay of three of more nights at the region's largest winter destination, they'll receive the music industry's hottest gadget. For more information, or to make your reservations today, call our reservation hotline at 1-877-441-4FUN.

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LAKE PLACID, New York -- The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) and Coca-Cola have teamed together to present "Why Not Wednesdays" at Whiteface and Gore Mountains.

Ski and ride with Coca-Cola on "Why Not Wednesdays" for just $35. Present any Coca-Cola product at Whiteface, in Wilmington, or Gore, in North Creek, and purchase the one-day adult lift ticket for only $35. This offer is valid Wednesdays starting January 2, 2008 through c...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Thanks to phenomenal early season snowfall - 100 inches by the first of the New Year - Sugarloaf is celebrating by offering $35 lift tickets Jan. 21-25.

"We've had such good fortune this winter, that we wanted to pass it on to the skiers and riders," says Frank Guerriero, Sugarloaf's director of marketing. "The conditions have been fantastic all season long, and this is the perfect time for everyone to head to the...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- Potter Brothers Demo Day at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort has been rescheduled for Sunday, January 13th. Representatives from top manufacturers will be at the Resort with this season's newest and best equipment.

Manufacturers who will have equipment available that day include Rossignol Skis, Salomon Skis and Snowboards, Burton Snowboards and more. To demo equipment you must provide a valid Driver's License and Credit Ca...

FRANCONIA NOTCH, New Hampshire -- Cannon Mountain will be performing maintenance on one of its primary lifts next week. On Monday, January 14th & Tuesday, January 15th, previously unscheduled maintenance will be performed on the Peabody Express Quad. The quad will be out of operation on those two days as the cable is re-spliced and re-tucked.

"The maintenance is not safety-related," stated Lift Operations and Maintenance Manager Bruce Sullivan...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Sugarloaf's fabled Backside Snowfields will open for the season on Saturday, Jan. 5, the earliest opening date since 1997, due to substantial snowfall. The double black diamond, above treeline experience is unlike any other terrain in the East with wide open expanses and dramatic pitches.

"The snowfields are part of Sugarloaf's unique mountain experience," said Frank Guerriero, Sugarloaf's marketing director. "Bec...

WILMINGTON, New York -- A strong gust of wind was to blame Saturday afternoon when a quadruple chair became entangled with a communications line at Whiteface Mountain resulting in a derailment and subsequent automatic stoppage of the lift.

The incident occurred on the Summit Quad Chair at approximately 3:20 p.m., and saw 47 skiers and snowboarders evacuated safely by trained Whiteface personnel. The process calls for the evacuees to be lowered...

FRANCONIA, New Hampshire -- From a new terrain park geared toward the littler crowd to fun events just for kids, Cannon Mountain has plenty to offer young skiers and riders this winter.

"With its diverse terrain and programs for all ages and abilities, more and more families are discovering what a true family mountain Cannon is," said Marketing Director Amy Bassett. "Cannon has many generations of families skiing together."

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NEWRY, Maine -- Actor and comedian Lenny Clarke is returning to Sunday River January 25-27 to host his annual Ski Classic benefiting The Genesis Fund. Participants will enjoy three days of skiing, two nights of lodging at Sunday River's Grand Summit Hotel, receptions, a banquet, fireworks, a comedy show and more.

This will be the third year that Sunday River has hosted the Lenny Clarke Ski Classic. Over 350 guests attended Sunday River's fir...

MONTPELIER, Vermont -- Winter in Vermont often welcomes six times the state's population in nearby travelers seeking mountain vacations. Convenience to its customers, means that the approximately 80 million people who live within a day's drive to Vermont can ski more, travel less and get there safely.

In 2005, 3.8 million people visited Vermont in the winter months, December to March, reported by Erica Houskeeper, Director of Communications at...