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LUDLOW, Vermont -- The question on every child's mind when they travel for the holidays is, "Will Santa Claus know where to find me if I'm not at home on Christmas Eve?"

With so many families spending the holidays at Okemo Mountain Resort, we wanted to make sure Santa wouldn't miss any of our young guests," said Vice President and General Manager Bruce Schmidt. "We conducted a test last Christmas Eve and we were pleasantly surprised with the ...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Sugarloaf is the place to be for this year's Holiday Vacation Week, with a full calendar of events for the whole family, as well as some of the best December conditions in years.

Holiday week festivities will include a Double Header Comedy Night, the Carry the Torch for a Cure Torchlight Parade and Fireworks, and a Family New Year's Party.

Spend the days on the slopes, and then be a part of one of S...

NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire -- Cranmore kicks off its Platinum year with a special 70th anniversary lift ticket price on Friday, December 21, 2007, when the venerable resort will roll back the clocks and offer a full day ticket for only $3.30 for all ages. That's what skiers were paying back when World War II was looming and FDR was in the White House ??В¦ and Cranmore first operated the Skimobile. No advance purchase is necessary and the offer is open t...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- Jiminy Peak's Recreational Race League is now taking reservations for the 2008 season. The race league season begins on January 10th. This season, racing returns to the Ace of Spades after spending the past 3 seasons on the Exhibition East trail. Race League teams consist of four members each that race against each other in a fun, competitive atmosphere every Thursday night for seven consecutive weeks. To join the race league cont...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- Waterville Valley's award-winning Learn to Ski and Ride Passport Program gets a re-charge this season thanks to new partnerships with Anon Goggles, R.E.D. Helmets and Sport Thoma, the resort's new on-mountain retail shop. Waterville Valley has also upped the ante...

WILMINGTON, New York -- The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announced Monday that Whiteface will offer two days of adaptive ski clinics for anyone interested in teaching the visually challenged.

These free clinics are slated for December 15-16. Attendees will learn how to teach the blind and visually-impaired how to ski as well as using sit-down equipment to ski, according to Don Dew, Director of the Adaptive Snow...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- The spirit of the holidays prevailed during Okemo Mountain Resort's annual "Cares and Shares" Food Drive Nov. 25. Skiers and snowboarders visiting the resort donated food, clothing, toys and money to help those in need throughout the Okemo Valley area.

Okemo ambassadors, in their telltale red ski parkas, accepted donations throughout the day. They collected more than 1,500 food items and $730 in cash donations. The Black Riv...

STOWE, Vermont -- Nearly three feet of snow has fallen on Mt. Mansfield and Spruce Peak at Stowe Mountain Resort in the past week. The favorable winter weather really started over a month ago, when snowmaking operations kicked into high gear to prepare for another season at the Ski Capital of the East. Today, trails including Stowe's famed Front Four are open with powder conditions and even the Cross Country Ski Center is open earlier than it's been in man...

NEWRY, Maine -- Now every member of the family can enjoy a Sunday River season pass. New passes designed specifically for Fido are on sale at the season pass office at the South Ridge Base Lodge. The $20 passes are not valid for access to the ski slopes, but will provide all the benefits of dog identification including name and phone number along with a photo.

Sunday River is not responsible if Fido eats his or her season pass ID tag.
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KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Pico Mountain is teaming up with the United Way of Rutland County for the third-straight year to raise funds to benefit the local community on Pico's opening weekend December 14th through the 16th.

"Over the past two years Pico Mountain has donated more than $20,000 to the United Way of Rutland County," said Dave Rathbun, director of sales and marketing for Killington Resort and Pico Mountain. "And once again, we're plea...