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LUDLOW, Vermont -- During this season of giving thanks, it is also time to consider the needs of those less fortunate. On November 25, the Sunday following Thanksgiving, Okemo is hosting its annual Cares and Shares Food Drive. When skiers and snowboarders donate at least three non-perishable food items, a new child's toy or new clothing item, their generosity will be rewarded with an entire day of skiing and riding at Okemo for just $25.

Okem...

GILFORD, New Hampshire -- It's the Boston Ski Show, the annual pilgrimage to the Bayside expo to find out all that is new at the resorts, and to get excited for the coming season. Gunstock this year tout's its 70th anniversary and has put another 1 million dollars into the mountain again this off season. Additionally, in order to help offset all of its customers carbon footprint, Gunstock is giving out 1,500 Norway Spruces to get their customers involved. ...

NEWRY, Maine -- In addition to dependable snow, Sunday River is offering a host of events Thanksgiving weekend. Many Bethel area eateries, including Legends Restaurant in the Grand Summit Resort Hotel feature full Thanksgiving dinners and Sunday River will offer as much variety as a holiday spread with an array of events throughout the weekend.

Skiers and snowboarders will have the opportunity to try out the latest gear from over a dozen manu...

BOSTON, Massachusetts -- The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) this winter is introducing greater variety to outdoor adventure in New Hampshire's White Mountains with new 50+ Adventure Camp weeks and naturalist-led Lodge-to-Hut overnight adventures, including a new tour geared toward families. Shorter, one-hour to half-day "walk-on" activities complete the full spectrum of expert-led AMC Outdoor Explorations, which offer a combination of guided outdoor excur...

SCHENECTADY, New York --- Price Chopper has launched its popular "Ski Any 3" Passbooks. The Family Mountain Passbook ($109) includes 3 passes good for a full day adult lift ticket at the pass holders' choice of six New York and New England mountains: Gore Mountain (New York), Windham Mountain (New York), Jiminy Peak (Massachusetts), Belleayre (New York), Ski Sundown (Connecticut) or Mount Sunapee (New Hampshire). The Big Mountain Passbook ($129) includes 3...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Thanks to two weeks of optimal snowmaking temperatures, Killington Resort opens for the 2007-08 ski and snowboard season Friday at 9 a.m. with up to 19 trails served by three lifts off Killington Peak and Snowdon Mountain.

Killington Resort, which features the most extensive snowmaking system in the world covering more than 750 of the resort's 1,215 total acres, began snowmaking operations off the 4,241-foot summit of Ki...

GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusetts -- Ski Butternut, described by SKI Magazine as "a true family mountain" and "family gem", proudly announces a major upgrade of its snowmaking facilities, allowing it to cover its slopes with three to five-feet of man-made snow, twice as fast as in previous years.

A brand-new, state-of-the-art pump house, costing in excess of one million dollars will permit the southern Berkshire ski area to more than double the...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- The snowmaking crews at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire have been taking advantage of recent cold temperatures and the resort opens for the season this Saturday, November 17. Skiing and riding will be at the summit on two High Country trails serviced by the High Country lift. The White Peak Quad Chairlift will run for access only.

According to Tom Day, General Manager, "The next step in the snowmaking plan...

NEWRY, Maine -- Sunday River's early opening, the first in the Northeast, gave skiers and riders a chance to hit the slopes for a good cause. The combination of blue skies and top to bottom terrain - thanks to Sunday River snowmaking efforts - helped bring in a record number of donations at the annual Tin Mountain Roundup food drive. Guests who brought at least 3 cans of food received $15 off the price of a lift ticket. Collected on Saturday and Sunday, a ...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire -- Attitash in Bartlett, New Hampshire will open with top-to-bottom terrain on their signature trail Illusion, offering skiing and riding for advanced levels only. The Flying Bear High Speed Quad on Bear Peak will spin starting at 8:00 AM, Sunday, November 18, 2007.

The resort has noted that if snowmaking conditions are favorable going into the weekend they will open Saturday, November 17th. For up-to-date details stay...