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WOODBURY, Connecticut -- At Dusk on November 7th the feeling was in the air. The snowmaking crew at Woodbury had been chomping at the bit for the past several weeks waiting for just the right opportunity to lay down some fresh powder. As night fell, owner Rod Taylor called in the snowmaking crew and gave the go ahead to start up. When morning came and the sun rose, the Beginner hill had been transformed to a winter wonderland.

Rod says "I am v...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- Okemo Mountain Resort Owners Tim and Diane Mueller are pleased to announce the promotion of three members of their management team.

Director of Human Resources Crystal Stokarski has been promoted to Vice President of Human Resources. An employee of Okemo since 1986, Stokarski has worked in various positions, including mountain operations and administration. She has managed Okemo's human resources division since 1999 and, in ...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- The highly anticipated moment arrived at 4 a.m. on Friday morning. With the system charged, snowmaking guns poised and staff at the ready, the call to start making snow at Okemo Mountain Resort went out during the pre-dawn hours of November 2. Cool temperatures have allowed snowmaking efforts to commence in preparation for opening day of the 2007-2008 skiing and snowboarding season slated for Saturday, November 17.

"We're ta...

WILMINGTON, New York -- If you thought a Whiteface season pass was one of the best deals in snow country, Mont Tremblant, Quebec is coming on board to make it even better.

Any Whiteface season pass holder can purchase three lift tickets to Mont Tremblant for just $99 Canadian. Royalty and taxes are extra. Just call toll free 1-866-783-5715 and make your purchase by December 2. The only blackout period is December 26 to January 4.

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GILFORD, New Hampshire -- The leaves have fallen, the nights are colder and there is frost on the ground. Gunstock Mountain Resort declared Saturday, November 3rd as the Unofficial Start of Winter. It is going to be an all day affair at Gunstock this Saturday, Says Bill Quigley, Director of Marketing and Sales. With the Gunstock Ski Club Sale, Mountainside Outfitters Sale, The First Meeting of the Gunstock Freestyle Academy and the 3rd Annual Fall-Over Rai...

SNOWSHOE, West Virginia -- It's time to think snow. With the first natural flakes falling on Snowshoe Mountain on October 11th, the Southeast and mid-Atlantic's largest resort has decided to kick-off November by firing up the region's best snowmaking equipment.

Around 4am Friday, Snowshoe's expert team fired up the snow guns for the first time this season. An inversion on mountain made temperatures cooler on the bottom of the mountain, where t...

HUNTER, New York -- Windham Mountain and Hunter Mountain, two ski resorts operating just 8 miles apart, have designed a promotion aptly named the Winter Card to offer their customers a chance to experience both resorts.

The Winter Card offers two days lift access to Windham Mountain and two days lift access to Hunter Mountain for just $119 ??“ which equals $29.75 a lift ticket. The card is available starting on November 1 and will only be...

NEWRY, Maine -- Thanks to a string of cold nights allowing for intensive snowmaking, Sunday River ski resort in Maine will be the first ski area to offer lift serviced skiing and riding in eastern North America for the 2007-2008 ski season.

The resort plans to offer early season skiing and riding on Wednesday only. Lift access on Halloween will likely b...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- Learning to ski or snowboard is truly a family affair at Waterville Valley this season. Two new ski lessons bring the family together for fun on the ski slopes while leaving the teaching to the pros. "A trend we saw last winter was the growing number of families asking to be in the same ski or snowboard lesson instead of separating into different age groups", explains Lisa Dutto, Snowsports Supervisor. "They want to shar...

Mount Snow Fires Up the Guns in October

WEST DOVER, Vermont -- The Mount Snow snowmakers just couldn't wait to play with their new toys. Peak Resorts, Mount Snow's new owners, invested over $3.5 million in fan gun technology this summer, including 101 shiny Super Polecats. As soon as the temperatures dipped Sunday night, they flicked a few switches and created a snowy playground for skiers and snowboarders.

"We decided to make som...