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EAST BURKE, Vermont -- By donating $5 from every lift ticket sale and all proceeds from a speed trap race on Sunday, April 1, Burke Mountain raised $1,050 for Relay for Life, the largest fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

The Caledonia County Relay for Life, chaired by Fred Laferriere, Mike Lumbra, and Paula Brown, is an overnight walking relay that raises money for the ACS. This year, it will be held on Saturday, June 9 at the St. Jo...

NEWRY, Maine -- With accumulating snow underway and more significant snow in the forecast this week, Sunday River is moving forward the re-opening of Jordan Bowl, Aurora Peak, and White Cap to Friday, April 6. Until Friday, Sunday River will continue to offer skiing and riding for all abilities serviced by 9 lifts.

"We had planned to have those additional peaks open for Saturday, but with all this new snow we're expecting fantastic conditions...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Killington Resort, home of the longest ski and snowboard season in eastern North America, will host the 14th Annual Spring Loaded Pro/Am snowboard event on Saturday and Sunday, April 7-8. As Killington's signature snowboard event, and one of the largest on the east coast, Spring Loaded is a magnet for top professional and amateur riders who have been training all season for spring events.

"This is definitely Killington'...

LINCOLN, New Hampshire -- College means fun, freedom, and making friends that will last a lifetime. Loon Mountain, Waterville Valley and Cranmore Mountain Resort add to the fun by helping students make the most of their off-campus time with a College Threedom Pass! Available for just $249 now through May 31, the College Threedom Pass is the affordable answer for a whole season of skiing, riding and fun at all three resorts, without any restrictions. After ...

WARREN, Vermont -- It's time. Time to see if the miles of road, water and snow you have pedaled and pounded are going to pay off because the Sugarbush Adventure Games are just 10 days away. This year's Adventure Games will be held the weekend of April 7-8 and final registration and race-packet pick up is Friday night April 6th at the Mt. Ellen Base Lodge between 5-7 p.m. Those who are unable to pick up their race info on Friday can do so Saturday morning b...

WARREN, Vermont -- Ah, spring time. Corn snow. Sunny days. And people in chicken suits riding snowboards across a near-freezing body of water. Spring swings into full gear at Sugarbush this weekend with the wettest of snow sports??”pond skimming??”and the second annual Mogul Logic Ski Camp with U.S. Freestyle Champion David Babic.

Pond Skimming and Reggae Fest, annual vernal rites of passage at the 'Bush, will be held this Saturday ...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- "In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." Little did Lord Alfred Tennyson know when he wrote that line, that the arrival of spring might also turn a young man's fancy to thoughts of slush cups, dummy hucks, rail jams and other on-snow celebrations of the season. Better yet, those contemplations are not limited exclusively to young men. At Okemo Mountain Resort, springtime marks the arrival of fanciful snow co...

LUDLOW, Vermont -- On Easter Sunday, April 8, Okemo Mountain Resort will celebrate the springtime holiday with family activities featuring an Easter Bonnet Contest and on-mountain Egg Hunt. Some lucky bunny who finds a golden egg in the Easter Egg Hunt will be going home with a new pair of Atomic skis or an Atomic snowboard.

Okemo has made special arrangements with the Easter Bunny to have him hide hundreds of colorful, candy-filled eggs along...

NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire -- Spring is the best time of year to purchase a 2007-2008 Happy Trails Season pass at Cranmore Mountain Resort, in North Conway, NH. Skiing and riding enthusiasts will find the best prices of the season, but only through the price deadline of May 31, 2007.

Early season pricing for the Happy Trails pass are $399 for the Anytime Pass (ages 19+), $239 for Teen (age 13-18) Anytime, $149 for Youth (age 6-12) Anytime, an...

WATERVILE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- Recently chosen to perform at the prestigious Bonnaroo Music Festival this June, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will first make a stop at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire for the resort??в„ўs annual concert on April 7. Described as an organ-fueled blues-rock quartet, the band is fast building a loyal and rapidly expanding fan base throughout the U.S.

The band is led by 23-year-old Grace Potter on the B-...