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WARREN, Vermont -- A series of fast moving fronts dumped almost 40 inches of fluff on Sugarbush Resort between March 16th and early March 18th. The Shamrock Storm began late Friday and weather gurus called it over Saturday afternoon after is had deposited 14 inches of snow on the central Vermont resort. But a pair of sniper squalls ripped across Lake Champlain beginning at sundown of St. Patty's Day and dropped an additional 24 inches of new snow on Sugarb...

LINCOLN, New Hampshire -- Loon Mountain gives a warm welcome to spring and challenges guests to skim across a chilling pool of water during the annual Slush Pool Party on Saturday, April 7. This annual passage into spring provides outrageous fun for spectators and competitors.

Registration for the Slush Pool Party will take place in the Bunyan Room from 9 ??“ 10:30 a.m. and is open to the first 75 contestants, 10 years and older. The thr...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Due to the overwhelming success of the midweek "All In" deal and more than five feet of snow since March 1, Pico Mountain will extend the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season an extra week.

"With 34 inches of new snow here in the past week and some of the best conditions we've experienced all season, we're moving the closing back an extra week to Sunday, April 1," said Dave Rathbun vice president of brand management for Kill...

EAST BURKE, Vermont -- As another winter comes to an end, Burke Mountain is gearing up to welcome spring with its annual Pond Skimming Contest on Saturday, March 24. Sponsored by Trout River Brewing Company, this is always the most popular and boisterous event of the season.

The event begins at 1:00 PM at the bottom of Warren's Way, just above the Mid-Burke Lodge, and is open to participants ages 18 and up. This year's theme is ???story book c...

WILMINGTON, New York -- Whiteface received over 20-inches of snow this past weekend to increase the season's snowfall to 200-inches, compared to past seasons' average of 168-inches, and in celebration of the event announced Monday many specials for the remainder of the 2006-07 ski and ride season.

The Whiteface Spring Thing Ticket allows skiers and riders unlimited Spring skiing and riding beginning March 19 for just $99 for adults (20-64 year...

FRANCONIA, New Hampshire -- The New England Ski Museum will award a total of $2,500 to three organizations via its 2007 Cal Conniff Grant Program. The recipients of the awards were recognized at the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race at Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, NH on March 10.

Now in its seventh year, the Cal Conniff Grant Program makes monetary awards to individuals and organizations for projects relating to alpine and nordic ...

WHITE MOUNTAIN, New Hampshire -- With the recent snowstorm blanketing the White Mountains of New Hampshire with over a foot of new snow, spring skiers and riders at Loon, Waterville Valley and Cranmore Mountain can start planning for next season by purchasing their Threedom Pass now and take advantage of the greatest savings.

Skiers and riders will have even more Threedom Pass options to choose from and will be able to access more lifts and t...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- Wednesday, March 21st is an e-coupon day at Jiminy. Purchase an 8-hour, 4-hour or Twilight lift ticket for $25 on Wednesday. There is also a special $60 SKIWee e-coupon on Wednesday valid for the first 15 guests that pre-register for the program with an e-coupon. Visit jiminypeak.com for further details and to sign up for the e-coupons. You may pre-register for SKIWee by calling (413) 738-5500 ext. 3680.

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NEWRY, Maine -- Nickelodeon Kids' Snow Festival, which coincides with Easter weekend April 6-8, is full of family-friendly events at Sunday River. Festivities include two performances by the world-renowned Russian American Kids Circus, an outdoor festival featuring a concert by kids' band Hot Peas ???n' Butter, visits from SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer costume characters, and Easter activities.

Kids' Snow Festival presented by N...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- The Bud Light Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge returns for the 27th annual competition as a crown jewel in Killington's "King of Spring" celebration, and one of Vermont's largest spring skiing events, as 200 mogul skiers tackle the steepest, longest mogul run in the East March 31-April 1.

And just when folks thought the infamous Bud Light Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge couldn't get any bigger, along comes Mother Nature, sign...