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  • Gunstock Announces 70th Anniversary 2007-2008 Season Pass Sale

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    GILFORD, New Hampshire -- Gunstock Mountain Resort announces plans for their 70th anniversary ski season 2007-2008 with an anniversary season pass sale. Unlimited season passes will be just $299.00 for Adults, Teen and Seniors, and $199.00 for Children ages 6-12. Pass quantities are limited, and this price can expire before the April 30th deadline. "We are looking forward to a yearlong celebration of 70 years of skiing and riding at Gunstock next year. At ...

  • 2007-08 Jiminy Peak Season Passes On Sale Including Two New Pass Options

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    HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- Jiminy Peak 2007/2008 season passes are now on sale. By purchasing next years pass this year, you will receive the lowest prices of the year, valid through June 15th, and ski or ride the rest of this season for free using your new 2007/2008 season pass. Early pass pricing starts as low as $199.

    Two new passes for 2007/2008 are the 5/0, Monday-Friday day pass, valid Monday - Friday days, non-holiday 9 am - 6 pm and cos...

  • Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships Return to Killington’s Bear Mountain March 22-25

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    KILLINGTON, Vermont -- Capitalizing on the success of the 2006 event in which Vermonters Hannah Kearney and David Babic were crowned moguls champions after conquering Killington's Outer Limits Trail ??“ the longest, steepest moguls run in the East ??“ Killington Resort will once again host the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships March 22-25.

    Babic, who recently finished third in World Cup competition in Voss, Norway, is expected to d...

  • March Rolls In Like A Lion At Killington Resort With 19 Inches Of New Snow

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    KILLINGTON, Vermont -- The month of March is rolling in like a lion at Killington Resort with 19 inches of new snow reported through 12:30 p.m. as snow continues to fall.

    Killington currently has 194 open trails heading into the first weekend of March with additional terrain expected to open Saturday, served by 31 lifts. The forecast is calling for snow to continue through Tuesday.

    "Nineteen inches of new snow today bring us to mo...

  • LSC Daggers Host Rail Jam at Burke Mountain

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    EAST BURKE, Vermont -- The Lyndon State College Daggers Snowboard Club hosts the 3rd annual Burke Mountain Rail Jam on Sunday, March 4 at 1:00 PM. Competition takes place in the Open Slope Terrain Park, in the Mid-Burke area. Judged on creativity, execution and style, skiers and riders string together a series of tricks on a course packed with rails, boxes, and other innovative contraptions.

    Originally designed to provide Dagger members an opp...

  • Burke Mountain Charity Sled Dog Dash Benefit Dinner on Saturday, Mar. 3

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    EAST BURKE, Vermont -- Join Burke Mountain and the Clark Gilles Foundation for the Burke Mountain Charity Sled Dog Dash Benefit Dinner on Saturday, March 3. The evening begins at 7:30 PM with an exquisite dinner prepared by Executive Chef Steve Grimes of the Tamarack Grill. There will be a Chinese Auction with an array of prizes from Burke Mountain, the Tamarack Grill, the Clark Gilles Foundation, gift bags from Celebrities for Kids, and more. Hockey fans ...

  • Seventies Flashback at Mountain Creek

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    VERNON, New Jersey -- Zeppelin, Zappa, Floyd??В¦The Camaro, TransAm, Chevy Nova. What's more seventies than muscle cars and classic rock, Farrah Faucet and Suzy Chapstick? Well, next weekend Mountain Creek invites you to travel back in time to an era where skiing might have been groovy, but Jake Burton had just ???invented' the snowboard industry.

    On Sunday, March 11th at 12:00pm, 25 members of Paul Green's SCHOOL OF ROCK ALL-STARS return t...

  • 10th Anniversary of Crash Test Dummy Race at Cannon Mountain

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    FRANCONIA, New Hampshire -- Cannon Mountain will host the tenth running of the Crash Test Dummy race on Saturday, March 10. Since 1997 this popular race has drawn a variety of dummy sleds.

    For this dummy-sled race, participants will create sleds outfitted with inanimate "drivers" that will race head-to-head in a single elimination ladder format. Ideal sleds should be created with both style and speed in mind, since a panel of judges will rate ...

  • Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge Comes to Jiminy Peak March 11

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    HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- The Dew Crew will be at Jiminy Peak on Sunday, March 11th to host the Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge. The Vertical Challenge is a free, fun race open to all ages and abilities. The Dew Crew will bring music and prizes and Mountain Dew samples will be available throughout the day.

    The day will begin with registration in Crane East at the resort beginning at 8 am. Races will begin at 11 am. There is no cost to enter th...

  • Okemo Bounces Back from a Slow Start to Winter

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    LUDLOW, VERMONT -- Okemo Mountain Resort experienced its fourth-best February vacation week on record and broke several business-level records in various departments ??“ including its biggest day on record for skier visits, Sunday, Feb. 18.

    "A lot of pent-up demand was released in the marketplace," said Okemo Director of Marketing Scott Clarkson. "It's amazing what a snowstorm leading up to a holiday week can bring."

    Despite ...