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HENNIKER, New Hampshire -- Pats Peak invites adults to join a Ski/Snowboard Clinic ??“ the most cost effective way to learn with lots of attention on individual development. The program is offered one day a week for seven weeks starting the week of January 8, 2007. The cost is $209 for a full seven-week program, lift, lessons and lunch. For accomplished skiers and snowboarders a skiing and lunch only option is available for $159. Start time is 10:00am...

MOUNT SNOW, Vermont -- Mount Snow's Un Blanco Gulch was the East's first terrain park ever in 1992. Now it is the East's first full terrain park to open this season.

Mount Snow terrain park designer, Ken Gaitor, and his parks and pipes crew worked around the clock to get 11 features in place for a late Saturday morning start. Gaitor supplied the following list of features, in order from top to bottom:

• Doghouse (a mini w...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire -- Attitash in Bartlett, New Hampshire started their lifts for the season on Friday, December 8th. Home to the State's Most Powerful Snowmaking System and a dedicated crew of snowmakers and groomers Attitash was able to kick-off the season with top to bottom skiing and riding.

"We are thrilled to get our guests out on the snow and start skiing and riding for the season," said John Lowell, managing director at Attitash....

E. BURKE, Vermont -- One day before its opening day for the 2006/07 season, Burke Mountain picked up about 6 new inches of natural snow over the last 24 hour period. In addition to this new snow, Burke is currently making snow on the lower mountain on High Meadows Pass, Dashney Mile, Carter Country and Midway. "The investment we have made in our snowmaking system is allowing us to cover much more terrain at a faster pace than ever before," says Dick Andros...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts -- Snowmaking efforts over the past week at Jiminy Peak have allowed the mountain to prepare 50% more terrain for opening this weekend as in previous years. This was made possible by technology developed by retired Pratt & Whitney engineer Pentti Nikkanen, based out of West Hartford, CT and tested by Jiminy Peak CEO & President Brian Fairbank. The gun head developed from this collaboration allows for 50% more terrain to open in the s...

KILLINGTON, Vermont -- At Pico Mountain this season there is such a thing as free lunch.

Pico Mountain debuts an all-inclusive $49 "All In" mid-week ticket, offering skiers and riders an opportunity to enjoy all the amenities the resort has to offer for one price, including lift ticket, performance rentals, two-hour Perfect Turn ski or snowboard lesson, day passes to the Pico Sports Center and of course - lunch.

"The Pico Mountain...

LINCOLN, New Hampshire -- Loon Mountain kicks off its 40th season this Friday, December 8 and hosts its annual holiday benefit fundraiser, Ring in the Winter, on Saturday and Sunday.

"Typical December weather finally arrived and provided perfect snowmaking temps during the past week. Our snowmaking crew has done a great job getting a solid base in place for opening day," said Director of Mountain Operations Ralph Lewis.

The Resor...

NEWRY, Maine -??“ With a mix of 240 traditional and low-energy snow guns firing together, Sunday River is in the midst of a 24 hour period where the resort will average 7000 gallons of pumped water per minute totaling over 10 million gallons of water in 24 hours. Favorable weather is forecast to continue through the coming weeks to allow further intensive snowmaking operations.

The amount of water being pumped in this 24-hour period will ...

LAKE PLACID, New York -- All it took was some cooperation from Mother Nature to allow Whiteface snowmakers to open several miles of skiing and riding on Tuesday.

The site of the 1980 Olympic alpine events, 2000 Winter Goodwill Games and World Cup freestyle skiing, managed by the New York Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), re-opened Tuesday morning after three days of non-stop snowmaking.

Mountain management updated it...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire -- Known for its annual line up of family fun, Waterville Valley kicks off this season with the Little Slammer Park series for ages 16 and under. Little Slammer ski events will be held Dec. 9, Dec. 29 and Jan. 20. Snowboard events will run Dec. 10, Dec. 30 and Jan. 21. Kids have the choice of entering the Little Slam division for a great intro to competition or the Big Slam. The Big Slam division costs $5 to enter with priz...