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CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Sugarloaf/USA will kick off the Bud Light Concert Series with a bang this year, featuring two headlining bands, John Brown's Body and Benevento/Russo Duo on Dec. 9.

Benevento/Russo Duo, called "a stripped-down punk rock version of a keyboard trio," by The Village Voice, will open the show at 8:00 pm. Formed in 2002 as an organ and drum combo, the duo has garnered national acclaim for its uniquely creative sound. T...

LINCOLN, New Hampshire -- Loon Mountain is becoming whiter as the first snow guns of the season were fired up earlier this week when favorably cold temps pushed into the area. Loon Mountain plans to kick off the winter season on Friday, December 1.

"Our goal is to have quality top-to-bottom coverage for our guests on opening day," said Director of Mountain Operations Ralph Lewis. "With the power of our snowmaking system and our skilled team of...

MOUNT SNOW, Vermont -??“ Mount Snow announced an opening day of Thursday, November 23, Thanksgiving Day. And with the first lift at 8:00 a.m., no mountain in Southern Vermont will open sooner.

Colder temperatures started Saturday and lasted into the early part of the week, allowing snowmakers to prepare trails on the upper part of the mountain, including Upper Canyon, River Run, and Chute. The limited terrain will require downloading, ac...

WINDHAM, New York -- Windham Mountain has purchased enough clean wind energy to power three new lifts and the base lodge for the entire ski season.

"To introduce three new lifts at the resort is tremendous and ensuring they will run on renewable energy is a great step toward helping protect the environment," said Tim Woods, General Manager of Windham Mountain.

The new lifts, including a high-speed, detachable quad, and the lodge ...

WILMINGTON, New York -- With colder temperatures returning to the Northern Adirondacks this week, snowmakers at Whiteface Mountain, managed by the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), have been putting down the white carpet, thus allowing the resort to open on Friday for skiing and riding.

Snowmaking began Nov. 2 and continued until Nov. 6 when warm weather entered the region and remained for 11 days. Whiteface crews resumed the proc...

SNOWSHOE, West Virginia -- Snowshoe Mountain Resort will be dropping the ropes and opening the mountain this Thanksgiving Day, November 23. In its 33rd year in the snow business, the region's largest resort expects to host hundreds of skiers and riders looking for first tracks in the area this Thursday.

A massive snowmaking effort has been underway around the clock since Friday November 17, making it possible for the region's leading resort t...

NEWRY, Maine -- Sunday River's potent snowmaking system has allowed the resort to open multiple trails from the summit of Barker and Locke Mountains after just two and a half days of snowmaking. The resort is opening to the public at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21.

"We've employed a combination of traditional and low energy snow guns depending on elevation and temperature to lay down as much snow as possible,??? said Sunday River Vice President of...

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- The owner of the ski area at Laurel Mountain State Park, Westmoreland County, has determined it will not operate during the 2006-2007 season.

Following a legal settlement, Somerset Trust Co. became the owner of some of the ski area's infrastructure at Laurel Mountain, which is on state parklands. Seven Springs Farm Inc. operated the ski area through the 2004-05 ski season.

DCNR continues to work with So...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- Sugarloaf/USA is the first resort in Maine to open for the season and the only resort in New England currently open for skiing and riding. Olympic Gold Medalist Seth Wescott was the first official guest of the 2006-07 winter season at Sugarloaf when the lift welcomed skiers and riders on Monday afternoon.

Sugarloaf's alpine elevation enabled snowmaking to begin Saturday afternoon with up to 80 low-energy snowguns....

NORTH WOODSTOCK, New Hampshire -- Old Colony Ski Club is calling all skiers and snowboarders looking for inexpensive lodging for the 2006/2007 season to come check out the free New Members Weekend, December 1-3. Lodging is free the nights of December 1st /2nd and includes the following for free: breakfast, dinner and party on December 2nd and breakfast December 3rd.

Skiers and snowboarders can have an inexpensive, year-round getaway in North ...