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EAST BURKE, Vermont ??” With the arrival of Spring just around the corner, Burke Mountain is gearing up for the return of its annual Pond Skimming Contest??”always the most popular and raucous event of the ski season. Sponsored by Trout River Brewing, this rite of spring will be held Saturday, March 25th, at the foot of the upper mountain's Warren's Way Trail.

The theme for this year's edition is Halloween, and the idea remains simp...

LUDLOW, Vermont ??” Season Passes for the 2006/2007 ski season at Okemo Mountain Resort are available for purchase now. With early-bird rates offered only until April 28, now is the time to purchase passes for the greatest savings on skiing and snowboarding at Okemo for next winter. Some Okemo season passes offer benefits including skiing at sister resorts Mount Sunapee, in N.H. and Crested Butte, Colo. Okemo's pass alliance with Vermont's Stratton Mo...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” Saturday March 25th is the final evening of night skiing and riding at Jiminy Peak for the 2005/2006 season. Day operations will continue at the mountain into April. Guests may ski or ride for just $15 after 3 PM on Saturday night with an E-Coupon. Sunday, March 26th is also an E-Coupon Day at Jiminy. Guests may purchase an 8-hour, or 4-hour lift ticket on Sunday for just $30 with an E-Coupon valid for that day. E-Coupons ar...

PARK CITY, Utah ??” American Skiing Company has announced that sales of its six-resort ALL FOR ONE (R) Season Pass will be underway March 17 through May 2 and that quantities have been reduced below 2005-2006 levels to the point that all levels of the All For One Pass are expected to sell out.

The All For One Pass currently for sale is valid for the 2006-2007 season at the following resorts: Killington, Mount Snow and Pico in Vermont, Su...

NEWRY, Maine ??” The Portland Fire Department edged out nine other teams to take first place in the 16th Annual Firefighters Race at Sunday River to benefit Maine Handicapped Skiing. Their winning time was 32.41 seconds and the margin of victory was just under a second ahead of the team from Bethel.

Firefighters in full gear raced down a giant slalom course on the Tempest Trail toting 50 feet of fire hose. The Portland win brings their st...

HIGHMOUNT, New York ??” Spring rates kick in at Belleayre Mountain beginning Monday, March 20 and continuing through the end of the season. Late season lift ticket rates are $30 midweek and $35 weekends. Groups of 15 or more receive a buy-one-get-one-free deal on lift tickets with 48 hour advanced reservations. Lion-like March conditions have allowed for late season snow making assuring quality conditions for March and April skiing and riding.
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HENNIKER, New Hampshire ??” Pats Peak hosted the Adult/Corporate Racing Program Finals on Thursday, March 16, 2006. This year marks the 17th season of Adult/Corporate Racing at Pats Peak with 70 race teams made up of 7 team members. Racers come from all over central NH including Manchester, Concord, Portsmouth, Keene, Henniker, Lebanon and Nashua.

Everyone takes the finals a little more seriously with tight colorful spandex suits as the a...

WILMINGTON, New York ??” A 52 year old skier from Hagerstown, Md. died in a skiing accident Friday morning at Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks.

Bradford Browning, skiing with several family members on the Upper Northway run, fell and slid off the trail at approximately 10 a.m. Whiteface Ski Patrol responded and transported him to the base of the mountain. From there, he was brought by ambulance to the Adirondack Medical Center in Lak...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire ??” March 11-12, 2006 the Northern New England Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation held their 15th Annual New England Cystic Fibrosis Ski Challenge at Attitash. Since 1992 the event has helped to raise over $3 million for Cystic Fibrosis research. This year's event had 350 participants and raised over $133,000.

"We could not have asked for a better day - the weather, the skiing, and most importantly the givin...

KILLINGTON, Vermont ??” Soft snow, sunshine, music, events and the famous Bear Mountain deck are all typically characteristic of spring skiing and riding at Killington Resort, however, this year's spring events schedule is getting an uncharacteristic amount of buzz.

The spring events kicks off with the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships March 23-26 setting the stage for more than 150 of the top freestyle skiers to compete in moguls, aer...