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NEWRY, Maine ??” Honig Vineyard and Winery from the heart of the Napa Valley in California will be hosting a wine dinner at Sunday River Saturday, Feb. 18. The Honig Vineyard and Winery is devoted to using environmentally sustainable agricultural methods. Michael Honig, President and Managing Partner of the winery will attend the holiday weekend event.

One wine featured at the dinner will be a 2004 Sauvignon Blanc. To create the Sauvignon...

KILLINGTON, Vermont ??” Killington Resort is now offering many new channels of creative and entertaining interactive information for skiers and riders to get the latest news and conditions at the resort, including a new freestyle oriented micro-site www.RideKillington.com, three separate podcasts and RSS feeds.

At the www.RideKillington.com site, you w...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire ??” Action filled the air, literally, as Justin Bray launched a Switch Rodeo 5 off of the first element, which was a 40' ramp jump, to begin his run down Attitash's signature terrain park this Saturday. Bray placed first in his division as one of 28 athletes who competed in the Atomic Slopestyle Freeride Event at Attitash in New Hampshire.

"The Switch Rodeo 5 - a variation of a cork was the trick that clinched it ...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” The Jeep?® Terrain Park Challenge (www.jeeptpc.com), a national grassroots initiative to encourage amateur ski and snowboard participation, today announced that Jiminy Peak will host an open qualifier event for area amateur athletes.

The open qualifier, set for Saturday, February 4th, will allow amateur skiers and snowboarders to show off their best moves and earn the chan...

HENNIKER, New Hampshire ??” Pats Peak held a Sports Illustrated For Kids NextSnow SEARCH Event Qualifier on Sunday, January 29, 2006.

The turn out for this event was great with over 35 participants showing off their skills on the NASTAR course, in the Turbulence Terrain Park and in the fun Karaoke event. It was tough competition but Thomas Joy came out the winner. Thomas will represent Pats Peak at Killington, VT for the NextSnow SEARCH F...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire ??” Cindy Carrigan and her son Alec headed to Attitash in Bartlett, New Hampshire before 7:00 AM to be certain they would be one of the 400 guests to purchase a lift ticket for the resort's original 1965 price of $7.50. Carrigan was one of many to stand outside in chilly temperatures for over an hour to get in on the Founder's Day deal.

"This is an opportunity for great family savings, I have four children and tod...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire ??” In honor of its Founder's Day, Attitash featured the group Assembly of Dust who performed to over 400 fans in the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel Ballroom in Bartlett, NH on Saturday night. Playing songs ranging in style from folk, country, funk, rock and reggae, fans moved and grooved to the up and coming "Jam" band for nearly three hours. Having recently opened for bands like the Allman Brothers and Dave Mathews, AOD left Att...

VAIL, Colorado ??” Before heading off to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, to try and secure a medal for their respective countries, snowboarding standouts Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada and Doresia Krings of Austria will first try to earn the top podium position at the Jeep King of the Mountain Professional Skiing & Snowboarding World Championships, set for Feb. 3-4 at Sunday River, Maine. As many as five additional Jeep King of the Mountain s...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire ??” Waterville Valley Resort is halfway to reaching its giving goal of $5000 to benefit the Boarding for Breast Cancer Foundation (B4BC) and their efforts to educate young women about the significance of early breast cancer detection and the importance of an active lifestyle. To date, 114 resort employees have pledged to donate 1 or more hours of their pay to benefit the cause of the B4BC. To raise additional funds, Wa...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada ??” Two time Olympian and Stowe, Vermont native Chip Knight, defending World Cup and world champion Bode Miller, and three-event star Daron Rahlves are part of a 19-member U.S. Olympic Alpine Team nominated Wednesday, subject to approval of the U.S. Olympic Committee. The Ski Team was announced at the SIA.06 Snowsports trade show in Las Vegas.

Bill Marolt, president and CEO of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the ...