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BRETTON WOODS, New Hampshire ??” Hanover, Massachusetts resident Patrick Donahue took first place honors at Bretton Woods Mountain Resort's Sports Illustrated for Kids Next Snow Search two-day qualifying event, held on Saturday, January 21 and Sunday, January 22, 2006. Patrick will represent Bretton Woods at the national Next Snow finals to be held March 3-5, 2006 at Killington Resort in Vermont. Trevor Wood of Twin Mountain, NH came in second overall...

VERNON, New Jersey ??” Teen halfpipe superstar Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) and snowboardcross world champions Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton, VT) and Seth Wescott (Kingfield, ME) lead a 16-member U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team, subject to U.S. Olympic Commitee approval, following the last Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix qualifier at Mountain Creek.

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

BLANDFORD, Massachusetts ??” At the Springfield Ski Club's annual Senior Celebration, Jan. 20, 2006, veteran Club members suggested creating a fund in the name of Frank Caraleo, to help pay for the Club's newest addition ??“ Peppermint Patty's Polar Xpress Carpet for Kids

Frank, a former President and long time member of the Springfield Ski Club, owner-operator of the Blandford Ski Area, passed away in 2005. The Club's elder members ...

LINCOLN, New Hampshire ??” The Loon Mountain Ski Patrol Ambassadors are paying their respects to a great man on Saturday, February 11, 2005 with the Dave Carr Ski-A-Thon. Skiers and snowboarders of all ages and abilities are welcome to participate and help raise money.

The donations that participants solicit from friends, family, co-workers and businesses will benefit the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care,

NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire ??” Cranmore Mountain Resort will host the American Cancer Society's 29th Annual Race to Beat Cancer on Sunday, February 12, 2005. The race is a fundraiser dedicated to help in the fight against cancer. All proceeds from the event will aid in the research and education to help fight cancer.

"This exceptional event will help fund research in the battle against cancer." said Ben Wilcox, General Manager at Cranmor...

WAITSFIELD, Vermont ??” Vermont's Mad River Valley will host the first eastern race in The Mountain Hardwear/Life-Link/Dynafit Ski Mountaineering Race Series. Scheduled for February 5, 2006, the race will begin at the Mad River Glen base area and climb to the Long Trail where it will follow the ridgeline to Sugarbush Mt. Ellen. At Mt. Ellen, the course will descend the FIS trail before crossing into the Slide Brook backcountry to Lynx Peak and descend...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire ??” Waterville Valley Resort hosted the 6th annual Keeping the Dream Alive cultural diversity workshop at the Waterville Valley Conference Center on Wednesday, January 11, 2006. 300 elementary and middle school students from Massachusetts and New Hampshire participated in a full day of activities that dealt with the awareness of prejudice and ways to help promote cultural diversity.

The workshop offered t...

HILLSDALE, New York ??” Catamount's Freestyle Team is set to compete in its first sanctioned United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA) competition this Saturday Jan. 21st at Catamount Ski Area. The team will compete as a part of the Catskill Mountain Series against snowboarders & skiers from Windham, Hunter, Bellayre & Plattekill Mountains.

This Saturday's event will be a Slopestyle competition beginning at 11:00am. The event...

NEWRY, Maine ??” The next stop in the 13th Annual Jeep?® King of the Mountain Series takes place at Sunday River from Feb. 3-4, as the only eastern event of the four race series. The Sunday River event is unique in that it will serve as host to the only exclusive snowboarding competition in the 2005-2006 Professional Skiing & Snowboarding World Championships, with 16 of the world's most accomplished athletes battling head-to-head for a share of the...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” Jiminy Peak will be closed today, Wednesday January 18th due to high wind advisories and significant rain fall amounts expected throughout the day. The mountain will re-open on Thursday, January 19th at 9 am. Employees should contact their manager for further information. Guests should call before they travel, updated snow conditions and information is available at www.jiminypeak.com a...