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NEWRY, Maine ??” Sunday River's popular Santa Sunday is expected to bring hundreds of skiing and riding Santas to the slopes Dec. 4. The 6th annual event is a fundraiser for the Bethel Rotary Club and is part of Santa Weekend at the resort.

Santa Sunday participants don a full Santa costume and donate a minimum of $10, which goes toward the Bethel Rotary Club's annual Christmas drive to purchase gifts for children in need. In return, they...

NORTH CREEK, New York ??” Snowmaking began today at Gore Mountain, and Opening Day is planned for Thanksgiving weekend. Snowmaking efforts will be concentrated on Bear Mountain terrain including the expert trail "Topridge," the intermediate "Foxlair," and lower mountain terrain including "Wild Air."

Early season promotions include the "Gore Mountain Gives" food drive, which offers guests $10 off lift ticket prices daily through December ...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” Cold weather is coming and snowmaking will begin Thursday night at Jiminy Peak. Overnight temperatures will be low, allowing Jiminy's snowmaking system to make plenty of snow for the resort to be open this weekend. Opening day is set for Sunday, November 20th, weather permitting.

Operating hours will be 9 am ??“ 4 pm and lift tickets will be $30. All Jiminy Peak 2005/2006 season pass types will be honored o...

BENNINGTON, New Hampshire ??” Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride anticipates the start of snowmaking operations during the night between Thursday 11/17 and Friday 11/18. Despite recent rain and warmer temps, colder weather is expected to arrive Thursday and set the stage for skiers & riders to possibly hit the slopes as early as Thanksgiving weekend.

Crotched Mountain is home to a state-of-the-art snowmaking system with the highest density of s...

HENNIKER, New Hampshire ??” Pats Peak announced the return of its Pay-One-Price (POP) program Wednesday. For just $29 per person, guests have access to skiing, snowboarding, snowtubing, lesson tips, rentals, bonfires, and entertainment on Saturday nights from December 31, 2005 through End of Season 2006 from 3 pm to 10 pm. Snowtubing hours are from 5 pm - 10 pm.

"Pats Peak is THE place to be on Saturday nights," says Kris Blomback, gener...

LUDLOW, Vermont ??” Okemo Mountain Resort is slated to open for the start of its fiftieth season on Friday, November 18. With snowmaking teams working diligently at every possible opportunity, the mountain is ready to welcome skiers and snowboarders for opening day of the 2005/2006 season.

Okemo is planning to offer intermediate and advanced terrain on four to five trails: Buckhorn, Countdown, Drop Off, Upper World Cup and possibly, Defi...

KILLINGTON, Vermont ??” Killington Resort will re-open for the 2005-2006 ski and snowboard season this Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8 a.m.

"Colder temperatures later this week will allow us to make the most of our extensive snowmaking system and capitalize on more than $3.5 million in snowmaking upgrades the past two years," said Dave Rathbun, vice president of brand management for Killington Resort. "In addition, colder temperatures at Killingt...

KILLINGTON, Vermont ??” Killington Resort will host the first ever K05 Summit to feature numerous events and activities throughout the weekend of December 3 - December 4.

The Rails to Riches Jam will take place on Saturday December 3 and many of the top skiers and riders in the East are expected to participate in the open jam format. This year's Rails to Riches Jam offers a $15, 000 total prize purse. There will be a bonfire at the base o...

E. BURKE, Vermont ??” The Burke Mountain Ski Area announced today a new restaurant concept in its Sherburne Base Lodge. Described as a "modern American bistro offering contemporary regional cuisine", the Tamarack Grill will open to the public on December 10th.

"We're going to serve fresh, nicely seasoned food in healthy portions at affordable prices," says executive chef, Steve Grimes. Grimes went on to explain that to the greatest extent...

NEWRY, Maine ??” Following 36 hours of non-stop snowmaking, Sunday River has announced that opening day is anticipated on or before Friday, Nov. 18. Top-to-bottom terrain will be offered and both the Barker Mountain and South Ridge Base Lodges will be open to guests.

"In the last day and a half we've gotten a significant amount of snow down on many upper mountain trails," said Marvin Collins, vice president of operations at Sunday River. ...