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NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire ??” Join Cranmore Mountain Resort in the grand opening of the new Burton Learn to Ride Center December 17 & 18, 2005. Located in the 10th Mountain HQ Pavilion the new LTR Center at Cranmore offers first time snowboarders premier Burton equipment designed specifically for beginners. The beginner equipment is different from regular equipment because the edge bevel is cut at a 3 degree angle which prevents hard falls, the boar...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire ??” The winter season is upon us and the snow guns started blasting yesterday at Waterville Valley Resort. The "Altitude without the Attitude Mountain" is preparing to kick off the winter season beginning next Saturday, November 19, weather permitting. Lifts will be in motion to transport skiers and boarders to intermediate terrain on High Country, beginning at 8 a.m. As conditions allow, trails accessed by the Northsi...

LUDLOW, Vermont ??” Everyone remembers that classic back-to-school assignment - where the teacher asks students to write an essay about what they did during the summer. This winter, as skiers and riders return to Okemo Mountain Resort for the start of the season, they're being asked to show what months of "dry land" training have done for them. The "What I Learned This Summer Rail Jam" is scheduled for Saturday, November 26. Open to skiers and snowboa...

WINTERGREEN, Virginia ??” Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, Wintergreen Resort has made major improvements with resort-wide projects totaling $45 million over the past seven years. These enhancements have been recognized by the resort's guests, as evidenced by the results of a recent Washington Post survey. Readers were asked to vote for the "Best Ski Resort" in the mid-Atlantic region and they chose Wintergreen as number one.

In awa...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine ??” Sugarloaf/USA expects to open for the
2005-06 winter season on Friday, Nov. 18 with skiing and riding on black diamond, blue square and green circle terrain covering more than 1,700 vertical feet.

Favorable snowmaking conditions coupled with considerable natural snow from last month's Nor'easter will ensure high quality conditions across all open terrain. Long range weather forecasts predict cold tempe...

BRETTON WOODS, New Hampshire ??” Tomorrow will be the start of possibly another record-breaking year as Bretton Woods Mountain Resort, home of the longest ski season in New Hampshire for three years running, will start turning the lifts and welcome early season New England ski and ride fans.

The Learning Center Quad will service Rosebrook Meadow, which, as always, is complimentary for all ages. In anticipation of the debut of two new terr...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” Snowmaking crews have Jiminy Peak's powerful snowmaking system ready to fire and we will be testing the system overnight on Friday. The resort is planning on beginning full-time snowmaking next week with the goal to be open for the weekend of November 19th and 20th, weather permitting. Guests are encouraged to check www.jiminypeak.com for updates and to call before traveling. Updated i...

FRANCONIA NOTCH, New Hampshire ??” Cannon Mountain announces that Boston Culinary Group, one of the nations leading providers of food, beverage and merchandise services in the recreation and leisure industry, will take over the food concessionaire operations at Cannon Mountain and the Flume Gorge.

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with the Division of Parks and Recreation at Cannon Mountain and the Flume. The great history o...

KILLINGTON, Vermont ??” Unfavorable weather conditions continue to hamper Killington Resort's efforts to re-open for the 2005-06 ski and snowboard season.

Killington Resort kicked off the 2005-06 ski and snowboard season the weekend of October 29th and 30th after receiving 29 inches of natural snow and favorable weather conditions to produce machine-made snow that provided a quality top-to-bottom skiing and snowboarding experience. Howeve...

LUDLOW, Vermont ??” The highly anticipated moment has arrived. With snowmaking guns poised and staff at the ready, the call to start making snow at Okemo Mountain Resort went out late last night. Unseasonably warm temperatures have postponed the start of snowmaking efforts this season and Okemo's projected opening day has been pushed back twice due to warm weather. The current target date for opening is Friday, November 18.

"The temperatu...