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STOWE, Vermont ??” The company that owns and operates Stowe Mountain Ski Resort, the Mount Mansfield Company, Inc. of Stowe, Vt., will pay a fine of $50,000, settling EPA claims that it violated oil spill prevention requirements under the federal Clean Water Act. The case is related to a diesel fuel spill at the resort in 2003.

The company settled claims resulting from the ski resort's March 2003 release of approximately 3,350 gallons o...

NEWBURY, New Hampshire ??” An upgraded grooming fleet, fresh and healthier food choices and new rental skis and snowboards highlight a $500,000 capital program at Mount Sunapee. This brings the total capital investment at Mount Sunapee since 1998 to $14,500,000.

The entire grooming fleet at Mount Sunapee will be upgraded to state-of-the-art BR-350 grooming machines enabling the resort to freshen the snow like never before. The added hors...

LUDLOW, Vermont ??” Tim and Diane Mueller, owners of Okemo Mountain Resort are pleased to announce that Rob Hodgkins has been hired as the new Director of Sales for the resort.

Hodgkins brings 17 years of resort experience in the snowsports industry with him to his new role at Okemo. An industry veteran, Rob has held positions in Utah, Vermont, NH and ME in sales, marketing and ski resort management. His educational background includes a...

HENNIKER, New Hampshire - Pats Peak, New Hampshire's premier snowsports destination, announces that its 2005-2006 Pats Peak Season Passes are now on sale. Purchase on or before September 1, 2005 for the 2005-2006 Season at these great low rates.

Pats Peak Season Pass rates remain affordable in order to allow individuals and families to spend more time on the slopes without financial burdens. The average adult who purchases a weekend lift ticke...

GILFORD, New Hampshire ??” SoulFest arrives at Gunstock today, New England's largest Christian music and teaching festival is putting the finishing touches their annual event that begins this afternoon and runs through Sunday August 7th.

"The volunteers started arriving on Saturday", says Greg Goddard, General Manager of Gunstock Mountain Resort. With over 300 volunteers, SoulFest begins on Wednesday, hosting over 100 recording artists on...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine ??” America's top alpine racers, many of whom may be adorned with new Olympic medals, will close out the 2005-06 winter season at Sugarloaf/USA for the 2006 U.S. Alpine Championships on March 26-30.

Sugarloaf has a proud heritage of hosting world-class competitions, including the U.S. Championships in 1996 and ''97 and a World Cup event in 1971, and has been the proving ground for numerous top winter sports comp...

LAKE PLACID, New York ??” All hikes will leave from the trailhead at the times listed below. For those interested in carpooling, directions to trailheads, and for further information, call (518) 523-3480 x 20. Please come prepared with water, snacks, and good hiking shoes.

Wednesday, August 10th - Hike up Panther Mt. meet at 9:00AM
Wednesday, August 10th - Nature walk at the Fernow Forest Nature Trail meet at 7:00PM
Saturday, ...

LINCOLN, New Hampshire ??” On August 13, a vacation to Italy won't require a passport, a long flight or the exchange of dollars to euros. With a short drive to Loon Mountain, visitors will experience the pleasures of fine living - Italian style - with "An Afternoon in Tuscany."

Loon's Octagon Lodge will be transformed into an Italian trattoria for a sampling of fine Italian wines and hors d'oeuvres from 1 to 4 p.m. on August 13. Phil Gag...

LAKE PLACID, New York ??” Author Russell Banks will be giving a reading and discussion of fiction set in the Adirondacks featuring his novels The Sweet Hereafter, Cloudsplitter, The Darling, and numerous other short stories at the High Peaks Information Center, located at the end of Adirondak Loj Road, on Saturday, August 13, at 8:00PM.

Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Russell Banks was raised in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He graduate...

KILLINGTON, Vermont ??” Killington Resort and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association are proud to announce that Killington's Bear Mountain will host the 2006 Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships March 23-26.

More than 200 of the top freestyle and new school athletes from across the country will compete in moguls, aerials and for the first time ever at a national championship event ??“ superpipe. The event will also mark the first U.S....