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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- In a survey of more than 6,000 participants, readers of SnowEast Magazine tabbed Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y.; Gore Mountain, in North Creek, N.Y. and Belleayre, in Highmount, N.Y.; as their top ski resorts in the Empire State. With more than 50 ski resorts throughout the state, Whiteface Mountain led the list of New York State ski resorts, while Gore Mountain came in at number-two. Belleayre Ski Resort was fourth. “I th...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y., via /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past six years, youth participation in the outdoors has decreased by approximately 20 percent, according to the Outdoor Foundation. Eureka!, a designer and manufacturer of high quality camping equipment for more than 100 years, conducted a survey of more than 1,100 Americans to determine their thoughts about this trend and garner their feedback on the main contributors to the steady decline. The survey found t...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – For Shawn Warren of Nonesuch River Golf Club, the third time proved to be the charm at the State of Maine Championship. For the third time in the last four years, Warren held the lead going into the final round. Unlike previous years, however, he wasn’t about to let this one slip away. Warren fired a one-under-par 71 in the final round and hung on down the stretch to beat Jeff Seavey, who finished as runner-up for the seco...

Pinkham Notch, NH - In the summer of 1933, the depression era born Civilian Conservation Corps, armed with axes and cross-cut saws, started clearing the Wildcat Trail. It was one of ...

LINCOLN, NH  – Loon Mountain Resort is pleased to announce $1.3 million in capital improvements that will nearly double the capacity of New Hampshire’s most powerful snowmaking system this summer. The resort will also expand the Burton Lil’ Stash, doubling the size of the popular children’s terrain park. Snowmaking Upgrades This summer, Loon will add two new snowmaking pumps that will increase the resort’s snowmaking capacity by more than 40 p...

North Conway, NH- Cranmore Mountain Resort, Death Becomes You Productions (creators of the Ghoullog), and Tri Tek events are pleased to announce Night Terrors "You Can Run But You Can't Hide" 5k Adventure Race on Saturday, September 21 starting at 7:30pm. The 3.1 mile course will take place at the base area and surrounding streets of Cranmore Mountain and will include multiple haunt stations featuring some of the Ghoullog's favorite characters and scares....

WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- The craze of obstacle course racing is sweeping the nation and now, there’s a new player. His name is Tuffy, the inspirational mascot of the latest bread of obstacle course races, the Ultimate Towner Community Obstacle Course Race, which is coming to Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 24. He’s an elephant, wears a pink tutu and his serious about having fin and motivating people of all types to overcome their ob...

North Conway, NH- Cranmore Mountain Resort announces the appointment of Paul Durfee as their new Sales Manager. Durfee a long time resident of the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he obtained a bachelors degree and was a member of the Track & Field Team. He is currently enrolled part-time at Plymouth State University where he is working on his masters degree in Business Administration. "We are...

David, a native of Mansfield Center, Connecticut comes to Mohawk Mountain from Afton Alps, Minnesota, where he served most recently as Assistant Director of the Ski and Snowboard School....

(June 21, 2013, Ellicottville, NY…) A Grand Opening Celebration of the Climbing Forest at Holiday Valley’s Sky High Adventure Park is scheduled for Satur...