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PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire ??” Wildcat Mountain has set a closing date of Sunday, April 24th, 2005.

Says Tom Caughey, General Manager of Wildcat Mountain, "We're still skiing and riding on over 35 of 47 trails, most of the trails closed have been recently, just over the past few days. Many of our trails are still open on all natural snow. People are having a blast out there, and it looks like there's plenty of good weather in store to f...

HIGHMOUNT and ROXBURY, New York ??” Belleayre Mountain and Ski Plattekill are teaming up to stage the second running of the Peak to Peak (p2p), a multi-sport adventure race through some of the most scenic areas of the northern Catskills. The race is set for Saturday June 18th at 10 AM as the featured event of the Catskill Mountain Outdoor Adventure Expo happening that weekend at Belleayre.

The race starts at Ski Plattekill, the Finish Lin...

HUNTER, New York ??” Get your glasses ready, because the 8th annual TAPsm New York arrives at Hunter April 23-24. Featuring beer tastings from nearly 30 of New York State's best microbreweries, and almost 100 brews, plus a gorgeous variety of gourmet barbeque food for sampling as well. And what beer event would be complete without a little friendly competition? Attending breweries will compete for "Best Brew in NYS" and "Best Brewery" as well. Educati...

STOWE, Vermont ??” Most ski resorts in the East have closed for the season, Stowe hasn't. As a matter of fact, Stowe Mountain Resort is still open top to bottom with over 2,000 vertical feet of skiing and snowboarding on each run off our high-speed ForeRunner quad. Currently snow base depths are holding steady at 22-44" inches. It's safe to say that some of the most enjoyable and memorable days of the ski season occur right now, when the crowds on the...

PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire ??” Wildcat Mountain is introducing a special ticket rate to finish off the 2004/05 ski season. Adult and teen all day tickets are $30, juniors (ages 6-12) and seniors (ages 65+) are $25. Next day lift tickets continue at the regular $25/day rate for each consecutive day. The new rate takes effect Thursday, April 14th.

Says Tom Caughey, Wildcat's General Manager, "We still have fabulous snow cover on 42 of 47 ...

CHAMPION, Pennsylvania ??” Seven Springs Mountain Resort has a full slate of summer concerts for 2005. The resort has been developing as a concert venue over the past four years, and built Grey Rocks Amphitheatre last year. This season brings improvements to the amphitheatre and a lineup of shows that appeal to a variety of people.

"The Rock the Mountain Summer Concert Series is going to be great this year," comments Melissa Cullin, speci...

NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire ??” Cranmore Mountain Resort is celebrating a 28 percent increase in skier visits. Although specific totals and dollar amounts are kept confidential, in comparing end-of-season tallies of the 2004/2005 winter season with last year's figures, it became clear that revenues were also up substantially across the board.

"I want to congratulate the entire Cranmore staff for our success this season," says Cranmore Gen...

LAKE PLACID, New York ??” The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announced Wednesday that Whiteface and Gore Mountain will re-open this weekend April 16-17 for a final weekend of spring skiing and riding.

At Whiteface, spring skiing and riding conditions are excellent for the expert skier and rider. Skiers and riders might encounter some bare spots and walking may be involved. The anticipated trails are Approach, Upper and Lowe...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” To celebrate the abundance of snow left on the mountain, Jiminy Peak has created five E-Coupons, one for everyday through Sunday, April 17th, weather permitting. The midweek E-Coupons are valid to purchase a $10 lift ticket on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and the weekend E-Coupons are valid to purchase a $15 lift ticket on Saturday and Sunday. Guests can ski or ride as many days as they want, using as many E-Coupons as th...

LINCOLN, New Hampshire ??” Loon Mountain hosted its annual pond-skimming competition under sunny skies with temperatures in the 50s on Saturday. This rite of spring marks the end of winter and, this year, signals that there's just one more week of skiing and riding before Loon Mountain closes for the season. Although there were many fool-hearty volunteers, registration was limited to 75 brave contestants who took their shot at gliding across Loon's 10...