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CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine ??” Sugarloaf/USA will officially recognize the efforts of the man behind what has been called the longest continuous streak in skiing by renaming one of the resort's marquee trails.

On Sunday, April 17, a section of the fabled Narrow Gauge trail will be renamed Schipper's Streak in recognition of Paul Schipper who skied every day Sugarloaf has been open since the fall of 1980 until Jan. 3, 2005 for a total of 3...

WAITSFIELD, Vermont ??” On Saturday night at the Mad River Glen Cooperative's annual shareholders meeting, the mountain's skier-owners voted overwhelmingly to approve a $1.4 million plan to refurbish the ski areas iconic single chair lift. After much research, deliberation, hard work and deep soul searching, the Mad River Glen Shareholders decided, by an overwhelming majority (81%) to approve their Board of Trustee's recommendation on the project slat...

NORTH CREEK, New York ??” Gore Mountain's annual Pond Skimming Contest will provide plenty of laughs on Sunday, April 10, when participants will ski or snowboard down a base area trail into "Bullfrog Bog," a manmade pool of water. This snow-ski to water-ski event awards the goofy and creative, with four judges critiquing participants. All types of spring costumes will be welcomed.

Prizes will be awarded for Best Overall Performance, Pond...

BUFFALO, New York ??” Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts (DNCP&R) has been named the new hospitality management company for The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville, New Hampshire. The resort will officially re-open for the 2005 season on May 27, under the helm of Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, and from then on will remain open as a year-round destination. As the new operator, the company will be responsible for overseeing all lodgi...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire ??” The winter of 2004-2005 made its fair share of memories at Attitash as the resort celebrated its 40th year. There was the first ever Spread Eagle World Championship, the 40 Days and 40 Nights of Attitash and the snowiest February and March that most locals can recall. The transition from ski resort to summer attraction is a major undertaking, but one that very few guests are around to notice.

While Attitash wi...

BRETTON WOODS, New Hampshire ??” Dave Matthews Band fans are appreciated at Bretton Woods Mountain Resort! To show just how much, Bretton Woods is throwing a party for them on April 16 and 17, 2005. Although the Dave Matthews Band??™s latest album, Stand Up, won??™t be released until May, band devotees can enjoy some wonderful spring skiing and hear new tracks at the listening party each day.

The Resort will also be celebratin...

EAST BURKE, Vermont ??” Linus Nygard, of E. Burke and the Burke Mountain Ski Area, won the National Title at the Nastar Nationals in Park City, Utah on March 27. Linus faced the top 28 qualifiers in his age bracket from ski areas across the country and took first place in the 5-6 age division. He had qualified for the national event earlier in the year at Burke Mountain.

BARTLETT, New Hampshire ??” Originally the high Ebay bidder on a private ski area for a day, Larry Fisch, president of real estate management firm Boston's Preferred Properties has teamed up with Attitash to offer the mountain to various public service groups from greater Boston. The date for sale was originally Monday, April 4, but Attitash and Fisch elected to move it to Sunday, April 3 so that more of Boston's youth could take advantage.

BRETTON WOODS, New Hampshire ??” Bretton Woods Director of Skiing, two-time Olympic Silver medallist and 2005 FIS World Cup Champion Bode Miller has returned home to New Hampshire after a long and record-breaking winter season on the World Cup Tour. To mark the transition of winter to spring and to celebrate its own local hero, Bretton Woods and The Mount Washington Resort are hosting BodeFest 2005, presented by Barilla Pasta and Harpoon Brewery. This...

MOUNT SNOW, Vermont ??” Mount Snow Ltd. announced today that it has entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell its Haystack Ski Resort in Wilmington, Vermont to a group of local businesspersons. Operated separately from the main resort area of Mount Snow Resort, Haystack has traditionally operated only on weekends and peak guest traffic periods. Mount Snow Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Skiing Company, will continue to own and ope...