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WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire ??” After two days of snowy skies and powder conditions, Red Bull Schooled went off in true New England style with eight inches of fresh snow and a brilliant winter sun. This invitational competition pitted six local academies against one another in a team competition involving snowboard slopestyle and skateboard mini-ramp formats. Locals proved to be king of the mountain as Waterville Valley Academy walked away with t...

SOUTH EGREMONT, Massachusetts ??” Catamount Ski Area in the Berkshires has set a new all-time record for attendance and revenues, a resort official said.

"This past weekend put us over the top," said Bill Gilbert, managing partner at the resort. "And we'll be skiing for quite a while yet."

Gilbert said that significant growth in midweek skier visits, the addition of several new trails and the use of more sophisticated marketi...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” Saturday, March 26th Jiminy Peak will host it's annual Spring Fling event. Spring Fling will feature fun for the whole family including a barbeque, fun races, a pie eating contest, a Cardboard Box Derby, and the finals for the After Hours Coyote Challenge series. Events will take place beginning at 10 am with Awards at 3 pm that afternoon.

The Cardboard Box Race will be at 10 am and is open to everyone. Particip...

NORTH CREEK, New York ??” Gore Mountain is piling on the St. Patrick's winter fun starting Thursday, March 17! On St. Patrick's Day, save $10 off a regularly priced one-day or half-day ticket by showing green on your hat, gloves, clothing, or boots.

On Friday, March 18, enjoy a guided community ski to the North Creek Ski Bowl. The ski is free to ticketed guests and season passholders, and includes interpretive information about the surro...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire ??” Break out your dancing shoes and pitching wedges as the 12th Annual Budweiser Spring Mania week kicks off at Attitash on Saturday, March 19 for an eight day run. In addition to concerts and the always-popular Snow Golf tournament will be the Grandstand Mogul Jam, an event tailor made for spectators.

"March is a great time to party on the snow," said Heidi Loecher-Duffy, events coordinator for Attitash. "A highe...

NORTH CONWAY, New Hampshire - Under snowy skies, troops and veterans of the Tenth Mountain Division gathered to dedicate Cranmore Mountain Resort's newest addition to its base area facilities. The Tenth Mountain HQ is a 5,200 sq. ft. Sprung - an engineered stress membrane structure constructed of extruded aluminum arches, integrally connected to an all weather outer architectural membrane. Sprung structures are engineered to withstand high wind and shed sn...

WINDHAM, New York ??” "It was so big - the mountain!"

So said 11 year-old Alex Swanson of Durham, N.Y., after returning from the Sports Illustrated for Kids Next Snow Search national competition in Keystone, Colorado.

"And the view is wonderful!" he added.

Alex earned his spot at the Next Snow nationals by winning the qualifying event at New York's Windham Mountain. In total, some 156 children aged 9 to 13 quali...

HENNIKER, New Hampshire ??” Pats Peak is proud to announce that 18-year-old employee Monica Gemmiti has qualified as a 2005 FIS Junior World Championship team member. Gemmiti took 6th place at the "Race To The Cup" at Loon in the Parallel Giant Slalom (PGS) race on January 13, 2005, which qualified her for the Lake Placid World Cup on March 3, 2005 and the FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships 2005, which will take place on April 2-6, 2005 in Switz...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire ??” The Attitash Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center, the Mount Washington Valley's only full service slopeside hotel, is offering a unique spring Ski and Stay Package.

Available April 4 through May 31, skiers and riders who wish to venture to Tuckerman Ravine on the southeast face of Mount Washington can reserve a Tuckerman Ski and Stay Package from $79 per person per night based on double occupancy. T...

LUDLOW, Vermont ??” Employees at Okemo Mountain participated in an annual fundraiser during the month of February to raise funds for the United Way of Southern Windsor County.

Their goal was to achieve a 100% contribution from each staff member. Thirty-nine departments participated in Okemo's "Have a Heart" campaign, raising over $2,200 and beat last year's record total by $500. Okemo owners, Tim and Diane Mueller matched the employee d...