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VERNON, New Jersey ??” The Smith 4-wheel drive limo will again stop at Mountain Creek for the 4th Annual Smith Garden State Grudge Match.

This year the competition will feature the custom 25-foot long Smith Limo Rail and the hottest addition to Mountain Creek's terrain parks this season...the Apexed Wallride.

The Smith Grudge Match Series takes 16 of the best snowboarders in each region and matches them up in a head-to-head ...

SOUTH EGREMONT, Massachusetts ??” Catamount Ski Area, located in the Berkshire Mountains, is offering skiers and snowboarders a bargain: 2005-2006 season passes for just $199.00 for adults.

And, to sweeten the deal, persons purchasing a season pass for next year will receive free skiing for the month of March this year.

"With all the snow we've had lately, this March could prove one of the best ever for skiers and riders," ...

HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” The Dew Crew will be at Jiminy Peak on Saturday, March 12th to host the Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge. The Vertical Challenge is a free, fun race open to all ages and abilities. The Dew Crew will bring music and prizes and Mountain Dew samples will be available throughout the day.

The day will begin with registration in Crane East at the resort beginning at 8 am. Races will begin at 11 am. There is no cost to ...

FRANCONIA NOTCH, New Hampshire ??” Saturday, March 12, Cannon Mountain will host its annual Crash Test Dummies race at high noon.

For this dummy-sled race, participants will create sleds outfitted with inanimate "drivers" that will race head to head in a single elimination ladder format. Ideal sleds should be created with both style and speed in mind, for a panel of judges will rate them on their aesthetics and durability, as well as spe...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine ??” Sugarloaf/USA will host a very special Bud Light Concert event with Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven unplugged featuring David Lowry and Johnny Hickman with special guest the Hackensaw Boys on Saturday, March 19 at the Sugarloaf Base Lodge.

Lowry and Hickman (of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven) will take to the stage to perform their alternative favorites for a rocking acoustic performance. "The unplugged forma...

KILLINGTON, Vermont ??” The NBC Today Show is scheduled to broadcast several segments live from Killington Saturday and feature a number of Vermont athletes who recently competed in the Sports Illustrated For Kids Next Snow Search in Colorado. The Today Show airs beginning at 7 am. Killington was a regional site for Snow Search state finals earlier this winter.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for Vermont to showcase the recent snowfall ...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine ??” The addition of more than a foot of new snow this week has given the green light to open Sugarloaf/USA's fabled Backside Snowfields, the only lift-serviced, above-the-treeline skiing in the East. The opening of this double black diamond, expert-only terrain brings Sugarloaf to within a handful of trails from being 100% open.

The south facing Backside Snowfields require significant natural snow before they ca...

LUDLOW, Vermont ??” The East Coast Freeskiing Open returns to Vermont's Okemo Mountain Resort March 4-6 offering well-known and up-and-coming athletes the opportunity to compete for a $25,000 purse ?­one of the largest in freeskiing. Spectators will enjoy new-school skiers going all out with hot tricks and unstoppable action in Superpipe, Slopestyle, and SAAB/Salomon Crossmax competitions, as well as a nighttime Red Bull Rail Jam.

Th...

BENNINGTON, New Hampshire ??” Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride is hosting its second annual Big Air exhibition/competition on Saturday, March 12. Competitors will "fly" for all the glory and over $5000 in cash and prizes by entering in the divisions of choice: Amateur, Pro, Male, Female, Ski, Snowboard, etc.

On hand will be national product sponsors and professional riders performing Big Air maneuvers for the spectators. Both amateurs and pro...

ALBANY, New York ??” With plenty of new snowfall in many areas across New York State - from five inches to more than a foot, depending on the location - skiing conditions are fantastic. This weekend is a great time to get out and enjoy wonderful downhill experiences, as well as take advantage of special events being held at many ski areas.

In the Adirondacks, Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, holds the State Farm U.S. Snowboard Cup March ...