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HANCOCK, Massachusetts ??” Jiminy Peak 2005/2006 season passes go on sale beginning March 1, 2005 and season pass prices will not increase for the 2005/2006 winter season. As an added value, when you purchase a season pass before the end of the 2004/2005 winter season, you may start using next year's pass this year. Early pass pricing is as follows:

Anytime Adult Pass: $559
Anytime Teen Pass (13- 19): $489
Anytime Junior Pass ...

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire ??” It's one of the most anticipated events of the year at Waterville Valley and one of the most important. The twenty-first annual Jack Williams Race for Wednesday's Child is slated for Saturday, March 12. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Jack Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child.


Since 1981, Jack Williams and his wife Marci have had one mission; to give promise and hope to children...

LINCOLN, New Hampshire ??” Loon Mountain is once again calling all alternative sliders to demonstrate their skills and creativity on the snowy slopes March 20. The only catch is, the guidelines require the snowsliders to construct their sleds from cardboard. In previous years, Cardboard Classic Race enthusiasts have hit the slopes with everything from couches, cars and animals - all made from discarded corrugated cardboard boxes. Anyone may enter and ...

NORTH CREEK, New York ??” A unique event combining downhill skiing, nordic skiing, and snowshoeing will be held at Gore Mountain Sunday, March 6.

The 3rd Annual Northwoods Triathlon kicks off at 11am, with day-of registration available at the Information Desk in the Main Lodge 8:30am-10:45am. Entry fees are $15 per person, and participants may register as a team of two or three people with at least one woman, or as Ironpeople that would ...

PINKHAM NOTCH, New Hampshire ??” On Monday, March 7, 2005, skiers and riders will converge at Wildcat Mountain to take part in a unique event??”Wildcat's 2nd 100K Day. This day-long event is a test to see who's tough enough to tackle 100,000 vertical feet in one day of skiing or riding??”48 runs down the Lynx trail, 2,112 feet of vertical per run, all in one day. And it's all for a great cause. The 100K Day is a fundraising event for the Mak...

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont ??” Colby College alpine skier Warner Nickerson (New Hampton School/Tilton, N.H.) won two silver medals last month at the FIS-World University Games. Nickerson is now an Eastern Championship winner.

Nickerson, a senior with aspirations of making the U.S. National Ski Team, won the slalom at the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) Championships hosted by Middlebury College on Friday.

Nickerson wo...

VERNON, New Jersey ??” On March 5, 2005 the Freeski Super Fling, a qualifying round for the Vermont Open, comes to Mountain Creek's terrain parks.

The Freeski Superfling is a grassroots event open to professional and amateur skiers. It is designed to attract freeskiers who have little or no experience with formal competitions, and provide a supportive and interactive format for them to improve their skills and build their confidence.

VERNON, New Jersey ??” The Forum Youngblood contest returns to Mountain Creek again this season on Friday, March 4, 2005. Sponsored by Forum Snowboards this national series, with 30 stops in the U.S. and Canada acts as many rider's first taste of competition.

Forum Youngbloods is a chance for snowboarders to get out and compete in a slopestyle competition designed by riders for riders. Riders are separated into groups by age, either 14 a...

FRANCONIA NOTCH, New Hampshire ??” Cannon Mountain's Snowsports School will offer its annual Instructor's Training Program beginning on Saturday, March 12, 2005. The four-day program, held over two consecutive weekends, is a great value for aspiring instructors and good skiers seeking to get better.

The Instructor Training Program runs on Saturdays and Sundays for two consecutive weekends with at least four hours of training a day. The t...

HENNIKER, New Hampshire ??” Pats Peak, New Hampshire's premier snowsports destination, will be hosting the fifth Annual Childhood Cancer Lifeline Day and Blues Night on Saturday, March 19, 2005. This event promises to be a fun-filled day, full of activity and promise. This is a great opportunity to enjoy spring skiing and support New Hampshire families who have children with cancer.

Pats Peak will donate a portion of the full-day and even...