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WINDHAM, New York ??” On January 18, 1981, Irv Naylor and Snow Time, Inc. (then known as Ski Roundtop, Inc.), purchased Windham Mountain. So each year a "birthday" is celebrated at Windham on that date. Indeed, it's such a cause for celebration that the party has grown into the area's week-long Winter Carnival, a fest scheduled for January 18-22 this year.

Things have changed radically in the two dozen years since the private Windham Ski...

LAKE PLACID, New York ??” Governor George E. Pataki today announced plans for the upcoming 25th Anniversary Celebration of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid during the week of February 12-27, 2005. The two-week celebration will feature athletes such as former USA Hockey Team members Mike Eruzione and Jim Craig, figure skaters Scott Hamilton and Linda Fratianne, and alpine skiers and twin brothers Phil and Steve Mahre.

"In 1980...

HIGHMOUNT. New York ??” Get those "better than everyday duds" on your back Monday January 24 and beat a path to the Belleayre Region Lodging and Tourism Association's fabulous "Taste of the Town", back by very popular demand. It takes place this year at 6:30 p.m. in the Discovery Lodge Tickets are $35 per person or $60 a couple, $20 for children 12-and-under. Each ticket provides a chance to win one of dozens of prizes that include dinners, overnight ...

STOWE, Vermont ??” Stowe Mountain Resort has partnered with Rossignol Skis and Snowboards in branding Stowe's renowned exhibition race hill the "Rossignol Race Hill." The one year partnership will provide added value to Stowe's guests by granting all skiers and riders on Rossignol equipment one complementary run per day on the timed course.

"The Rossignol Race Hill is for both fun and competitive snow sliders. We want to encourage more pe...

BARTLETT, New Hampshire ??” After a yearlong hiatus, local band Five Day 40 is reuniting for one night only on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. in the Grand Summit Ballroom of the Attitash Grand Summit Resort Hotel. The concert is the kickoff the 40 Days and 40 Nights of Attitash in celebration of the resort's 40th anniversary. A complete listing of 40th anniversary events is available at www.attitash.com/40.
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HIGHMOUNT, New York ??” If you've been on the fence and not on the slopes, now's the time to get it going! Every day from January 24 through 28 during Winter Festival Week, lift tickets at Belleayre, New York's Winter Snow Park, will be $10. Ski or ride Monday-Friday for $50, take advantage of special rate accommodations offered by members of the Belleayre Region Lodging and Tourism Association and celebrate major apres ski as everyone on and off the ...

VERNON, New Jersey ??” Mountain Creek is pleased to again offer Op Girls Learn To Ride (Op GLTR), the original series of girls-only action sports clinics, on three weekends this winter season.

Op GLTR snowboarding clinics and camps, taught by top certified instructors, provide hands-on training with an emphasis on safety and skill development, enabling participants to learn all of the basic skills necessary to ride responsibly and enjoy ...

BENNINGTON, New Hampshire ??” Kids, ages 9-13, have a chance to win a trip to be in the Next X Finals at Keystone, Colorado. The event at Crotched Mountain will begin at 12:00 noon on Saturday, Jan. 15 with Sunday, Jan. 16 is an alternate date. Registration is free from 9-11am in the main lodge. Entrants must purchase a lift ticket separately.

Contestants will compete in 4 different areas: Park, Race, Free Ski and Personality. The event a...

BRETTON WOODS, New Hampshire ??” Public Service of New Hampshire recently recognized Bretton Woods Mountain Resort's continued commitment to energy savings and the environment by awarding the ski area a rebate of $78,229. PSNH, New Hampshire's largest electric utility, serving more than 447,000 homes and businesses, provides incentives or rebates to customers investing in energy-efficient electric technologies.

In 2004, Bretton Woods inst...

WINTERGREEN, Virginia ??” Wintergreen Resort's snow guns fired up noon Friday. The snowmaking-specific weather forecasting system the resort uses indicates good, sub-freezing conditions for the next week and beyond. Currently, the plan is to make snow around the clock building the base on the slopes. With the state-of-the-art snowmaking system Wintergreen has in place now, they will be able to re-open more terrain very quickly.

Wintergre...