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WINDHAM, NY ??” Darrell Morrison's title at Windham Mountain is Head Snowmaker, but he refers to himself as "the world's most dangerous, most talked-about compressor engineer." In truth, it might be more correct to say "the world's hardest working and most listened-to compressor engineer." This is not only a guy who arrives at the ski area at 3:30 in the morning and leaves well after dark. This is a skilled laborer, your basic regular guy, who has bec...

STOWE, VT ??” Snowy weather and consistent snowmaking temperatures have blanketed Stowe Mountain Resort with the white stuff needed to accelerate operations and triple the amount of open skiing and riding terrain.

The winter weather that's currently unique to Stowe, has enabled the resort to open its cross country ski center and numerous more alpine trails. Resort officials are also planning to open the high-speed Gondola and more trails ...

WILMINGTON, NY ??” Whiteface Mountain and High Peaks Cyclery are hosting a free Telemark/Alpine touring demo day on Sunday, December 19, the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announced Monday.

If there are holes in your holiday wish list, this is the perfect time to try out new equipment and add a few gift suggestions to your list. From 9 am to 4 pm, representatives from Atomic, Black Diamond, K2, G3, Voile, Karhu, 7th Mounta...

BARTLETT, NH ??” Winterfest 2004 gets underway at Attitash on Sunday, Dec. 26 with the 4th Annual Fruitcake Toss. The launching of fruitcake is the opening act of eight days of events, races, apres-parties with live entertainment, and games that turn Attitash into an on-going festival, thus Winterfest.

"Folks will recognize some of the activities," said Heidi Loecher-Duffy, events coordinator for Attitash. "There are few that are less com...

PINKHAM NOTCH, NH ??” It was a surprise to Darlene d??™Entremont when her honey Bob Lopes became sentimental and surprisingly affectionate. All she wanted was to get another in one more run off the Bobcat chair, and enjoy the 5-6 inches of new snow dumped on Wildcat the night before. But Bob was serious, and Darlene could tell from the look in his eye. He then proposed.

"We were right between the Bobcat Lodge and the chairlift, by t...

BRETTON WOODS, NH ??” Celebrate the New Year in Grand style! The Mount Washington Hotel and Bretton Woods Mountain Resort has planned an exciting schedule of festivities for young and old alike to ring in the New Year.

Enjoy fine cuisine, music, and libation during The Mount Washington Hotel's three-night gala celebration, December 30 through January 2. Whether guests prefer an elegant, formal dinner in the lavish, award-winning Hotel Di...

STOWE, VT ??” If you could ceremonially flip a switch and turn on Stowe Mountain Resort's ten year 300 million dollar revitalization project, that's what's happening on Saturday December 11 at 3pm.

Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, Senator Bartlett, State Representative Marron and resort officials will take part in a ceremony to initiate the operating of Stowe's master plan and celebrate the new Sunny Spruce lift. The new high-speed detachabl...