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BARTLETT, NH ??” Officially starting the Mount Washington Valley ski and snowboard season, Attitash Resort will open to the public early next week. The resort's snowmaking system will allow for skier and riders to enjoy terrain from the top of the Flying Yankee High-Speed Quad with more trails to follow in the coming days.

The exact date of opening will be dictated by the quality of the on-mountain product as Attitash is committed to ope...

VAIL, CO ??” Now in its 12th year as professional snow racing's most prestigious event, the Jeep King of the Mountain Series has formally announced the schedule for the 2004-2005 Skiing and Snowboarding World Championships. Mount Snow Resort in Vermont will host a Jeep King of the Mountain Series event on January 22-23, 2005.

The Jeep King of the Mountain Series, which offers the richest purse in snow racing, will feature the world's top ...

LUDLOW, VT ??” On Sunday Okemo announced its Stay and Ski packages for December. They include daily lift tickets and lodging accommodations.

Okemo's Early Winter Warm-Up Weekend starting from $65.25 pp/day
Friday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004
Sample packages include lodging in either a Jackson Gore Inn room, a 1BR Okemo Mountain Lodge ski-in/ski-out, a 2 or 3BR Winterplace mountainside unit, and daily lift ...

WILMINGTON, NY ??” Whiteface is opening for the 2004-2005 skiing and riding season on Saturday, November 20. The site of the 1980 Winter Olympic alpine events and the ski and ride competitions for the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games will operate daily beginning November 20.

"Our lower mountain coverage is the best it??в„ўs been for recent openings," said Whiteface Mountain Assistant General Manager, Bruce McCulley. "With the warmer tempera...

HIGHMOUNT, NY ??” Belleayre Mountain is now open seven days a week except for Thanksgiving. Lift tickets will be priced at $25 the next day, November 26. The same will hold true on December 5. Anyone bringing a new unwrapped toy to the Mountain that day will pay the reduced rate.

On December 7, Belleayre will unveil its new Beast Wear by giving a free hat to the first 50 riders or skiers to purchase a lift ticket.

On December...

STOWE, VT ??” Stowe Mountain Resort will open for the 2004-2005 winter season on Friday, November 19 at 8am. Stowe's initial snowmaking efforts have focused on the Lord and North Slope trails. Once open, guests are asked to refer to the daily snow report via www.stowe.com or the Snow Phone, 253-3600, for the latest update on trail openings and conditions. Additional terrain will be opened ASAP.

LAGUNA BEACH, CA ??” Op Girls Learn To Ride (Op GLTR), the original series of girls-only action sports clinics in North America, will host a record number of snowboarding clinics for young women at mountain resorts throughout the U.S. and Canada, including four Northeast ski areas, during the 2004-2005 winter season.

Op GLTR snowboarding clinics and camps, taught by top certified instructors, provide hands-on training with an emphasis o...

BARTLETT, NH ??” Along with the season's first snowflakes comes the arrival of two new members to the Attitash marketing team. Alex Kaufman, most recently of Killington, Vermont and Eric Fredrickson whose hometown is Andover, Massachusetts have both recently been added to Attitash's marketing roster.

"The momentum is on our side heading into the winter season," said John Urdi, vice president of brand management for Attitash. "Guests may n...

LINCOLN, NH ??” Loon Mountain is now expecting to open with skiing and riding accessed by the Kancamagus Quad, rather than top-to-bottom terrain via the Gondola as originally reported. A single run is planned for opening day which is still scheduled for Saturday, November 20.

According to Booth Creek Media Relations Manger Tim Lund, "We are actually close to opening top-to-bottom. The main issue has been our need to keep the access road o...

SOUTH EGREMONT, MA ??” The Catamount Ski Resort in the Berkshires has created a special offer for families with kids in the 4th and 5th grades: free skiing on weekends and holidays.

The "4s and 5s" club is an offshoot of the successful "Fourth Grade Passport" program offered by the Ski Areas of New York Association over the past several years. But while the Passport program was targeted exclusively at New York residents, the 4s and 5s clu...