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Host Boston and Online Fundraising Drive Vermont’s ski resorts are launching a fundraising campaign this week in Boston, and online, to help residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut impacted by super storm Sandy. Dubbed Operation Mountains of Love, 100% of the funds raised will go to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. “Our friends are going through something that Vermont knows all too well," said Parker Riehle, president of the Ve...

NORTH CREEK – Gore Mountain’s planned Opening Day is Friday, November 23, and the snowmaking team started piling up the white stuff last night. “We had a really good first night of snowmakin...

Snowmaking Commences for the First Time This Season at Mount Snow; the Resort Plans to Open One Lift on Friday, November 9 With All Proceeds From Lift Ticket Sales Going Towards Sandy Recovery Mount Snow, VT (Nov. 5, 2012) - As the mercury dropped to favorable snowmaking conditions Sunday night, Mount Snow's crew of snowmakers took to the mountain and fired up 108 of the resort's 253 high output snowmaking fan guns on nine different trails, top-to-bottom,...

Warren, VT (November 5, 2012) – Sugarbush Resort announced today that it would match funds raised by Ski Vermont’s Operation Mountains of Love up to $25,000 to benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Ski Vermont, the industry association of ski areas in Vermont, launched Operation Mountains of Love to aid in the recovery efforts of residents afflicted by super storm Sandy. “In the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, many were quick to come t...

New snowguns give resort boost on terrain Newry, Maine (November 5, 2012)—Sunday River plans to open tomorrow at 9 a.m., November 6, for skiing and snowboarding. The resort credits its potential top-to bottom open terrain to a recent $1 million investment into snowmaking. “Thanks to our new energy-efficient snowguns, we’re able to make more snow on more trails by using less air than in years past,” Dana Bullen, President and General Manager, says...

LINCOLN, NH – November 5, 2012 Loon Mountain Resort is excited to announce the release of “Loon EveryDay,” a video that showcases the endless jibs, lofty airs, and behind-the-camera talent that are all a part of everyday life at Loon Mountain’s award-winning terrain parks. Featuring members of the Loon Mountain Snowboard Team and other local riders, “Loon EveryDay” celebrates the passion, camaraderie, and progression that define Loon’s vibra...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (November 5, 2012) – With flurries falling and temps dropping into the teens last night, Sugarloaf began snowm...

STRATTON MOUNTAIN, Vermont – Snowguns are blasting as Stratton marks the first official day of the snowmaking, and winter, season on Mond...

Annual Event Marks Beginning of Ski Season and Offers Opportunities for Discounts and Deals Bartlett & Pinkham Notch, NH – Once again, both Attitash Mountain Resort and Wildcat Mountain will be among the many ski resorts attending the upcoming annual Boston Globe Ski & Snowboard Expo. Skiers and riders all over New England will gather in Boston to get excited for winter and to see or buy the latest gear, plan ski vacations, find one-of-a-kind li...

PRINCETON, Ma. – Wachusett Mountain Ski Area will be celebrating its 50th anniversary season this winter with several exciting new programs and improvements. Big Air Bag Added to Terrain Park! The addition of a new Big Air Bag will have Wachusett’s park enthusiasts literally jumping for joy. Manufactured by Big Air Bag, it will be first-of-its-kind at a Massachusetts ski area. The new 50’ x 36’ “Freestyle” model air bag will ...