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Mount Snow, VT (May 22, 2012) - Mountain bike enthusiasts and casual riders alike all have something to look forward to when Mount Snow Resort opens its mountain bike park for the 26th season this Memorial Day Weekend. Trail crews have not only been working on maintaining the legendary steep and technical expert terrain the resort has always been know for, but are also putting the finishing touches on what is expected to be the longest, lift serviced begin...

Wachusett Mountain Ski Area's popular wintertime restaurant "The Black Diamond" is expanding its local presence with the opening of a second establishment at the nearby Wachusett Village Inn in Westminster. The Wachusett Village Inn, which features 74-rooms in a traditional New England country inn, provides a perfect pub-style atmosphere to easily adopt the Black Diamond's famed tavern fare. Offering casual dining, it features a large stone fireplace and ...

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Pa., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and other state officials today joined to dedicate the new Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail bridge over the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Somerset County. The span is used by up to 100,000 hikers, snowmobilers, equestrians and other visitors each year. "For all of you who patiently awaited this new, beautiful structure, today is indeed a day for celeb...

Four-season resort will celebrate opening for summer with table-top yard sale Newry, ME (May 23, 2012)-As part of its summer opening weekend, Sunday River Resort will be hosting Western Maine's Largest Yard Sale in the South Ridge Base Area on Saturday, June 30, 2012, the day after the resort officially opens its doors for summer activities. "All skiers love a good yard sale," Caroline Ochtera, Marketing & Events Manager at Sunday River, says, referr...

Henniker, NH, May 24, 2012 - Pats Peak, New Hampshire's premier snowsports destination, is proud to announce that the Pats Peak Ski Patrol has been recognized by the Eastern Division New Hampshire Region of the National Ski Patrol as the 2012 Outstanding Ski Patrol. Pats Peak Ski Patrol was also received two national certificates of Appreciation for hosting numerous Outdoor Emergency Care and Ski & Toboggan events this past season. Pats Peak Patroller...

Summer Operations Scheduled To Open For Long Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Bartlett, NH - Attitash Mountain Resort will open summer & fall operations on the Memorial Day Weekend beginning Saturday, May 26 at 10 a.m. Recognized as one of New England's original, summer fun ski areas when the Alpine Slide, still the longest lengths in No...

Experience the ZipRider, New Hampshire's Highest Scenic Gondola, & More Pinkham Notch, NH - Wildcat Mountain opens for summer & fall operations beginning Saturday, May 26 at 10 a.m. offering two major state attractions for the long Memorial Day Weekend including New Hampshire's only ZipRider zip-line cable ride and the highest scenic gondola in the state, the Wildcat Express. Located 100% within the White Mountain National Forest, Wildcat Mountain...

Bartlett, NH - Cross-country trail runners are invited to register now to take part in the first annual Thad Thorne 5k Memorial Trail Race to be held at Attitash Mountain Resort Saturday, June 16 at 10 a.m. A Fun Run Race will take place after the 5k Trail Race on a similar, shorter course. Part of the proceeds of this race will benefit the Bartlett Middle School Ski Team. Long-time general manager of Attitash Ski Area, Thaddeus Thorne was integral to lau...

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine - The Sugarloaf Golf Club, Maine's premier golf course, will kick off its 27th season on Friday, May 25. Sugarloaf is the number one golf course in Maine, according to Golf Digest's most recent course rankings. The course will host its annual "Memorial Day Scramble" on Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27. In April Sugarloaf announced that 7-time Maine Amateur Champion and Maine Golf Hall of Fame member Abby Spector will join the clu...

For the first time in many decades, the New England Ski Museum has revamped its permanent exhibition, those images and artifacts that stay on view from year to year while the museum's shorter-term displays frequently change. The new exhibition, titled "From the First Tracks to the Fall Line: eight thousand years of skiing", presents a coherent chronology of the development of skiing from its prehistoric roots up until the advent of the shaped ski in the 19...