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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is again partnering with Gander Mountain to provide first-time campers with needed gear and a reservation for two nights at a participating state park for just $20. "This is the second year we are offering this hands-on instruction on camping and we've added five additional parks to the original 14," DCNR Secretary Richard Allan said. "You can't b...

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists, naturalists and volunteers from across the state will converge on Kings Gap Environmental Education Center, Cumberland County, in an extensive effort to document life forms June 2-3, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Richard Allan announced today. Participants, both professional and amateur, are requested to register by May 24 for this two-day, weekend event. The...

Telluride, Colo. Summer, 2012-One look at the mighty San Juan Mountains that surround the historic town of Telluride in southwest Colorado is a good indicator that summer fun comes with some serious pitches and elevations. And it requires some serious equipment to make the most of whatever adventure visitors have in mind. Options range from heart-thumping mountain bike rides, rafting rapids in rivers left icy from the winter runoff, or casting a line into ...

Ski/Snowboard Industry 2011/12 Season Wrap-up: Bright Spots Emerge but Skier Visits Plunge MARTINSVILLE, N.J., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After a record-setting season in the prior year, the 2011/12 ski season came up against a formidable foe: the third-warmest winter on record in the U.S. Although snowfall totals improved in the latter part of the season, particularly in the west, anemic snowfall across much of the U.S. caused total skier visits to plu...

LUDLOW, Vt. - Okemo Mountain Resort's Adventure Zone is taking visitors to new heights this summer with the addition of Sawyer's Sweep zipline tour. The new high-flying, treetop tour located on the mountain behind the Resort's Jackson Gore Inn will feature a rope ladder, suspended bridges, tree platforms and seven ziplines that rise 40 to 50 feet above the ground. The time required to complete a zipline tour is about two hours. Groups of up to eight peopl...

Warren, VT May 18, 2012 - Sugarbush Resort announces the hiring or Richard Scarzello as Head Chef at Timbers Restaurant. Scarzello joins the Sugarbush culinary team with a passion to develop the locally-inspired cuisine at Timbers. A supporter of local agriculture and farm-chef partnerships, Scarzello is excited to take advantage of the abundance of the rich food economy that the Mad River Valley and the state of Vermont has to offer. "As a Vermont nativ...

Resort to purchase 300 high-efficiency snow guns from Snow Economics / HKD Snowmakers CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (May 22, 2012) - Following a winter with one of the lowest snow totals in recent memory, Sugarloaf announced today that it will invest $1 million in new low-energy snowguns this summer. The new technology is expected to improve the resort's ability to make snow in key areas and at warmer temperatures, while simultaneously reducing its electrici...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - The AAA Four Diamond Mirror Lake Inn, in Lake Placid, N.Y., scored very highly with the readers of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise newspaper. In the publication's recent Best in the Mountains annual survey: The Spa at the MLI was voted BEST spa in the mountains Brigitte Trudeau of the Cottage Cafe, for the fourth consecutive year, was voted BEST bartender, andWhiteface Club and Resort, the Mirror Lake Inn's sister property, was voted ...

Judson Cake and Cote Marie-Caro take 15k titles CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (May 20, 2012) - Blowing away a record-breaking field of 746 runners, 30 year-old Evan Graves from Caribou, Maine won the 30th Annual Sugarloaf Marathon today in 2 hours, 33 minutes, and six seconds. Thirty-three year-old Meredith Freimer from Portland, Maine took home the women's title with a time of 3:07:59. Graves finished nearly ten minutes ahead of his closest compet...

New Shows Demonstrate Network's Ongoing Commitment to Develop Quality Content BOSTON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Outdoor Channel, America's Leader In Outdoor TV, today announced that it is ramping up production on several new and returning shows for 2012 and 2013 as part of the Company's efforts to further reinforce the value of the Outdoor Channel brand and its category leadership. "We are continuing to execute a bold content investment strategy, as w...