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WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- A full six days ahead of schedule, Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., opened for the 2012-’13 skiing and riding season, Saturday, Nov. 17. Bright sunshine, mild temperatures and variable conditions made for a great first day as hundreds of skiers and riders rode the Facelift quad chair to the Upper Valley, Lower Valley and Fox trails. “There were a lot of smiling faces today, plenty of people excited to see the mountain open...

(STOWE, VT) November 17, 2012 - Stowe Mountain Resort opened today for a new and very optimistic ski & ride season, with twice as much terrain as late November 2011. This bodes well for the Thanksgi...

NORTH CONWAY—Snow sports specialist Joe Jones’ Sun & Ski Sports announced today that its North Conway store will be reopening on Friday, November 23rd (“Black Friday”) after a fire that caused minor damage to the store and $1 million worth of apparel and accessories. To kick off its reopening, Joe Jones will be holding a “Fire Sale,” offering significant discounts of 40% to 70% on all merchandise in the store, much of which was affected by ...

Warren, VT (November 16, 2012) – Sugarbush Resort officially begins its 2012/2013 season on Saturday, November 17th welcoming what is hoped to be a snowy winter ahead. Early season snowfall totaling 9”, combined with Sugarbush’s powerful yet efficient snowmaking technology, allowed the resort to o...

WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- Let the skiing and riding season begin at Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y. The Olympic mountain will open tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 17, six days ahead of schedule. “The weather conditions and temperatures have been ideal for the last couple of weeks for snowmaking,” said t...

LINCOLN, NH – November 15, 2012 Loon Mountain Resort, New England's most accessible mountain resort located in the heart of the White Mountains, will open for skiing and riding tomorrow, November 16, becoming one of the first ski areas in New Hampshire to open for the 2012-13 season. Several nights of cold weather this week have allowed Loon to take full advantage of its revamped snowmaking system, the most powerful system in New Hampshire and one of th...

Two and a half feet of Snow and Cold Temps Drive Early Open SNOWSHOE, West Virginia - (November 15, 2012) – Snowshoe Mountain Resort (www.snowshoemtn.com), the #1 ski area in the So...

WILMINGTON, N.Y. --- Hoyt’s High Trail on Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., has always relied on Mother Nature to cover its 1,400 feet of vertical. Sometimes she accommo...

Packages offer savings of $10-$26 off weekend and holiday lift tickets and make a great gift-giving idea NORTH WOODSTOCK, NH, NOVEMBER 2012 - Ski NH introduces a new lift ticket package just in time for holiday shopping. Holiday 4-Packs are available only until December 20 and offer a savings of $10-$26 off weekend/holiday lift tickets. Tickets are fully-transferable, making them an excellent gift idea for family, friends or even the gift giver! The Hol...

Earliest opening since 2007 made possible by offseason investment in new snowmaking technology CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – Sugarloaf, the largest ski area in the East, kicked off its 62nd season this morning, opening a full week ahead of schedule. Today's opening marks the earliest opening day at Sugarloaf since 2007. Thanks to favorable temperatures and a new fleet of state-of-the-art snowmaking equipment, Sugarloaf’s snowmakers have been able to t...