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November 9, 2012 - Golden, Colo. – Hestra Gloves continues to increase its presence in the US as a premiere snowsports & outdoor glove brand with the expansion of its US Pro Team. Hestra is proud to announce the addition of three new athletes to its team, freeride skiers Cody Townsend and Elyse Saugstad, and big mountain snowboarder Ralph Backstrom. Cody Townsend hails from Santa Cruz, CA, Elyse Saugstad's roots lie in Girdwood, Alaska, and the two ...

Early opening made possible by offseason investment in new snowmaking technology CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – Thanks to favorable temperatures and a new fleet of state-of-the-art snowmaking equipment, Sugarloaf, the largest ski area in the East, will kick off its 62nd season on Friday, November 7 at 9am. Friday’s opening day is a full week ahead of schedule, and the earliest opening day at Sugarloaf since 2007. Sugarloaf’s snowmakers have been able...

FourRunner Quad Will Run As We Welcome Season Pass Holders Only, From 9AM to 3PM This Saturday, Nov. 10 Stowe Mountain Resort is Scheduled to Open for the Season on November 17 The Mountain Operations Team has once again exceeded all expectations [with an assist from Mother Nature]. After a week of operating over 130 Tower and Fan Guns, we’re inviting all of our 2013 Season Pass holders [including StoweFive Passes] to a pre-season day of skiing and rid...

Stratton, VT: Stratton Mountain today announced a new short-term season pass, dubbed the "Launch Pass". The Launch Pass is good for u...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- It’s November and if you haven’t tuned your skis or board, it’s time to get to it. Weather permitting, skiing and riding at Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington, N.Y., and Gore Mountain, in North Creek, N.Y., is slated to begin Friday, Nov. 23. Belleayre Mountain’s opening day is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 24, conditions permitting. Time is also running out to save on your 2012-’13 skiing and riding seasons pass at Whiteface...

U.S. Ski Team Athletes Align with World's First SUPERCANDY® ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SNAP Infusion ® , the creators of SUPERCANDY, announced today that they have partnered with U.S. Ski Team athletes Tucker Perkins and Mikaela Shiffrin. This is another step in SNAP Infusion's mission to help promote a healthy, active lifestyle. SNAP Infusion is committed to creating a premium sports nutrition brand with a function product profile. O...

LUDLOW, Vt. – The 2012/2013 ski and snowboard season will begin at Okemo Mountain Resort on Thursday, Nov. 8 – more than a week ahead of schedule. Okemo will offer upper-mountain terrain for advanced skiers and riders starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8. Two lifts will serve four trails: Buckhorn, Count Down, Upper World Cup and Drop Off. Two lifts will be running: Northstar Express and Glades Peak Quad. Guests will be shuttled to the base of the N...

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,...