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  • Denver Gets Walloped, Ski Resorts Escape

    Denverites were hit hard for the second time in a little more than a week as a major winter storm rolled through the area, knocking out power and shutting down the airport again. The ski areas, meanwhile, stayed pretty dry. Full Article

    29th December 2006

  • Blue Mountain Goes Day and Night

    Blue Mountain Ski Area will be open for skiing and snowboarding Thursday, December 28, as the 2006/07 season begins in earnest. The mountain's snow gang is making snow when conditions are right and a recent storm holds promise. Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • Seven Oaks Open for Bidness

    Iowa's Seven Oaks ski area is up and running on a marginal but still skiable base. They're skiing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and were able to make enough snow recently to give them sufficient base. Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • Sierra Nevada Buried in White

    A fairly big, but particularly chilly winter storm that lashed the Bay Area with high winds and rain moved into the Sierra Nevada overnight and left behind a glistening white present - more than two feet of fresh snow in some lucky places. Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • Tenney Bows Out of 2006/07 Season

    The owners of Tenney Mountain in Plymouth, N.H .have opted not to open the area for regular ski operations this winter in order to focus primarily on future development. But there will be some activity at the area this season. Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • Chasing Santa Pays Off at Sutton

    If you were skiing Quebec's Eastern Townships on Christmas Day you might have run into the burly fellow in the funny red coat and pants. And if you did, you were probably awarded with some Holiday cheer and some local schwag. Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • Sugarloaf Narrows the Field

    Sugarloaf USA was flooded with almost 2,000 entries in their Name the Park Contest. The field has been narrowed to 12 names, one of which will be the first trail name selected directly from guests' suggestions, according to Communications Manager Bill Swain. Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • North Carolina Makes Winter White

    Conditions in North Carolina improved somewhat with falling temperatures making it possible for areas to make their snow. Ski Beech awoke this morning to temperatures in the low 20s and they didn't need to be asked twice - snowmaking started immediately. Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • Virginia Feeling Wintry

    Virginia has been getting chillier lately and area resorts are using the prevailing temperatures to best advantage. It was, as officials at Wintergreen Resort said today: "23 glorious degrees at 7 a.m. this morning" and they are making their own snow. Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • West Virginia Gets Dusted (Lightly)

    Light snowfall and dropping nighttime temperatures have given a leg up to the Virginia areas, who are taking full advantage of the climate shift to make snow. Three inches of fresh snow fell on Snowshoe Mountain overnight and the area is adding as much as they can. Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • Wisp Hangs On to Forecast

    Forecasters have called for a chance of snow for Maryland's Wisp Resort and dipping temperatures have enabled the area to supplement their base - currently at between 6" and 30". Full Article

    27th December 2006

  • Freeskiers Rave About Snoqualmie

    The Summit at Snoqualmie was recently rated 12th in North America for Overall Resort and 12th in North America among Terrain Parks by Freeskier Magazine. "It's cool to see that the rest of the country is noticing what we're doing up here. We've been working really hard at putting out the best parks for years," said terrain park supervisor Kevin Turner. Full Article

    26th December 2006

  • Mild Weather Mucks With Wisconsin

    Unfortunately, as the National Weather Service predicted in early October, an El Nino underway in the Pacific Ocean, has contributed to a mild start to winter across much of the nation and the Heartland in particular. Full Article

    26th December 2006

  • Surf's Up At Mt. Snow

    Australian filmmakers Jonathan Darrant and Stefan Hunt are on a quest to go surfing (the board kind, not internet kind) in all 50 states. They added Vermont to their "done" list last week after taking a few runs down the Launch Pad trail at Mt. Snow. Full Article

    26th December 2006

  • Mild Weather Mucks With Illinois

    Unfortunately, as the National Weather Service predicted in early October, an El Nino underway in the Pacific Ocean, has contributed to a mild start to winter across much of the nation and the Heartland in particular. Full Article

    26th December 2006

  • Alyeska Gets New Snow, Owners

    Not only has Alaska's premier Ski resort been drilled by nearly a meter of fresh in the last week, they have new owners in place to reap Mother Nature's rewards. Full Article

    26th December 2006

  • Two Houses of Okemo

    The two newest venues at Okemo's Jackson Gore area were introduced to press and guests recently. The Ice House, a covered, outdoor sports arena, houses a regulation size ice hockey rink and recreational skating pavilion. Full Article

    26th December 2006

  • Pennsylvania Reels

    It has been a tough week for the Pennsylvania areas as most of them have been forced to close for the all-important Holiday Season due to lack of snow and beachy weather. Bear Creek Mountain Resort will attempt to appease the gods with a pagan ritual aimed at turning things around. Full Article

    26th December 2006

  • Cypress Bends in the Wind

    Santa and Rudolf weren't the only ones to roll into town on Christmas Eve in Vancouver. Another gust of wind shut Cypress Mountain's Peak Chair for the entire day and had virtually the whole mountain on standby by early afternoon. Full Article

    26th December 2006

  • Berkshire Eyes Night Skiing En Mass.

    Berkshire East is keeping the runs, well, running in the middle of Massachusetts. They've got a workmanlike attitude going in a season that's seeing more green than white. Full Article

    26th December 2006

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