According to Summit Daily News, Intrawest, the ski resort owner, may explore selling some assets to reduce debt. The possible sales come as its parent, New York-based Fortress Investment Group, a public hedge fund and private equity firm, has been ta...(read all)

Beginning next season all Vail Resorts employees will be required to wear helmets when snowsliding at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, or Heavenly. “At Vail Resorts, the safety of our employees and guests is a top priority and we be...(read all)

Snow sports market sales declined 16% overall in February 2009 over February 2008.  Snow Sports equipment sales were particularly hard hit in February, as consumers, riddled with fear over lost wealth and lost jobs, hesitated to purchase big tic...(read all)

Fans look to the Burton U.S. Open with a mixture of anticipation, excitement, relief and sadness. This no-holds-barred event marks the end of the major contest season, as well as the bittersweet beginning-of-the-end of the snowboard season. With a f...(read all)

Day three of the Roxy Chicken Jam featuring the Slopestyle event and crowning of the Women’s TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion has been postponed until Monday, due to high winds Sunday at California’s Mammoth Mountain ski area. The contes...(read all)

 The last day of the US Open proved to be the busiest with junior jam finals, men’s and women’s slopestyle finals and three major titles being awarded. Chas Guldemond (USA) and Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas (NOR) won slopestyle finals and...(read all)

Epic weather and an impeccable halfpipe greeted 15,000 fans and many of the world’s top snowboarders at the US Open Snowboarding Championships held at Stratton Mountain Resort.  No strangers to the top spot on the US Open halfpipe podium,...(read all)

In the latest data released by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP)* record-breaking low levels of consumer confidence, increasing unemployment figures, slow consumer reaction to the recent stimulus package legislation passed by the U.S. Cong...(read all)

CLIF® BAR is introducing the first iPhone application to combine ski resort snow conditions with environmental steps the resorts are taking to combat global warming. The unique, portable and playful CLIF BAR Save Our Snow (SOS) iPhone App can be...(read all)

Actress Natasha Richardson’s death yesterday after a Mont Tremblant skiing accident has inspired renewed vigor in the debate over requiring helmet use on the slopes. The Film Parent Trap  According to Reuters: Richardson, 45, a member...(read all)

Snow sports market sales declined 2.7% in January 2009 compared with January 2008 as cash-strapped retailers shaved margins to bring in bargain-hungry customers, according to the SIA Retail Audit conducted by the Leisure Trends Group. Snow...(read all)

CHAOS Headwear was the hat sponsor for the Junior Olympics in Vail Valley last week. Chaos is known for its support in the Vail Valley for national and world events. Chaos was honored to keep covered and warm the top new athletes in snow sports today...(read all)

LEKI, the world's leading manufacturer of Skiing, Trekking and Nordic Walking poles, announces today a new partnership with Seattle-based Cherb PR for LEKI, the world's leading manufacturer of Skiing, Trekking and Nordic Walking poles, announces toda...(read all)

Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced today that visits for January and February were off 5.8% percent from 2008 numbers, but that skier and rider days were up slightly across a five year average, a period that includes three record breaking ye...(read all)

While news has been dominated recently by major contest sponsor pullouts, USASA & Monster struck up a multi year deal to make Monster the “Official Beverage” for USASA Nationals and regional events. According to the press release: ...(read all)