Posted on 02/15/2010

Christy Sports, a ski and snowboard retailer in the Rocky Mountain region, has expanded its ski and snowboard rental delivery service, Door 2 Door (D2D), to include retail purchases. Customers can order their rental or purchases online, and have them delivered to their door. Currently retail delivery is only available in the Steamboat Ski and Resort area. Vacationers will even have the option of having their purchases shipped home after their trip, to avoid airline baggage fees. D2D also offers free-delivery and pick-up of ski and snowboard rentals, slope-side overnight ski and snowboard storage, and kids rent free.

Posted on 02/15/2010

It seems many ski resorts are focusing on safety awareness this year, and Utah’s, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort just joined the movement. They have launched their own campaign, Share the Mountain, aimed at raising guest and employee safety awareness. The campaign includes an eight-minute educational video, on-mountain and lift signage, stickers, pins, web site graphics, electronic signage and other tools emphasizing the need for skiers and riders to practice safe and considerate behavior while recreating at Snowbird. Catch it on the resort’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/snowbirdskiresort.

Posted on 02/11/2010

Hyde Lounge Mammoth brings Sunset Boulevard to Mammoth Mountain, CA. The Hollywood inspired lounge can hold 120 guests indoors and up to 200 guests outside on the patio. The venue hosts special events and offers tableside service, featuring a V-shaped bar, pool table, plasma video displays, wrap-around patio facing the gondola, and an outdoor terrace with in-ground heating. Hyde Lounge is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. until close. The lounge has an Apres Ski menu consisting of 3 p.m. Happy Hour specials and Late Night pub food. Hyde is located in heart of the Village, across from the high-speed gondola.

Posted on 02/11/2010

New Mexico is hosting their first Restaurant Week ever, Feb. 28 – March 6, 2010. The event debuts in Santa Fe, home to Ski Santa Fe mountain area. Ski Santa Fe offers 1,725 vertical feet of skiing, 660 acres of stunning terrain, 72 trails, 7 lifts and no lift lines. Restaurant Week will offer skiers a chance to take advantage of lodging discounts and explore the city’s culinary bounty from the 70 participating restaurants and hotels. Menus will range from three-course, prix-fixe dinner for $25 per person, $25 for two, or, at a few restaurants, $40 per person. Ski, taste and explore Sate Fe!

Posted on 02/10/2010

A variety of apps have been rolled out for the iPhone and the iPod touch, just in time for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. For visitors interested in touring Vancouver, there is Lonely Planet’s Vancouver City Guide, which highlights more than 70 top sites, Vancouver Sights app offers a navigational tool with map and sights overlay, and ChicWalks Vancouver acts as a guide to Vancouver shopping. Just want the sports? Try CTV Olympics app, for Canada’s official Olympic coverage, and Winter Games Grub a news aggregator offering comprehensive Olympic information. All apps are available at the iTunes store.

Posted on 02/10/2010

This year's SI Swimsuit issue is finally out and it features four members of the U.S. Women's Ski Team: skier Lindsey Vonn, reigning Olympic champion snowboarder Hannah Teter, aerial skier Lacy Schnoor and US snowboarder Clair Bidez. The feature is called Best in Snow and captures the Olympic stars on the slopes at Whistler, the official alpine skiing venue for 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter ...

Posted on 02/09/2010

Due to unseasonably warm temperatures in Vancouver, Cypress Mountain, host of the freestyle skiing and snowboarding events, has had to take extraordinary measures to bring in enough snow for the competitions. In a report by USA Today, the resort has been airlifting in snow at a rate of 780 tons a day and dumping it into the Cypress Mountain bowl. Which is in addition to the 300 truckloads Ski ...

Posted on 02/09/2010

Southern Vermont's, Magic Mountain, is seeking investors in an effort to go co-op. In an interview with the Boston Globe, Jim Sullivan, president of Magic Mountain, is selling shares in an attempt to create a community-owned ski resort and save classic and traditional Vermont-style skiing. Shareholders receive 20% off-season passes, discounted lift tickets and ski lessons. 1000 shares are being ...

Posted on 02/04/2010

Rocky Mountain Underground, a small, Colorado-based, independent ski manufacturer is seeking design ideas for backcountry skis for winter 2010-11 . Contestants are invited to submit their graphics to alex@rockymountainunderground.com. Ski Magazine will announce the winning topsheet graphic on April 1, 2010. The prize - your design on the ski and a new pair of your signature skis to take home.

Posted on 02/04/2010

There is no doubt Vail is part of team Vonntourage! The Colorado resort just launched a new website, LindseyisEpic.com, in support of their hometown hero, Lindsey Vonn. The site offers fans an insider's view of Vonn's endeavors, including this ski season to date on the World Cup circuit. You can catch more than 20 webisodes and interviews with he world's fastest female skier, learn about her ...

Posted on 02/03/2010

Ski NH just rolled out the "Anytime, Anywhere" lift ticket package, with a lower minimum purchase. Normally the minimum quantity for an order is 12 lift tickets; but now it's only six. Tickets can be shared with family members and friends and are valid any day during this ski season, including holidays and weekends, with no blackout dates. Participating resorts include: Loon Mountain, Attitash, ...

Posted on 02/03/2010

The RIDE Shakedown, one of snowboarding’s biggest events, is moving south of the border to its first US venue – the Summit at Snoqualmie, WA. The event requires both male and female boarders to master two different disciplines: the Big Air and the rail obstacle featuring various surface textures to be revealed on the first day of competition. More than 40 of the world’s top pro men ...

Posted on 02/02/2010

According to a study by Dartmouth professors, Jonathan Zinman and Eric Zitzewitz, ski resorts often exaggerate snowfall reports on weekends in order to entice more skiers. But snow enthusiasts can skip the hype and access real-time conditions, with iPhone app, Ski Report. Ski Report lets skiers input their own data, photos and ratings. The study also revealed that ski resorts exaggerate less when ...

Posted on 02/02/2010

Lindsey Vonn just announced the opening of her online gear store - http://www.lindseyvonnshop.com. Current offerings include "Vonntourage" apparel and stickers. New products will continue to roll out as her site develops. The skier is also looking for design ideas, so for creative fans this is a chance to connect!

Posted on 02/01/2010

In an effort to create a safer mountain experience for their guests, locals and employees, Telluride Ski Resort, CO., has rolled out a new mountain safety strategy with increased penalties to reckless skiers. Under the new guidelines, at-fault accidents with no injuries (like running into a skier down a slope) will result in a 30-day suspension of skiing privileges. Penalties increase by ...

Posted on 02/01/2010

In a huge move, the 2010 SIA Snow Show moved out of Las Vegas after a 37-year run, to Denver, CO to be closer to the snow action. According to show organizers, the move paid off. More than 18,000 ski and apparel manufacturers and winter-sports retailers were in attendance along with countless skiers, boarders and snow enthusiasts. Some top trends spotted at the show: the 80s was the focus of 2010 ...

Posted on 01/29/2010

REALSKI, is a new augmented reality (AR) app for the iPhone 3GS. Skiers and boarders use their iPhone's built-in camera, scan their surrounding and wait for the augmented reality, digital overlays to appear on screen. The overlays identify real-time lifts, named runs and skill level, lodges, restrooms, restaurants and terrain parks. The app aims to make it easier for users to navigating down ...

Posted on 01/29/2010

Snowmobilers will now be able to access up-to-the-minute weather conditions, forecasts, snow cover, trail conditions and more from their computers or handheld devices by visiting Polaris WeatherNation website – http://riders.polarisindustries.com. The site will offer maps of North American snow cover, snow depth reports, weather forecasts, live doppler weather data, views of ...

Posted on 01/28/2010

Powder keeps falling on Wyoming's Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, all lifts are open and skiers can access all 2,500 acres of inbound terrain for all abilities. Currently, Jackson Hole Central Reservations is offering air-inclusive, four-night, three-day ski vacation packages starting at $699 per person, based on departure city. Package includes roundtrip airfare from select cities (Atlanta, ...

Posted on 01/27/2010

Celebrate your love at the biggest Valentine’s Day event of the year - The 19th Annual Mountaintop Matrimony at Loveland Ski Area in Colorado. This Feb. 14th, the resort will host its Annual Marry Me & Ski For Free Mountaintop Matrimony. The event is open to all couples getting married or renewing their vows. The mass wedding takes place at noon sharp, outside the Ptarmagin Roost Cabin, at ...

Posted on 01/26/2010

SkiColorado.com's Pow Pow Platter deal is back in limited quantities. For $99 skiers can try three of North America's best resorts, Copper Mountain, Steamboat Springs and Winter Park, CO with just one pass and no blackout dates. The Pow Pow Platter offers access to a combined total of 432 trails, 8,493 acres and over 9,300 vertical feet of terrain at Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Steamboat, ...

Posted on 01/25/2010

Want to catch the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, but lack tickets? Then head on up to Whistler Blackcomb and get in on the action from designated "spectator pods" along each of the Olympic downhill race courses. Starting Feb. 13-21, spectators will be able to view the men's Olympic competitions from five zones along the Upper Dave Murray Downhill trail. Another four free viewing areas will line ...

Posted on 01/25/2010

Sun Valley prepares to host its first annual Nordic Festival. The nine-day event will feature Nordic and snowshoe activities, sprint and distance races, clinics and seminars, guided snowshoe adventures and heli ski tours, demonstrations and family fun. The festival culminates in the 35th Boulder Mountain Tour, an 800-participant, premier cross-country ski race. The event is open to all levels and ...

Posted on 01/25/2010

Colorado's Crested Butte Mountain Resort is celebrating their early dump of new powder from Sunday's storm by opening their most challenging terrain - the Extreme Limits! The area offers some of the toughest in-bounds skiing in North America, characterized by deep snow-holding tree glades, precipitous drops into soft landings, and a variety of truly challenging expert runs. If you love the thrill ...

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