Ski-buzz

More than 60 skiers took to the slopes at CairnGorm Mountain on the summer solstice on Monday 21st June 2010 to enjoy some midsummer skiing on the snow still lying there in the Ptarmigan bowl. They were able to take advantage of the two rope tows which had been set up there by the resort’s [...]

Vail resorts have announced plans to spend $75-$85m on resort improvements at its five ski centres ahead of next winter, although much of this investment appears to be going on new property developments. On the mountain the money is going on a new high-speed quad chairlift at Vail itself and as yet unspecified upgrades to [...]

Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah has announced it aims to stay open for skiing and riding on weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) for another month through to June 20, conditions and weather permitting. The extension would mark 199 days of skiing and riding for the 2009/10 season, two days short of Snowbird’s record 2004/05 season [...]

After a four year hiatus the classic season-transition event mixing the end of the ski and snowboard season at Whistler with the start of the bike season returned at the weekend. In teams and individually, Crud 2 Mud competitors skied and snowboarded from the top of Whistler Mountain to the bottom of the snow line [...]

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